--- type: "Article" title: "Case study – Method transfer by FILAB" description: "Case study Method transfer by FILAB The client (Pharmaceutical Group) must closely monitor the decontamination of their soil and water from pharmaceutical active ingredients (APIs). Accueil • Blog • Method transfer by FILAB How FILAB helped one of its clients..." resource: "https://filab.fr/en/blog/2025/12/case-study-method-transfer-by-filab/" tags: ["Case study", "Chemical Analysis", "Waste management", "EN", "pll_69202fd9e1ebb"] timestamp: "2026-01-22T13:04:54Z" published: "2025-12-02T07:05:19Z" language: "en" author: "bwa" --- # Case study – Method transfer by FILAB Case study # Method transfer by FILAB The client (Pharmaceutical Group) must closely monitor the decontamination of their soil and water from pharmaceutical active ingredients (APIs). [Home](https://filab.fr) • [News](https://filab.fr/?post_type=post) • Method transfer by FILAB ## How FILAB helped one of its clients transfer their API dosing method to wastewater? **As part of the rehabilitation of several of its industrial sites, the client (a pharmaceutical group) must closely monitor the decontamination of its soil and water from active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).** For several years, the client had been carrying out these analysis in-house, using established and validated methods. Following a reorganization, they called on an external laboratory, FILAB, to transfer the methods used and continue monitoring the process, under the same quality conditions as those that had been validated. Our client's internal laboratory therefore sent us the method so that they could eventually completely outsource the analysis of APIs in soil. This case study aims to understand why method transfer is crucial in carrying out decontamination analysis. ## Summary 01 The transfer of decontamination analysis methods [](#cont-01) 02 Launch of routine analysis at the FILAB laboratory [](#cont-02) 03 Why FILAB? [](#cont-03) 01 ## The transfer of decontamination analysis methods **What is an analytical method transfer?** Firstly, an analytical method transfer is a process that involves transferring a previously validated analytical method from a sending laboratory to a receiving laboratory. It also involves ensuring that the method is properly understood and applied in the receiving laboratory. **Validation of the transfer of our client's method to the laboratory** The client provided three wastewater analysis methods to be transferred and used to perform the cross-checks required for transfer validation. Following a series of tests using methods defined by our client, the FILAB laboratory was authorized to take over its client's activity using three different methods. The equivalence of the results obtained by FILAB and its client was proven. 02 ## Launch of routine analysis at the FILAB laboratory Since the transfer of the method was approved, the FILAB laboratory has been conducting routine soil decontamination analysis for its client on a quarterly basis. ![](https://filab.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/etude-support.png) 03 ## Why FILAB? Whether from your laboratory or to your laboratory, FILAB applies customized protocols according to your analytical method transfer needs. From specifications to on-site analyst training and the drafting of clear and effective protocols in accordance with regulatory standards, we support our clients every step of the way. The FILAB laboratory is COFRAC ISO 17025 accredited and works in accordance with GMP. Our specialized doctors and engineers are dedicated to your project from start to finish and are available at any time to answer your questions. We guarantee the quality and reliability of our results and offer you sustainable solutions. FILAB provides you with its high-level expertise and analytical resources to offer you analytical method development and analytical validation services using GCMS, ICP, XRD, FTIR, DSC, CLI, and more. Finally, the FILAB laboratory is an approved Training Organization (CIR) and therefore offers you personalized training courses. Need help? Contact our team [](#filab-contact-form) ## Other case studies you may be interested in ### Bottom sediment Determine the nature of a deposit present at the bottom of an autoclave tank. 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