Dr. Lerche KG formed in 2003 as a spin-off of the business unit "Analytics / Biotechnology" from LUM GmbH. Today it is an innovative service and research company and provider of particle reference materials. The team consists of highly qualified staff with scientific expertise and many years of practical experience; documented by numerous scientific publications and patents. Dr. Lerche KG is intensively involved in standardization organizations (DIN, ISO, ASTM). The company is currently accredited by the DAkkS as a testing laboratory and as a calibration laboratory for medical interlaboratory tests (DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025 and 15195). Our main activities include: - Highly specialized and routine analytical services in the field of particle characterization - Real-time and accelerated stability determinations of dispersions as well as predicting shelf life - Quantification of destabilization phenomena in emulsions and suspensions - Development of optimization proposals for formulations and stabilization of dispersions - Material testing of beads, capsules, membranes, adhesive bonds and coatings strength - Determination of calibration values for and monitoring / organization of interlaboratory tests - Development and use of methods for micro- and macroencapsulation of drugs, cells and cell aggregates - Development and production of spherical and non-spherical submicron- and micron-sized reference particles (size standards) - Contract developments (measurement analysis, biotechnological processes)
