SommaTech LLC, a pharmaceutical technology consulting firm, has been formed as a new affiliate of IPS, an engineering firm for the pharma and biopharma industries. SommaTech’s team of specialists will serve the pharma, biopharma, and medical device industries, as well as combination products, diagnostics, food supplements and natural products. Key service areas are drug development, operations and compliance. SommaTech will also provide a full range of business support for its clients including due diligence for products, quality risk analysis and processes, methods development, and life cycle management.

“After 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically in the areas of production troubleshooting, dosage form development, manufacturing scale up, technology transfer and project management, it was clear that the industry demands a consulting firm such as SommaTech,” said Russ Somma, Ph.D., president, SommaTech.