The PIA-PR Affiliate Membership Roster

In 1997, PIA-PR incorporated the Affiliate Membership concept and invited a select group of pharmaceutical industry suppliers, vendors, consultants and professionals participate to forge a mutually beneficial long term alliance. Chosen because of their tradition of support to the pharmaceutical industry, these organizations are representative of PIA-PR’s business partners and have enriched the PIA-PR member companies with their quality products and services. Following are excerpts from the PIA-PR Affiliate Member organizations’ many products and services.

BRIGHTON ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.

Brighton Associates, LLC, founded in 1996, is a Life Sciences consulting firm located in Barrington, Illinois that has been offering consulting services in Puerto Rico for over five years. We consist of Industry experienced professionals with the proven methodologies to develop and IMPLEMENT solutions in pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech, animal health, nutritional and other FDA regulated companies. 

Caribbean Architects & Engineers

Caribbean Architects & Engineers has been offering integrated architectural/engineering services to the pharmaceutical industry for the last 40 years. It has a staff of over 60 professionals specialized in pharmaceutical design in the fields of architecture, process architecture, process and equipment, civil, structural, mechanical, HVAC, electrical and instrumentation & controls. Services offered range from feasibility studies, master planning, conceptual design, construction documents preparation, construction support services and other specialized service such as Environmental/Permits, validation support, on-site project management, in-plant design, project controls and others. As an affiliate of Fluor we have the capability to offer our clients worldwide resources to meet its project’s engineering needs as well as construction, validation and maintenance services. CA&E’s client’s portfolio includes most of the pharmaceutical plants in Puerto Rico, and it was the first engineering company to receive the ISO 9001 Certification. Our drafting resources are trained to work on ACAD, Microstation, and 3D Modeling.

Caribbean Industrial Construction

Caribbean Industrial Construction, S.E. (CIC) serves pharmaceutical, industrial and commercial industries as General Contractor in Puerto Rico. CIC is a locally owned company established in 1983 by Fred Gallo and Gustavo A. Hermida. It’s theme, Building Better Tomorrows, has been the driving force behind the company’s success. Key to CIC’s successful growth is its firm belief in being 100% client oriented, quality driven, and safety conscience, and its cost containment and schedule awareness. CIC initially began general contracting pharmaceutical projects, including renovations, GMP upgrades, expansions and new facilities construction, such as sterile and clean rooms. In expanding during the last two years to serve industrial and commercial sectors, CIC has provided design / build and construction management as well as general contracting services. The Associated General Contractors of America has awarded CIC the Certificate of Excellence for Safety Programs. CIC has implemented its Teaming Partners Program, a state-of-the-art program that incorporates a Continuous Improvement process.

Caribbean Project Management

Caribbean Project Management (CPM), a leading Construction Management firm established in Puerto Rico in 1991 by Francisco G. Arteaga, PE, provides its clients a highly qualified team of professionals to manage their projects from inception to completion. CPM has successfully managed new facility construction projects, remodeling of existing facilities, cGMP compliance upgrades and start-up & commissioning services in chemical and pharma-biotech plant environments. CPM has also been instrumental in the successful completion of critical work scheduled during short-term shutdowns. In addition, CPM serves clients in the banking, commercial, institutional, infrastructure and healthcare sectors. CPM recently expanded its services to North America with the opening of a regional office in Southern Florida. Our commitment to excellence, integrity and client service has led to our company’s solid reputation and unparalleled track record.

Clarkston Consulting Group

Clarkston Consulting is a leading management and technology consulting firm

Clendo Reference Lab

This locally owned, private corporation—with over 25 years of experience—began as a Clinical Reference laboratory in May 1981. Today, this group of industrial, clinical and occupational health laboratories responds to the wide range of market expectations of its client companies: hospitals; government agencies; food, water and environmental companies; and the pharmaceutical industry. Its more than 200 highly qualified and well-trained employees conduct over 800 different clinical analyses at multiple CLENDO facilities throughout Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. CLENDO's staff includes members of both, the national and local chapters of the American Society of Microbiologists, Puerto Rico Society of Medical Technologists, AOAC International and American Society for Quality, among other associations. CLENDO Reference Laboratories, a cluster of clinical reference labs with over 300 clients, comprises five outpatient clinical labs located in Bayamón, Guaynabo, Caguas, Loiza and the US Virgin Islands that provide high-tech, quality services to meet and surpass market demands. CLENDO Occupational Health Services, with facilities in Bayamón and Santurce, provides pre-employment, employment and occupational health services such as drug-abuse testing with GC/MS confirmation, health certificates and custom-made exposure and medical evaluations. These services may include our Clendomóvil, which provides sample collection availability throughout the island at the client's facility. Founded in 2001, CLENDO Industrial Laboratories Inc. responds to growing market lab services needs in the highly specialized food, environmental and water microbiology field, services which are also closely related to PIA-PR member companies' needs for microbiology testing, and provides support on contamination and environmental control matters through USP Raw Material Testing, Potable and Raw Water Analysis, Environmental Analysis, Food Analysis, Incubation of Bacteriological Indicators, Yeast and Mold Identification, Bacterial Identification, Serology Confirmation Tests, and Validation Protocols. It also provides field technician, samples handling and seminar services. CLENDO is certified by the FDA and Puerto Rico Department of Health, its laboratories, members of The American Public Health Association, are accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation.

