Keyur Desai

Managing Director, Lab Services

As the world looks to India to meet their pharmaceutical requirements, the need to manufacture high-quality drugs in pristine conditions in hygienically developed cleanrooms is rising. In addition to the pharmaceuticals sector, the growing semiconductor industry as well as other sensitive manufacturing sectors rely heavily on lab operations, where maintaining product and process integrity and safety is the highest priority. Consequently, these sectors turn to cleanroom developers to achieve contamination-free spaces. However, where most service providers cater to one industry, Lab Services, based in Vadodara, Gujarat brings a versatile product portfolio and deep domain expertise that cater to multiple industries.

Established over 27 years ago, the company has overcome tremendous challenges and built its capabilities aligned with market dynamics. Garnering immense expertise in this duration and expanding its range of service and product offerings, the company worked to address pressing industry challenges. From addressing cost sensitivities to providing comprehensive solutions, Lab Services expertly fulfills all client requirements. Taking a flexible approach, it has cemented a reputed place as a one-stop solutions provider for creating contamination free environments.

End-to-End Solutions

Equipped with a robust team of professionals, the company takes pride in standing out as a reliable solutions provider, taking a structured approach to achieve client trust. A marketing team carefully understands the specific needs of the clients, the critical parameters they need, and suggests solutions that match those needs ideally. Through continuous training, the team is armed with knowledge to make decisions which help customers achieve their goals.

“We are pleased to introduce ourselves as the lead­ing manufacturers of laminar airflow cabinets, biological safety cabinets, clean air tents, weighing & sampling mod­ules and fume extraction systems for atomic absorption spectrophotometer & inductive coupled plasma spectro­photometer”, shares Keyur Desai, Managing Director, Lab Services. Post consultations, the company also provides the products and services to the clients, creating a single point exchange. Boasting complete in-house capabilities for manufacturing a diverse range of products and execut­ing end-to-end services, the company has earned immense trust in the market. From initial planning to final installa­tion, the team at Lab Services handles everything for its clients.

Its team of designers plays a vital role in conceptualizing and designing innovative product designs as well as ideating eco-friendly products, keeping ergonomics in mind. The firm also ensures that all its clean room products and calibrated instruments are supplied with onsite validation.

“We have the engineering know-how to provide the total system right from the initial planning to the finished installation and commission. Whether its design, manufacturing or installation and calibration of clean/sterile rooms, LAF hoods, or other services or products, we have it all covered with its latest technology to precisely fit your requirements”, adds Keyur Desai.

Quality Focus

In the mission to promote the production of high quality products which align with global quality standards, regulatory authorities in India are tightening guidelines. Along with heightened focus on regulatory reform, authorities are also taking a proactive approach to ensuring every company adheres to the relevant guidelines. Sharing this vision, Lab Services makes sure that its facilities are in adherence to all relevant quality standards, and regulatory guidelines. The firm strictly adheres to ISO 14644 guidelines which set the international standards for cleanrooms and associated controlled environments.

Apart from focusing on regulatory norms, the company also understands the critical nature of the sectors to which it caters. With this awareness, the firm takes the responsibility of ensuring that all its services and products are extremely quality conscious. Catering the pharmaceuticals domain, the team understands how some treatments and drugs are of a life saving nature. As such, the need to ensure they are produced or carried out in contamination-free zones is uncompromisable. It thus strives to create its products with the utmost focus on quality, which can be deployed reliably to keep spaces pristine.

“Laboratory professionals depend on our products for safe, reliable systems that last longer and work better at a lower overall cost. Our team offers the finest products and services. We have earned professional trust with exceptional design, in a world that demands highest standards and the greatest dependability”, speaks Keyur Desai.

Overcoming Challenges

Starting its journey in this challenging, novel (at the time), yet critical sector, the company has overcome a number of challenges which strengthened it to become a trusted name. The company started operations with the laminar airflow, which was an essential product, with limited market presence. Since end users did not know about the product and its importance, the company faced a challenge in selling it.

Nevertheless, taking a positive approach and with confidence in the business, the team set out to educate consumers, increasing market awareness. Despite low slow revenue generation in the initial years, the firm continued to persevere, growing its product portfolio and managing operations effectively. Navigating through the rough business landscape, the firm started acquiring good customers and understanding the market requirements.

With a range of innovative products which were the need of the hour, the firm developed a position of trust. It also closely worked with clients to innovate products and solutions that resolved common contamination and process problems. Driven to create new facilities with advanced designs and coming up with result-oriented solutions, the company started growing rapidly. Today, Lab Services has grown into a 40 crores business.

Future Advancements

Dedicated towards the advancement of laboratory products and solutions, and the creation of contamination free zones, team Lab Services has big aspirations for the future. The company is working closely with an American university to create advanced air filtration products for companies involved in pharmaceutical and semiconductor manufacturing. The firm also aims to extend the utility of these systems are for any company that relies on cleanroom applications.

Since cost is a big factor in this domain, with not just installation costs being high, but operational costs also posing a problem, the firm aims to find a resolution. Consequently, the team is researching options which are more economical, making it simpler and more affordable for companies to maintain clean room conditions.

The firm is dabbling in nanotechnology processes, which have the potential to revolutionize the industry, bringing operational expenses down immensely, and allowing companies to maximize the benefits of cleanroom applications without the fear of high operational costs.

“Our team at Lab Services continues to look forward to providing the finest quality solutions in the world to our clients, remembering that the world to which we cater is highly sensitive for society at large”, concludes Keyur Desai. Driving towards an innovation-led future, Lab Services is committed to resolving the most glaring industry problems with advanced solutions with the potential to enhance outcomes.