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COMPANY PROFILE
INTRODUCTION TO ZEST ZEST Laboratories (P) Ltd. is a service oriented pharmaceuticals consulting firm with the back up of fully equipped testing laboratory, product development set up and a group of highly resourceful professionals. ZEST was legally registered with the Department of Industries, Government of Nepal, on October 14, 2001 and has started its operation from January 1, 2002. ZEST offers the technical consultation for established and newly setup pharmaceuticals companies, complete analysis of pharmaceutical products, raw & packing materials water & waste water, products, raw & packing materials, food & beverages and training on documentations, good manufacturing practices etc. The laboratory was granted permission from Department of Drug Administration (DDA) of Nepal for carrying out chemical and microbiological analysis of pharmaceutical products. ZEST got accreditation as per ISO/IEC - 17025 : 2005 for Chemical Testing by NABL [National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories], Department of Science and Technology, India in August 2011. This is our matter of pride to mention this as ZEST is the first and only private Institution in Nepal to get this accreditation. Similarly, the Global Fund has also enlisted ZEST as one of the 22 laboratories in the world to having compliance with the "The Global Fund" QA requirements for testing of medicines. As a result of its successful maintenance of quality management system, ZEST has further been accredited in the fields of Microbiological and Mechanical Testing (Condom
Testing as per ISP 4074: 2002 & WHO/ UNFPA Specification 2010) in April 2016.
ZEST adopts the International Standard ISO 17025:2005 for providing a Laboratories Management System related to its services: • in developing the quality, administrative and technical systems that govern the lab’s operation • to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement and the assurance of conformity. • to provide prompt, reliable and economic services. The missionary zeal of ZEST has been to deliver the International quality service in quality monitoring of the raw materials and finished products of medicines, food, water and allied products of food and drug manufacturing.
ZEST has facilities to conduct physical, chemical and microbiological tests utilizing sophisticated and high tech equipment so as to obtain reliable, reproducible and accurate results in accordance with the specification set by ISO/IEC-17025 : 2005 guidelines. ZEST has acquired top-notched professionals in its team. The strength of ZEST is derived from its people, their team spirit and missionary zeal. This has established ZEST as strong quality evaluation point to support; food industries, pharmaceutical industries & pharmaceutical business houses, food & drug authorities and food & drug donor agencies, pharmaceutical institutions & professionals in the country and abroad. Besides Nepal, ZEST has rendered its services for the testing of medicines and medical consumables from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Nigeria, Bhutan, Cambodia and Bangladesh.
ZEST IN BRIEF Name of Organization / Firm:
Zest Laboratories (P) Ltd.
Type of Organization
Private Limited company under Company Act of Nepal
Country of Registration:
Nepal
Registration No.
16571/2058/2059 (Department of Industry) 1654/2059/060 (DDA)
Address:
Hanumante Marg, Anantalingeshwor Municipality, Balkot, Bhaktapur
Phone / Fax:
977-01-6203472/73
Email:
mail@zestlab.com.np
Website :
www.zestlab.com.np
NABL Certifications Chemical Testing
T-2047 Issue date : 22/04/2016 valid until : 21/04/2018
Biological
T-3912 Issue date : 22/04/2016 valid until : 21/04/2018
Mechanical
T-3913 Issue date : 22/04/2016 valid until : 21/04/2018
Litigation and Arbitration History
None
SERVICES PROVIDED BY ZEST Pre and post-shipment inspection of food, pharmaceuticals and other commodities
Technical Training as per the need of drug and food authorities and the manufacturing units / academic institutions.
Chemical, Microbiological and Mechanical testing of Pharmaceutical products, Medical consumables, male and female condoms and other health care products, Food products, Water, Dairy Products, Synthetic & Natural Essence, Herbal Medicines, Tea, Coffee, Honey etc.
