About us
Labfit is a brand of the Portuguese company HPRD – Health Products Research and Development Lda, which identifies and communicates the laboratory and regulatory consultancy activities focused on pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, medical devices, biocides and textiles. Labfit® has its headquarters at Ubimedical in Covilhã, maintaining a close relationship with the basic knowledge created at the University of Beira Interior (UBI). It was created in 2012 by two pharmaceutical researchers from the Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UBI), aiming at the valorisation and transfer of scientific knowledge, providing specialized and excellent services, directed to different sectors of the manufacturing industry, at a national and international levels, in terms of quality control and characterization of its products, as well as R&D of pharmaceutical products.
Its R&D activity results in innovative, patented products, which present themselves as a disruptive strategy in the pharmaceutical market, with a view to relieving symptoms or treating topical conditions. Labfit provides an interesting set of laboratory tests, including alternative tests to the use of animals, in a clear strategy of compliance with the current guidelines of the 3R’s and compliance with the legislation for cosmetic products. Labfit also integrates a European validation network for validation of in vitro tests, EU-NETVAL, Joint Research Centre, being the only Portuguese laboratory to integrate this restricted group of European laboratories.
Labfit is a laboratory specialized in providing laboratory, R&D and consultancy services to the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, medical devices, biocides and textile industries.
At the end of 2019, the second HPRD brand, labfit, appeared, aiming to cover the entire value chain from the conception of the idea to the production of finished product in the cosmetic area and medical devices in the format of contract manufacturing. In the beginning of 2020, the pandemic accelerated this process and labfit immediately started to produce hand sanitizers in its own brand in order to respond to the moment of great need experienced, and later on to produce in private label.
At Labfit we design.
At labfit we create.
Mission and Values
-Develop and transfer knowledge in response to the needs of the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, medical devices and biocides sector identified in the market;
-Provide excellent services in quality control and characterisation of pharmaceutical, cosmetic and personal hygiene products, medical devices, biocides and textiles in accordance with current legislation and standards;
-Generate innovative solutions that satisfy our customers, ensuring a quality service based on the competence of the entire team.
Labfit is committed to the continuous training and specialisation of its human resources and to strengthening a structured network and promoting scientific knowledge. Its values are rooted in Quality, reflected in a highly robust and reliable portfolio of excellent products; Innovation, reflected in Labfit’s contribution to new products on the market; Social Responsibility, attentive to the individuality of each member of its team (core or extended) and the idiosyncrasies of the local base that welcomes it; and Motivation, involving, captivating, committing and recognising the merit of each human resource involved in each of its projects, in parallel with its enhancement through the promotion of continuous specialised training.
Quality and Excellence
Confidentiality and Commitment to the client
Specialisation and Innovation
Establishment of Partnerships
Continuous Improvement
Team spirit and motivation
Quality
Labfit’s commitment to quality was established at the company’s genesis and, in 2014, was recognised for the first time through the certification of its Quality Management System by the ISO 9001 standard. This certification was the company’s initial goal, consolidating its high standards in working methodologies and its position in the national and international context.
GLP
In the strategic guidelines for next year, INFARMED’s recognition, according to the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice, is a decisive milestone for the company, allowing Labfit to present itself as a benchmark in supporting safety testing in the field of cosmetic and pharmaceutical products.
ISO13485
In addition, Labfit is recognised by ISO13485 ensuring requirements to guarantee that medical devices meet customer needs and regulatory requirements for safety and efficacy.
THE HIGH-LEVEL, RIGOROUS QUALITY SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTED AT LABFIT ARE ITS TOOL FOR MAKING QUALITY THE ROUTINE AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE.
