About Us & Services

Ashland Research Technology Inc (ARTI) was founded by Stacy Ho, PhD, an expert in bioanalysis and DMPK with 30 years of diverse experience.

Professional Experience

Discovery

  • Led translational DMPK and PK–PD efforts and integrated modeling, automation, and tissue-based measurements to support discovery and early development decision making.
  • Directed large discovery bioanalysis operations, overseeing hundreds of in vivo and in vitro studies per year.

GLP

  • Built and managed bioanalytical teams conducting GLP bioanalysis to support regulatory toxicology and clinical development.

GMP

  • Delivered analytical services in a cGMP environment, including impurity profiling, stability and formulation testing.

CLIA

  • Performed CLIAregulated HPLC–MS/MS analyses of U.S. population samples to assess realworld exposure and safety related to secondhand smoke.

Dr. Stacy Ho, PhD

Stacy Ho, PhD, maintains an active profile in the global bioanalysis and DMPK community through extensive professional activities and affiliations. She has held leadership roles within major scientific societies, including serving as a founding member and executive committee member of the Imaging Mass Spectrometry Society, and as chair and governance taskforce member within the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.

Dr. Ho has organized and chaired numerous scientific conferences, workshops, and invitationonly outsourcing forums, helping to shape best practices in bioanalysis, imaging mass spectrometry, and CRO collaboration. She contributes regularly as an invited speaker, shortcourse instructor, journal editor, and author of widely cited white papers and review articles that address emerging technical and regulatory topics in bioanalysis

Her professional memberships span key organizations such as the American Chemical Society, American Society for Mass Spectrometry, AAPS, and multiple drug metabolism discussion groups, reflecting a sustained commitment to scientific advancement and industrywide knowledge sharing.

What We Do

Consultation

Small-molecule bioanalysis

Provide endtoend support for studies in both exploratory and regulated settings.

Non-clinical DMPK

Advice In vivo and in vitro study design, protocol development, data analysis, and interpretation to support go/no-go decisions.

Strategic support

Assist guide study design and regulatory interaction and submission planning.

Niche Services

Technical writing

  • Write and edit SOPs, protocols, reports, and submission documents
  • Automate PK and bioanalysis reports

Laboratory operation

  • Streamline, optimize, and automate routine workflows for more efficient bioanalytical and DMPK laboratories
  • Set up new or upgrade bioanalysis and DMPK laboratories

Coaching

  • LC-MS/MS method development and troubleshoot.
  • Technical writing

Contact

Ashland Research Technology Inc

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee

Phone

+1 (423) 963-3058

Email Us

Info@a-r-t-i.com