About us
The Agrifor Difference
AgriFor Scientific Pty Ltd is a Contract Research Organisation (CRO) established in 2003 with a vision to provide the best service to our clients wishing to register agricultural chemicals in Australia or overseas.
Unique synergy of skills of its founders and over 40 years of accumulated experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical, organic and synthetic chemistry, agrochemical registration, regulatory affairs and forensic drugs guaranties that customer needs will be met with the highest efficiency, scientific integrity and at very competitive prices.
AgriFor Scientific Pty Ltd is recognised as a GLP Test Facility compliant with the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice. Click here to see the latest GLP certificate.
Agrifor Scientific Pty Ltd Test Facility is recognised by National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) and internationally as Test facility (number 15134) compliant with OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).
The scope of recognition covers the conduct of non-clinical health and environmental safety studies of test items contained in pharmaceuticals, pesticides, food and feed additives, cosmetic products, veterinary drug products and industrial chemicals
Our GLP compliant Study Reports are accepted world-wide by registration authorities in countries that adhere to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) system for the Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in the assessment of chemicals.
Our Team
Jana Skopec
Jana has over 20 years experience in organic analytical chemistry, organic synthetic chemistry and forensic drug chemistry. Her expertise includes analysing and characterising illicit drugs and agricultural chemicals. She holds BSc (Hons) Degree in Chemistry and is completing her PhD in organic chemistry. Jana is a member of the United National Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) consultative committee on the analysis and characterisation of heroin, cocaine and amphetamine type substances and has presented at several UNODC meetings.
David Coad
David has over 20 years commercial and technical experience in International agricultural and veterinary chemicals with a focus on business development, new product development, procurement and regulatory affairs. He has extensive knowledge and expertise in Internationa markets, product development, quality issues, formulations and regulatory requirements. David has worked in business management and research and development for International companies and privately owned generic chemical companies. Previous roles included Business Manager, Farmoz Pty Ltd (Makhteshim-Agan / ChemChina) and Chief Operations Officer COO at Ospray Pty Ltd (Cheminova Australia).