About Focus Laboratories
Microbiology Excellence for U.S. Life Sciences
Focus Laboratories, now part of the Cormica family, is an FDA-registered, cGMP-compliant microbiology testing lab in the United States, serving pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, compounding, and cosmetic industries.
With deep expertise in traditional and rapid microbiology, Focus offers environmental monitoring, sterility, endotoxin, microbial identification, water & cleaning validations, and bespoke consulting. Since its founding in 1996, the lab has built a reputation for technical rigor, regulatory compliance, and responsive customer service.
Sterility Testing
- Rapid sterility testing
- Celsis Bioluminescence
- Celsis Advance for nonfilterable therapies
- Celsis Adapt for cellular therapies
- Scan RDI Chemiluminescence
- Celsis Bioluminescence
- Particulate testing
- Container closure integrity testing (CCIT)
- Media fill incubation and analysis
Environmental Monitoring
- Cleanroom environmental monitoring support
- EMPQ (performance qualification) & risk assessment
- Sampling, incubation & enumeration
- Reporting and trending
- Culture preservation
- Cleaning validation support
- Total organic carbon (TOC) analysis
Bioburden & Microbial Enumeration Testing
- Bioburden testing, recovery & validation
- Non-sterile product quality control testing
- Absence of specified organisms & pathogens
- TAMC & TYMC
- Microbial limits testing
- Water testing (potable, WFI, purified)
- Growth promotion testing of media
Other Microbiology Testing Services
- Antimicrobial & preservative efficacy testing
- Disinfectant efficacy testing
- Microbial identification
- MicroSEQ & VITEK
- Biological indicator enumeration
- Reprocessing validation
- Method validation & batch release testing
- R&D support
- Bespoke & client specific testing protocols
Focus Labs Team & Expertise
Focus Laboratories is led by Anthony (“Tony”) Grilli, Founder and continued leader under Cormica ownership. The lab team comprises seasoned microbiologists, method development experts, and validation scientists with years of hands-on experience in pharmaceutical microbiology, rapid microbial methods, environmental monitoring, and cleaning validation. They deliver precise, regulatory-aligned data while maintaining high responsiveness and client centricity.
Anthony Grilli
Focus Labs General Manager
Andrea Bourgoin, PharmD
VP of Service Excellence, Focus Labs
Joseph Velazquez
Administrative Assistant, Focus Labs
Inside Focus Labs Microbiology Laboratory
Focus Laboratories History
Focus Laboratories was founded in 1996 with a mission to offer specialised microbiology and consulting support to life sciences manufacturers. Over the years, it expanded capabilities in environmental monitoring, water quality testing, cleaning validation, sterility, endotoxin, microbial identification, and more.
In 2016, Focus was acquired by Tony Grilli (if not already under his leadership) and continued scaling its reputation in the U.S. testing market. In January 2025, Cormica announced the acquisition of Focus Laboratories, expanding its U.S. footprint and integrating Focus’s strong microbiology portfolio with Cormica’s broader testing capabilities.
Under the new grouping, Focus gains access to additional chemistry and physical testing resources, while continuing to deliver on its core strengths in microbiology and regulatory consulting.
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With facilities in the US, UK, and EU, Cormica provides expert testing solutions to support medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide.