Operational Training on HPLC, GC, AAS, other analytical equipment & analytical skills. Consultation services on formulation design/modification Validation protocol and method validation of new products
Analytical method development
Development of traceable secondary reference standard for laboratory use
OUR CLIENTELE Domestic Clients : Private
Allopathic and herbal medicines manufacturing Industries, food processing industries, medicines importers, exporters Food and medicines exporters
Domestic Clients : Government
DDA, LMD, Nepal Livestock, NHRC, Nepal Tuberculosis Center,
Domestic Clients : Development Partners
Save the Children, ICIMOD, WHO, UNDP
International Clients
Drug Regulatory Authority (Bhutan), UNOPS (Cambodia), Save the Children (Bangladesh), NCTDP (Kazakhstan),
Project Hope (Tajikistan), NACA (Nigeria)
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Chairman Mr. Saroj Basnet Account Auditor
Board of Directors Technical Manager for Microbiological, Chemical & Mechanical Sections. Ms. Shobha Basnet
Managing Director / Technical Manager
Working Director / Quality Manager
Analyst Chemical Pharmaceuticals
Quality Manager / Laboratory Incharge for Microbiological, Chemical & Mechanical Sections - Mr. Bharat Khatiwada
Analyst Microbiological
Analyst Chemical Food & water
Analyst Mechanical
Support Officers
Lab Assistants
Administration Executive
Account Executive Account officers
Office Assistant
Receptionist
Maintenance
Helpers House keeping
Gardeners
Guards
EQUIPMENT SN. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Equipment Electronic Micro Balance Electronic Balance Electronic Balance High Performance Liquid Chromatography [HPLC] High Performance Liquid Chromatography [HPLC] High Performance Liquid Chromatography [HPLC] High Performance Liquid Chromatography [HPLC] Gas Chromatography Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer FTIR spectrophotometer Abbe Refractometer Digital Conductivity Meter Dissolution Rate Test Apparatus Dissolution Rate Test Apparatus Digital Polarimeter Analog Polarimeter UV Spectrophotometer UV Spectrophotometer HPLC Water Plant Water purification [RO] Plant Digital Flame Photometer Digital Photoflurometer DT Apparatus Potentiometric Titrator Karlfischer Titrator Karl-fischer Titrator PH meter U.V. Lamp / cabinet
Description/ Model Simadzu, 0.01mg readability Shimadzu (Readability 0.1 mg) Denver, 0.1mg readability Agilent (HPLC 1290) with Auto Injector Gradient system, PDA detector Agilent (HPLC 1260) with Auto Injector Gradient system, UV detector Shimadzu, Prominence I, Gradient system with PDA & FLD detectors. Shimadzu, with manual injector, Isocratic system with UV detector Agilent (GC 7820A) with NPD & FID detectors Agilent (AAS 240AA) with 17 HC lamps IRAffinity -1S, ATR, Shimadzu Digital, Atago Bench Top, BC 3020 Veego, 6 stage USP 23 model [2 Nos.] Electrolab, 8 stage, USP 34 model [3 Nos] Acmas Technologies Rajdhani, Pharma specs, 1700 series, Shimadzu Agilent, Carry 60 Purelab, Elga Eureka Forbes & Continental Engg. Systronics Systronics T152 Double basket USP 23 model Automatic, Spectralab, Automatic, Spectralab Automatic, Systronic Double Electrode System (Digital Type) For TLC plate observation
Make Japan Japan Germany USA USA Japan Japan USA USA Japan Japan Singapore India India India India Japan USA UK India India India India India India India India India
EQUIPMENT 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57
Water Bath Heating Mantles Centrifuge Apparatus Magnetic Stirrer Cyclo mixer Muffle Furnace Vacuum oven Vacuum pump Hot air oven (14 x 14") Water Distillation Still Autoclave for media sterilization Autoclave [for decontamination] Incubator (32 – 44oC) Laminar Air flow System Colony Counter Zone Reader Bioincinerator, loop sterilizer Bursting Volume & Pressure testing equipment Water leakage testing equipment Electrolyte testing equipment Madrel, Thickness Guage, Vernier calipers. Sonicators [5 nos.] Computers [10 nos.] Humidity Cabinet Airconditioner / HVAC units Reference Standard storage cabinet Refrigerators Generator Air Compressor
