Company type | Private |
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Founded | 2015 |
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Headquarters | New Haven, Connecticut |
Key people | David Light Chip Phillips (CEO) |
Website | valisure |
Valisure is an American independent laboratory focused on the testing the purity and safety of pharmaceutical drugs and consumer products. [1] Valisure was founded in 2015 in New Haven. [1]
Valisure was founded in 2015 by Adam Clark-Joseph and David Light. [2] After taking an anticonvulsant medication and experiencing negative side effects due to the poor quality of the drug, Clark-Joseph contacted Light about establishing a business testing pharmaceutical products. [2] Valisure was originally established as a pharmacy, which, unlike typical pharmacies, tested drugs before distributing them. [1] Valisure divested of the pharmacy business in 2021, opting instead to focus on testing. [1]
In 2019, Valisure reported that it had tested Zantac and generic equivalents and discovered that they contained N-Nitrosodimethylamine, which is thought to be a carcinogen. [3] In 2021, Johnson & Johnson recalled sun tan lotions after Valisure discovered they contained high levels of benzene. [3] [4] [5]
In February 2024, Valisure announced Chip Phillips as their new CEO, succeeding David Light. They also announced funding from the AlleyCorp and Connecticut Innovations. [6]
Clients of Valisure include Kaiser Permanente and the United States Armed Forces. [2] [7]
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