Our History
Dr. Michael M. Blumenthal founded Libra's multi-disciplinary laboratory in 1979 following years of industrial and academic achievement.
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Background
The Libra Technical Center pioneered desktop software commercialization with graphics and process control applications. Quick tests for food process quality control soon followed, and a consulting analytical research laboratory was developed to provide clients with new product/process/support not previously provided by testing services.
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The range of clients widened to include Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Nutraceutical, Cosmetics and Personal Care, Packaging & Materials, Household Products & Sanitation, and Fine & Specialty Chemicals. Sensory Evaluation and Instrumentation Correlation was added.
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Recently, with the help of senior staff and management. Libra branched out to include Industrial Diagnostic & Forensic Services, and Litigation Support.
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Dr. Blumenthal believes that S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Artistry, and Mathematics) are key to the training of tomorrow's innovative leaders. S.T.E.A.M is designed into the very fabric of the Libra Companies.