SS 8 Holes [3 Nos.] 1 liter capacity -4 nos. Table top model with 8 tube holders With heating Vertical Type 4 x4 x 9" (digital) Lab model (12 x 14") For Lab model Vacuum Oven For LOD at 105oC Table top model, made of Borosil Vertical, 75 lits, SLEFA, Equitron. Vertical, 25 lits. Capacity Bacteriological 14 x 14" [4 nos.] Size - 2' x 2' x 4' [2 Nos.] Digital Digital Bioscientific Industries Automatic, Realtime Controls, [for testing Condoms] Realtime Controls, [for testing Condoms] Realtime Controls, [for testing Condoms] Mitutoyo 3.5 lit & 7.5 lits Capacity Made in China & Singapore 14" x 14" 10 A/C units & 1 HVAC Unit 2-8 degree celcius 5 Nos Cumin (Silent JCW 25) 100 lits capacity
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EXPERIENCE WITH ZEST SN
Title of the project/program
1
LTA for QC Testing of Anti- retro viral products
2
QC Testing of Male Latex Condom
3
QC Testing of Anti- malarial products
4
Laboratory Testing Services of Medicines & Medical Consumables.
5
Quality Testing of Medicines & Medical Consumables of pre-shipment inspection
6
Quality Testing of Medicines & Medical Consumables of Post -Shipment Samples
7 8 9 10
Laboratory Testing of Medicines, Medical Consumables & Condom Laboratory Testing of Medicines & Medical Consumables at Pre-Marketing stage Quality Testing of Food items, micronutrients & water Quality Testing of Feed supplement and livestock products.
Project Duration
Contractual Amount
Purchasing Agency
1st May, 2016 to 31st Dec 2017
Per sample basis
National Center for HIV /AIDS, Dermatology & STD [NCHADS], Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Per sample basis
Save the Children Bangladesh, Dhaka.
Per sample basis
The United Nations Office for Project Services [UNOPS], Cambodia.
Per sample basis
Drug Regulatory Authority, Royal Government of Bhutan [Bhutan DRA]
Per sample basis
Center for Quality Surveillance (CQS) Nepal (pre-Shipment agency)
Per sample basis
Logistic Management Division, DoHS, Ministry of Health & Population, Nepal
Per sample basis
Save The Children Nepal, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Anytime
Per sample basis/ Petty Individual Clients
Medicine Manufacturers, importers, distributors etc. for registration at DDA.
Anytime
Per sample basis/ Petty Individual Clients Per sample basis/ Petty Individual Clients
Domestic food/water producers & food importers and exporters from Nepal. Livestock Quality Management Laboratory, Dept. of Animal services, Govt. of Nepal.
29th Feb. 2016 to 30th Nov 2017 th 18 Feb 2016 to 18th Feb 2018, may be extended for additional 12 months 25th Feb 2015 to 25th Feb 2017 As & when required (2015/16) As & when required (2015/16) As & when required (2015/16)
Anytime
REBRANDING ZEST
Zest had been represented by the same original logo since its inception in 2002, which had the initials “Z” & “L” with a conical flask and a capsule which signified the our effort to work in quality control and testing in pharmaceutical medicines and products. With time, both the representation of the company through the logo and the major products and industry Zest works on has evolved, making a brand refresh of the organization a priority. Zest is now being represented by a deep blue logo, a color which shows our technical capabilities and the loyalty we have with our clients and vice versa. The exclusion of the capsule in the new logo shows that the organization is now focused on industries outside pharmaceuticals. The flat design incorporates the initials “Z” & “L”; drawing a conical flask with ongoing reaction in the negative space.
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