Sotera Health, a global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab-testing and advisory services, that it has acquired Wisconsin-based Regulatory Compliance Associates (RCA).
 
This acquisition expands the U.S.-based quality, regulatory, and technical consulting capabilities of Sotera Health.
 
RCA is an industry leader in providing life sciences consulting focused on quality, regulatory, and technical consulting for the pharmaceutical, medical device and combination device industries.
 
Headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, RCA has extensive industry knowledge through a network of in-house and external experts and is known for its best-in-class solutions. Founded in 2000, the company has grown to be nationally recognized for its tailored, solution-driven approach to compliance related issues.
 
“Regulatory Compliance Associates is a premier provider of quality and regulatory services; known for its best-in-class solutions. It is also recognized for its strong relationships with its customers and regulators,” said Michael B. Petras Jr., chairman and CEO of Sotera Health. “This acquisition will expand and further strengthen our technical consulting capabilities. We welcome RCA’s strong management and expert staff as they join us in our mission, Safeguarding Global Health.”
 
“Our mission is to provide our customers with unsurpassed technical expertise combined with quality service. We have earned a reputation for our customer service and are seen as an essential partner for our customers—and we know we have found the same in Sotera Health,” said Erika Porcelli, CEO of RCA.
 
“My goal for RCA is to continue our commitment to serve customers supporting their regulatory and compliance needs as they bring critical pharma and medical device products to market. We accomplish this by becoming part of Sotera Health, a global company whose breadth of services and expansive reach provide extraordinary value to the industries we are proud to serve.”
 
Regulatory Compliance Associates’ consulting capabilities will complement and enhance Sotera Health’s existing strengths in technical consulting and expert advisory services. Regulatory Compliance Associates is ISO 9001 accredited.
 
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.