U.K., Sept. 21 -- Regulatory and Quality Solutions (R&Q) has acquired compliance consultancy firm Maetrics, becoming the largest global regulatory and quality consultancy focused on medical devices.

R&Q was founded in 2004 by Maria Fagan and Lisa Casavant, after identifying a lack of high quality medical device consultants in Pittsburgh. The company focuses on regulatory and quality consulting services for medical devices, in vitro diagnostic devices and combination products, operating in five locations and serving over 300 clients. This new partnership with Maetrics, who have offices in the US and Europe, will scale up services to offer specialist regulatory solutions to clients as needed. These will include:

Full-service suite of regula...