ST. LOUIS , MO (September 2010) - Chemir is pleased to announce the addition of Katie Grayson as Senior Director of Technical Affairs. Katie will be leading the Technical Affairs group of Cyanta Analytical Services, focusing on defining scopes and generating cost proposals for pharmaceutical and medical device projects. This will be Katie’s second stint with Chemir and she is excited to return, “I’m happy to be back at with such a great organization. The scientists here are top-notch and have a sincere commitment to quality results and customer service.”

David R. Riggs, President of Chemir, is pleased Ms. Grayson has returned to the organization, “We are thrilled to have Katie back with the team. She has over 15 years of industry experience providing CRO services to the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. She will definitely be an asset to Chemir and to our clients.”

Katie began at Chemir as a bench chemist, and held many roles with the company, including Quality Assurance Manager, Director QA/QC, and Director of the pharmaceutical group. She has years of experience in extractable/leachables, method development, method validation and deformulation services utilizing instruments such as HPLC, GC, ICP, NMR, GC/MS, GPC and FT-IR.

About Chemir Analytical Services

Chemir solves challenging problems involving chemical analysis and material testing. Since 1959 this independent laboratory has solved thousands of issues involving deformulation (reverse engineering), contaminant and impurity identification, custom synthesis, product failure analysis, analytical method development, patent, intellectual property, and other legal challenges for over 7000 clients. Many of Chemir’s clients are Fortune 500 companies. The scientific staff of 35, including 8 Ph.D. level chemists, uses state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation and expert interpretations to assist such industries as polymers, plastics, medical devices, packaging, coatings, food and beverages, personal care products, consumer products, specialty chemicals, high-tech materials and more.