# Overbrook Scientific Inc

> Overbrook Scientific is an Acton, Massachusetts laboratory-lifecycle services company founded by Ted Palashis in 2001. It helps pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical, academic, materials, environmental and government labs plan equipment, manage mixed-vendor maintenance, qualify instruments, build quality systems and relocate sensitive assets. Its practical wedge is simple: take the operational work away from scientists before overlooked utilities, service contracts or move logistics turn into downtime. Innovative Lab Services acquired Overbrook in November 2025; the price was not disclosed, and Palashis and the full team stayed with the combined organization.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Acton, United States
- **Founders:** Ted Palashis (Founder and President)
- **Team size:** 14 employees in the supplied company record; LinkedIn reports a range of 11-50.
- **Products:** Laboratory asset management, Laboratory relocation services, Contract maintenance, Qualification services, Laboratory equipment planning and fit-outs
- **Notable:** Built a laboratory-lifecycle services business operating from 2001 through its 2025 acquisition., Won work across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, academia, environmental testing, materials and government laboratories., Developed an Asset Integration Assessment framework for planning, sourcing and integrating analytical instrumentation.

## Products & services

- **Laboratory asset management** — Asset inventories, operational assessments, procurement, vendor aggregation, performance monitoring and lifecycle optimization for mixed equipment fleets.
- **Laboratory relocation services** — Pre-move audits, destination test fits, site readiness, decommissioning and recommissioning coordination, logistics and relocation project management.
- **Contract maintenance** — Multi-vendor preventive maintenance, repair coordination and service-program optimization intended to reduce downtime and administrative load.
- **Qualification services** — Installation, operational and performance qualification - IQ/OQ/PQ - using harmonized or client protocols, including support aligned with USP <1058>.
- **Laboratory equipment planning and fit-outs** — Instrumentation-led test fits, basis-of-design support, procurement and commissioning that connect workflows and equipment dependencies to the physical lab.
- **Quality management consulting** — Quality-system implementation, gap analysis, audit support, compliance advice, corrective-action planning and monitoring.

## Achievements

- Built a laboratory-lifecycle services business operating from 2001 through its 2025 acquisition.
- Won work across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, academia, environmental testing, materials and government laboratories.
- Developed an Asset Integration Assessment framework for planning, sourcing and integrating analytical instrumentation.
- Contributed laboratory-operations articles and expert commentary to Lab Manager.
- Presented on asset management at Lab Manager's 2022 Asset Management Summit.
- Was acquired by Innovative Lab Services in November 2025, with the founder and full team retained.

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Overbrook completed an initial quality-management gap analysis for a Colorado state laboratory, according to a later public budget document.
- **2025-03** — Ted Palashis contributed expert guidance on ultra-low-temperature freezer procurement and lifecycle considerations to Lab Manager.
- **2025-11** — Innovative Lab Services acquired Overbrook; financial terms were not disclosed, and Palashis plus the entire team stayed with the combined organization.
- **2026-01** — Overbrook published guidance arguing that laboratory test fits should be led by instrumentation specialists before architects, engineers and project managers execute the plan.
- **2026-06** — The company published new guidance on Cambridge laboratory relocations and preserving scientific continuity during a move.

## Links

- Website: https://www.theoverbrookgroup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/overbrook-scientific-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/overbrook_
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLoRRVtKMmUspReSs8rhycA/featured
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/overbrookscientific/

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Last updated: 2026-08-20