SGS's site in Chennai India received prequalified status in January 2011. "The members of WHO's prequalified laboratories is limited to a list of 20 facilities," said Anne Hays, executive vice president for SGS Life Science Services. "SGS is proud to have the distinction of being the only organization with two prequalified laboratories on the list."
The site has been in operation since 1971 and is located in the suburbs of Brussels. It has passed inspections by FDA and EMA and operates under GLP, GCP and cGMP.