Estudios Tecnicos Inc.

Estudios Técnicos Inc. (ETI): With 21 years of experience and a staff of 29 professionals ETI is Puerto Rico's principal economic and planning consulting firm. ETI has a record of strong participation in policy-related initiatives, including the preparation of the Puerto Rico External Trade Strategic Plan, PRIDCO’s current strategic plan, Puerto Rico Capital Markets reform, and initiatives in the area of science and technology, among others. It develops best-use options for properties throughout Puerto Rico, prepares environmental justice and socio-economic impact studies for major infrastructure and private projects and has carried out location studies for firms in different sectors. ETI also provides litigation support to a large number of firms in litigation as well as support in preparing business plans, marketing strategies and strategic planning processes. ETI carries out valuations and solvency assessments for large transactions involving bank financing. It has strong market research capabilities and provides support to new and existing firms in market development and in the introduction of new products. A major ETI strength is its interdisciplinary character and the opportunities this creates for enriching project results and undertaking complex assignments requiring the integration of various disciplines. ETI has been successful in creating collaborative networks with specialized firms in Puerto Rico and abroad.

Fiddler Gonzalez & Rodriguez

Fiddler González & Rodríguez, LLP is a full-service law firm with well established practice areas encompassing nearly all areas of law. With over 95 lawyers, the firm is one of the largest in the Caribbean and Latin America. The firm has a diversified client base that includes Fortune 500 companies, commercial and industrial organizations, telecommunication conglomerates, banking and financial institutions, securities brokers / dealers, investment firms, insurance companies, real estate and development firms, entrepreneurs, technology and e-commerce firms, venture capital firms, charitable organizations, universities, government entities, and a varied array of prominent local, national, and international companies. In addition, Fiddler González & Rodríguez, LLP is involved in major projects in Puerto Rico as counsel or adviser on infrastructure projects relating to mass transit, environmental pollution control, energy (electric power), water systems, telecommunications and solid waste management.

Grupo Ferré Rangel

The Ferré Rangel Group’s many communications products and services include: The El Nuevo Día newspaper– Puerto Rico’s leading daily with a circulation of 204,000 copies Monday through Saturday and 247,000 on Sundays. Primera Hora – the island’s fastest growing newspaper, designed to meet the needs of readers with little time to browse. Primera Hora’s circulation has reached 127,000 daily copies. The El Norte and El Horizonte – two regional papers that serve Puerto Rico’s Northern and Eastern localities’ growing populations. Advanced Graphic Printing – a commercial printshop that prepares and processes various types of informative material, such as brochures and flyers, from the creative conceptual stages through publication. The El Día Directo - a client relations, customer interaction and database management company that integrates promotional and direct-mail strategies to meet specific client needs, and manages the production and coordination of event and convention registers. Pronatura – a recycling company that designs and develops programs for corporate clients. Zonai - an internet enterprise that provides the El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora newspapers’ contents on the World Wide Web and develops additional content material for specific groups. Zonai is also available to design and develop corporate websites and web pages for strategic interactive marketing, etc. A “one-stop shopping” system enables the Ferré Rangel Group to develop whatever the client needs to ensure the desired results. What distinguishes the organization and adds value to its client relations is its ability to design and develop marketing / business strategies from the creative conceptual stage through realization, production, publication and final implementation.

Hewitt & Associates

Hewitt Associates is the largest multiservice consulting provider in the world and the largest benefits consultant in the U. S. with 75 offices in 34 countries. In Puerto Rico, Hewitt Associates provides a myriad of consulting services to the pharmaceutical industry making their knowledge of the industry one of their most important assets. Their services cover many aspects of the human resources function, specializing in: Human Resources Strategy and Technology; Human Resources and Benefits Administration (Outsourcing), Organizational Transition and Change (Mergers & Acquisitions), Talent and Reward Strategies (Compensation Research and Design), Retirement and Financial Management (Plan Design, Accounting & Recordkeeping), Benefits Program Evaluation and Design (Consulting and Brokerage), and Employee Communications. PIA-PR welcomes Hewitt Associates.

Hewlett Packard

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company`s offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. HP serves more than one billion customers in more than 160 countries on five continents. HP has approximately 145,000 employees worldwide and dedicates $4 billion (U.S.) annually to its research and development of products, solutions and new technologies. For the four fiscal quarters ended Oct. 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $86.7 billion. In Puerto Rico, Hewlett-Packard (HPPR) provides services, solutions, manufacturing and research and development (R&D) services to Hewlett-Packard’s Technology Solutions Group (TSG), and Imaging and Printing Group (IPG). Ink Supplies Business (ISB) manufactures cartridges used in the “DeskJet”, “Jet Copy” and family of printing products. ISB is part of IPG and is managed by Iris Santos who is also responsible for the ISB Americas Region organization.

