For almost 20 years, Bozeman MT based SGM Biotech had manufactured biological indicators and supporting services for the evaluation of sterilization processes throughout the pharmaceutical and medical-device industries. The firm offered biological indicators to medical and industrial facilities to monitor steam, low temperature steam formaldehyde, ethylene oxide gas, hydrogen peroxide vapor, dry heat, and radiation sterilization processes, serving its client base through a network of distributors. In April, 2010 - roughly coincident with the start of their SBIR funded project, SGGM Biotech was acquired by Colorado based, publicly traded Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB)- itself a small firm by SBIR standards. Founded in 1982, Mesa Labs manufacture instruments and disposable products utilized in connection with industrial applications and healthcare. Products include DataTrace data loggers and Torqo bottle cap testing instruments for quality control applications in pharmaceutical, food, and medical device manufacturing; Medical meters used for quality control in dialysis clinics; and Raven Biological Indicators used in applications similar to SGMâ
