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Accugen Laboratories Buyer Map

Ashtar Naqvi | Accugen Laboratories, Inc. | October 2026

As of 20 Oct 2026

Accugen Laboratories is an FDA registered, accredited, independent contract microbiology laboratory that tests products for manufacturers across pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetic, personal care, disinfectant and many other industries.

This map covers the manufacturer groups that buy the most outside microbiology testing, roughly how many of each there are in the US, and who usually signs off on choosing a lab at each.

Where the buyers sit

Groups drawn from the industries the company lists on its own site, weighted to manufacturers that test every lot and every new formula. Counts are US firms in each group, banded on purpose.

Group	Organizations in the US	Under 20 staff	20 to 99	100 to 499	500 or more
Medical and dental device manufacturers	about 3,200	not published	not published	not published	not published
Pharmaceutical manufacturers	about 2,300	about 1,400	about 440	about 290	about 210
Cosmetics and personal care manufacturers	about 1,100	about 740	about 190	about 87	about 44
Disinfectant, sanitizer and cleaning product makers	about 1,200	not published	not published	not published	not published

US firm counts by industry code, banded deliberately.

Who signs off on outside micro testing at device makers

Reusable and single use devices both carry routine release testing and validation work, and the lab choice sits with quality.

Role	What they own	Why it reaches them
VP or Director of Quality Assurance	The approved supplier list and the audit trail	A new contract lab must pass their supplier qualification
Microbiology Manager or QC Microbiology Lead	Bioburden, sterility, endotoxin and environmental results	Owns turnaround on every lot that waits for a result
Sterilization or Validation Engineer	Sterilization, cleaning and disinfection validations	Runs the studies behind reprocessing and sterilization claims
Director of Regulatory Affairs	Submissions and labeling	Needs test data that holds up in an FDA review

Who signs off at pharmaceutical manufacturers

Role	When they buy
Director of Quality Control	In house micro capacity is short or a method is not run in house
QC Microbiology Manager	Microbial limits, sterility, endotoxin or preservative effectiveness work backs up
Head of Quality or Site Quality Head	A second qualified lab is needed for continuity
Director of Regulatory Affairs	Stability and effectiveness data are due for a filing

Who signs off at cosmetics, personal care and disinfectant makers

At cosmetics and personal care brands, the R&D or Product Development Director usually picks the lab for challenge testing on a new formula, with the Quality Manager owning routine microbial limit testing on finished batches.

At disinfectant and sanitizer makers, the Regulatory Affairs Manager usually owns the efficacy data behind a registration and a label claim, and the R&D Director owns the formula work that leads to it.

Where each group feels it

Group	What usually forces the conversation
Medical and dental device manufacturers	A new device, a design change or a reprocessing claim that needs validation data
Pharmaceutical manufacturers	Lot release testing that cannot wait, and stability programs that run for years
Cosmetics and personal care manufacturers	Every new formula needs preservative challenge testing before launch
Disinfectant, sanitizer and cleaning product makers	Efficacy data for a registration, a new claim or a reformulation

Eight people to start with

The people who usually sign at the groups above, one a company. Work emails and phone numbers checked on Oct 20, 2026.

Name	Role	Company	Where	Email	Phone
Wayne Loomer	Director of Quality Assurance	Hologic, Inc.	Shrewsbury, MA	wayne.loomer@hologic.com	+1 508 962 2772
Tanya Llera DeLong	Director Of Quality Assurance	Tandem Diabetes Care	San Diego, CA	tlleradelong@tandemdiabetes.com	+1 619 850 7662
Chad Felter	Microbiology Manager	Curia	Lebanon, NJ		+1 573 318 6088
James Hodge	VP of Quality Assurance	Sirtex Medical Limited	Boston	james.hodge@sirtex.com	+1 617 791 8206
Roxana Ghavamian	Executive Director of Regulatory Affairs	Hourglass Cosmetics	Los Angeles, CA	roxana.ghavamian@hourglasscosmetics.com	+1 206 218 4055
Eyaad Odeh	Director of Regulatory Affairs	Hallstar	Chicago	eodeh@hallstar.com	+1 419 290 1082
Larry Herring	Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, Advertising & Promotion	Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.	Atlanta	lherring@collegiumpharma.com	+1 901 481 1325
Nikita Basandra	Director of Regulatory Affairs	CVRx \| Barostim	Minneapolis, MN	nbasandra@cvrx.com	+1 404 512 0257

Where to start

Lead with claim support at launch

The company's site asks a simple question: is your product as effective as your marketing claims? Cosmetics, personal care and disinfectant brands answer it before every launch. Outreach to the R&D and Regulatory Affairs leads in those groups, timed to new product work, with one ask: the method and timeline for one product's claims.

Become the second lab for routine release work

Device and pharmaceutical makers test every lot for bioburden, sterility, endotoxin or microbial limits. The site leads on accurate results in the quickest turnaround. A short note to the QC Microbiology Manager about backup capacity for their routine tests is a small first yes that turns into recurring work.

Open with validation studies for reusable devices

The site lists cleaning validation, disinfectant efficacy, biological indicator and sterility testing. Device makers with reusable products need that data behind their reprocessing instructions. Outreach to the Validation Engineer and the Director of Quality, offering a study plan for one device, fits that moment.

Built from public federal registries and the company's own website, counts banded deliberately.

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Prepared by Matthew, matthew@enquirerconsulting.com.