IMS Health, Inc.

IMS Health is the world’s leading provider of information solutions to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. With nearly 50 years of experience, IMS Health uses leading-edge technologies to transform billions of pharmaceutical records collected from thousands of sources worldwide into valuable strategic insights for its clients. IMS Health’s market intelligence and analyses give customers the critical facts they need at every stage of the pharmaceutical life cycle – from the earliest stages of research and development through product launch, product maturation and patent expiration. Among IMS Health’s offerings are: targeted forecasts and trend analyses; customized product-introduction information; pricing and promotional parameters and guidelines; competitive comparisons; market-share data; evaluations of sales-force prospects and productivity; and, market audits segmented by product, manufacturer, geography and healthcare sectors, as well as by inventory and distribution channels. With more than 5,000 professionals in 100 countries – from Austria to Australia, from China to Costa Rica, from Saudi Arabia to Senegal – IMS Health is a trusted healthcare-industry strategic partner with thousands of customers and an annual revenue in 2001 of $1.3 billion.

Kelly Services

Kelly Services, Inc. is a Fortune 500 global staffing services provider headquartered in Troy, Michigan. It offers human resources solutions that include temporary services, staff leasing, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement. With more than 2,200 company-owned and operated offices in 26 countries, Kelly annually provides its customers 800,000 skilled employees who deliver general office, accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing, light industrial, education and healthcare services. Founded in 1946 by William Russell Kelly, the creator of the modern temporary help industry, Kelly had $4.5 billion sales in 2000. Kelly Scientific Resources, a business unit of Kelly Services, leads the world in dedicated scientific staffing. It currently employs more than 5,000 scientists through 80 locations in nine countries. Kelly Scientific provides scientific staffing services on a temporary, project and full-time basis to a wide range of industries.

Lopito, Ileana & Howie Inc

In 1972 three creative partners, Lopito, Ileana & Howie, joined forces to start what would later become one of Puerto Rico’s top advertising agencies. What started as a creative “boutique” is now a one-stop shopping / full service agency, offering broadcast and print retail production, strategic planning, public relations, promotions and events marketing, interactive management, research and media research, planning and buying. Ranked among the top ten agencies for more than 15 years, LIH still offers the same commitment to personal attention to the client, respect and pride in creative work. LIH’s client roster includes, among others: Anheuser Busch, McDonald’s, Cingular Wireless, JC Penney, Glaxo SmithKline (Pharmaceutical and Consumer Divisions), Kimberly Clark, Unilever, Hershey, The Puerto Rico Milk Industry, UBS Paine Webber, TUTV/Canal 6.

Patheon Mova Inc.

Patheon is a leading global provider of contract dosage-form development and manufacturing services to the research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Employing approximately 5,000 highly-skilled personnel, Patheon’s network of modern manufacturing facilities located in North America and Europe offer more than three million square feet of best-in-class capacity. With four facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico, four in Canada and four in Europe, Patheon can meet the international requirements of its clients. Its Pharmaceutical Development Services group (PDS) offers contract pre-formulation, formulation and analytical development, clinical trial materials (CTN) manufacturing, clinical packaging and scale-up services for pharmaceutical product of essentially all types, including biopharmaceuticals. Founded in 1974 and publicly traded since 1993, Patheon has always been exclusively focused on outsourcing. We proudly serve more than 250 clientes including may of the world’s leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. PIA-PR welcomes Patheon Mova General Manager and Vice President Puerto Rico Operations Luis Albors and its Director of Sales for Puerto Rico and Latin America, José Casellas.

Pharma-Bio Serv

In February 1993, Pharma-Bio Serv was established as a service company that offered technical services, process validation, cleaning procedures, product and process transfers, process optimization, and quality and regulatory compliance programs to the pharmaceutical industry. Pharma Serv is the regulatory compliance and validation largest company in Puerto Rico. The vision of the company is to provide high quality services to the pharmaceutical and related industries to maintain or improve their quality standards and competititve value. We currently provide cGMP compliance, commissioning, process engineering, a full range of validation services including computerized and automated systems, technology transfer, safety, industrial hygiene, environmental and training services to pharmaceutical, medical devices and biotechnology industries in Puerto Rico, Latin America, US and Europe.

RICOH Puerto Rico

Lanier is the world largest single distributor of office equipment, with over $1 billion in sales. Atlanta based Lanier markets, sells and services an award-winning array of DOCutivity solutions worldwide including copier/duplicator/printer units; digital color, facsimile, continuous recording, and dictation/transcription systems; integrated document solutions; multifunctional (MFD) office products; PC based healthcare solutions; and, system integration support. Lanier has over 1,600 sales and service centers in more than 100 countries worldwide. The company was registered as a corporation in Puerto Rico in 1992 and became Lanier Puerto Rico, Inc. In January 2001, Lanier Worldwide, Inc. and its subsidiaries were acquired by Ricoh Company Ltd., a Japanese company founded in 1936. Lanier Puerto Rico, Inc. will continue operating with its brand name.