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Costa Rica's First Product & Packaging Testing Laboratory Serving External Clients Achieves ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

1. This milestone strengthens ECI’s ability to support life sciences organizations throughout product development, validation, commercialization, and ongoing quality activities.

The Product & Packaging Testing Laboratory of Enhanced Compliance Inc. (ECI) has achieved ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation from A2LA for technical competence in mechanical testing. The U.S. life sciences company has operated in Costa Rica's Coyol Free Zone since 2019.

The laboratory opened in 2025, following a multimillion-dollar reinvestment, becoming the first to serve external clients in Costa Rica. With this certification, the company further strengthens its ability to support product validations, FDA submissions, CAPA investigations, and other critical testing activities with reliable, repeatable, and internationally recognized results.

“More than a certification, this achievement reflects the expertise and dedication of our team to deliver technically sound, reliable results our clients can trust. We built this laboratory to provide capabilities that were not previously available in Costa Rica and the region, and this accreditation reinforces our commitment to being a strategic partner for product validation, quality, and innovation.” stated Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Director of Consulting Operations, LATAM at ECI.

The ISO 17025 is the international standard for testing and calibration laboratories that ensures accurate and quality results. In this case, ECI’s accredited capabilities regard testing performed on packaging systems and sterile products, including distribution simulation, environmental conditioning, vibration, drop, compression, altitude, package integrity, seal strength, leak testing, and aging studies.

Until now, Costa Rica’s life sciences companies had to send certain product and packaging tests to laboratories abroad, primarily in the U.S., which added time, costs, and risk to the validation process.

“Expanding the availability of advanced, internationally recognized testing services within the country strengthens Costa Rica’s value proposition for existing manufacturers and future investors as it enhances regulatory readiness, enabling companies to access critical validation services closer to their operations.” said Ana María Romero, Investment Advisory Manager at CINDE.

ECI plans to continue investing in its laboratory capabilities and expanding its accredited service offerings to address evolving client needs.

About ECI

Enhanced Compliance Inc. (ECI) is a global life sciences partner delivering integrated quality, regulatory, and compliance expertise—combined with hands-on engineering execution and advanced packaging and laboratory testing. ECI works alongside medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and combination product companies across the full product lifecycle—from development and validation through post-market and remediation—helping teams solve complex challenges, strengthen quality systems and ensure product readiness in highly regulated environments. For more than a decade, ECI has helped life sciences companies accelerate timelines, reduce risk and bring safe, effective products to market with confidence.

About CINDE

CINDE is Costa Rica’s expert and strategic guide for investment, business development, and talent initiatives. With more than 44 years of experience working with multinational companies and acting as a key player in the country’s investment ecosystem, CINDE has developed dozens of initiatives to strengthen local talent as a key element of Costa Rica’s business climate, and has helped establish more than 450 multinational companies in the country.