公司概述

CATO Research Chemicals Inc. (Chinese corporate name: 广州佳途科技股份有限公司) was established in Guangzhou, China in November 2016. CATO is a technology-driven, vertically integrated manufacturer of certified reference materials (CRMs), analytical reference standards, and pharmaceutical impurity standards, sold under the CATO® brand.

Guided by the mission Make the Tests More Accurate, CATO serves a broad client base across the life sciences and chemical industries. Customers include pharmaceutical manufacturers, API and specialty chemical producers, CRO and bioanalytical laboratories, IVD and biotechnology companies, third-party testing organizations, regulatory and pharmacopoeial agencies, academic and research institutions, government bodies, hospital pharmacy departments, and advanced materials developers.

CATO's core services include: full-spectrum reference standards and CRMs, specialty chemical intermediates, custom and contract synthesis, pharmaceutical impurity isolation and structural elucidation, and analytical testing services.

佳途科技团队合影

Built on advanced small-molecule synthesis and characterization capabilities, CATO holds ISO 17034 dual accreditation from both CNAS (China) and ANAB (USA), making it the only Chinese reference material producer simultaneously certified by both national accreditation bodies under ISO 17034. With over 980 complex compounds successfully developed, CATO's portfolio has expanded to 130,900+ SKUs, covering pharmaceutical impurities for more than 95% of major active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).

Every product ships with a comprehensive Certificate of Analysis (COA) covering full multi-dimensional characterization data: HPLC purity profiles, mass spectrometry (MS), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra. This allows customers to streamline analytical method development and reduce time-to-submission.

Beyond its core reference standards business, CATO has strategically extended into advanced materials, spanning vaccine-grade inactivating agents, pharmaceutical intermediates, photoresist intermediates for semiconductor lithography, polyimide precursors, organic and perovskite solar cell materials, and OLED functional intermediates.

CATO products reach customers in 13+ countries and regions across five continents, including the United States, France, Russia, India, and Brazil. Key partners include multinational pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, Merck, Novartis, Roche, and Lonza; global testing organizations Eurofins and SGS; and leading academic institutions including the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (CAS), Sun Yat-sen University, SUSTech, and China Pharmaceutical University.

As a technology-first market leader in the Chinese reference standards sector, CATO differentiates through R&D depth, rigorous quality governance, and a dual ISO 17034 accreditation that enables direct global supply without country-specific re-certification. No other domestic producer holds an equivalent accreditation.

主营产品与服务

标准品/对照品

CATO offers more than 130,900 reference standards and CRMs covering pharmacopoeial and regulatory requirements across major global markets, with a regulatory compliance rate exceeding 95%. The majority of products are held in stock for same-day dispatch, and every batch ships with a full COA package that includes complete spectral data. Full analytical characterization suite: HPLC, LC-MS, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, 2D NMR (COSY, HSQC, HMBC, NOESY), GC, GC-MS, water content (Karl Fischer), TGA, residue on ignition, optical rotation, and elemental analysis.

标准品类别主要细分子类产品数量
Pharmaceutical Impurity Reference StandardsEP/USP pharmacopoeial impurities, API-related impurities, degradation products, starting material impurities, process-related impurities, genotoxic impurities (GTIs), metabolic impurities, stereoisomeric impurities58,800+
Isotope-Labeled Internal StandardsDrug analysis & pharmacokinetics (PK), clinical mass spectrometry, environmental/food/veterinary residue testing15,000+
Pesticide Residue Reference StandardsBiopesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, acaricides12,200+
Consumer Product Testing StandardsRoHS/REACH compliance, PFAS, flame retardants, plasticizers, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)9,900+
Veterinary Drug Residue StandardsBeta-agonists (ractopamine/clenbuterol), malachite green, sulfonamides, penicillins, quinolones, nitroimidazoles5,200+
Natural Product & Botanical StandardsSaponins, phenolic acids, terpenoids, flavonoids, amino acids & peptides, alkaloids3,150+
Food Safety Reference StandardsNational food safety surveillance panels, mycotoxins & metabolites, amino acids, food additives, vitamins2,950+
Environmental Testing StandardsDioxins, PFAS, short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs), antibiotics, PBBs, emerging contaminants2,200+
Pharmacopoeial Reagents & Titration SolutionsTest reagents, buffers, indicators, titration solutions; covering pH measurement, clarity checks, osmolality determination; applicable to physicochemical characterization, impurity testing, potency assay, and bioactivity analysis3,400+
Quality Control (QC) SamplesDrug analysis & PK, clinical MS, environmental, food, veterinary/pesticide residue, nutritional analysis, contaminant profiling18,100+

CATO's pharmaceutical impurity reference standards cover drug-related impurities for more than 95% of major API drug substances across the full development lifecycle, from early impurity profiling through GMP-stage quantitative value assignment. The portfolio spans more than ten impurity sub-categories: EP/USP pharmacopoeial impurities, genotoxic impurities (GTIs), metabolic impurities, process-related impurities, isotope-labeled compounds, and more. Both qualitative impurity identification in early research and quantitative value assignment for regulatory filing can be fulfilled through a single engagement with CATO.

新材料

CATO's Advanced Materials Division is strategically positioned across the semiconductor, new energy, and biopharmaceutical sectors. Core personnel are drawn from leading institutions including Sun Yat-sen University and SUSTech. The division operates from a 4,000 m² dedicated R&D facility and maintains two production bases in Zhuhai and Ganzhou with combined hundred-ton-scale manufacturing capacity. The current portfolio covers 3,000+ products across nine technical segments.
Leveraging CATO's proprietary SuFEx catalytic platform, ultra-low-temperature synthesis capability, and chiral resolution technology, the New Materials Division handles orders from milligram-scale R&D samples through hundred-ton commercial production, providing a seamless lab-to-manufacturing workflow.

细分方向代表品类
Vaccine Inactivating AgentsBeta-propiolactone (BPL) and other biosafety-grade inactivation reagents
Pharmaceutical IntermediatesKey intermediates for API total synthesis and process chemistry
Photoresist IntermediatesFunctional intermediates for semiconductor EUV/DUV lithography
Polyimide IntermediatesPrecursor materials for high-performance films and flexible display substrates
Organic Solar Cell MaterialsAcceptor and donor functional molecules for OPV devices
Perovskite Solar Cell MaterialsPerovskite precursors and functional interlayer materials
OLED IntermediatesFunctional intermediates for organic light-emitting device fabrication
Cosmetic Active IngredientsWhitening actives, anti-aging compounds, and performance-driven cosmetic raw materials
Custom New MaterialsTailored synthesis and formulation on request
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中间体合成与定制合成服务

CATO provides milligram-to-kilogram-scale custom synthesis of small-molecule compounds, with particular strength in globally scarce reference standards, hard-to-source molecules, and structures required by emerging regulatory frameworks.
The synthesis facility houses 120+ fume hoods and draws on a cumulative knowledge base of over 100,000 small-molecule compounds. CATO's chemists have deep expertise in chiral and heterocyclic chemistry, and the laboratory is fully equipped for reactions under rigorously inert (anhydrous/anaerobic) atmospheres, cryogenic conditions (−100 °C to −200 °C), and with highly corrosive reagents.

细分方向代表品类
SuFEx Catalysis (Sulfur(VI) Fluoride Exchange)Proprietary system developed entirely in-house; results published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (ACIE) and other leading chemistry journals
Deuterium Labeling of Small MoleculesDecarboxylative deuteration and aromatic ring deuteration; selective introduction of 1–3 deuterium atoms per molecule
Chiral ChemistryChiral resolution, asymmetric catalysis, enantioselective total synthesis
Nitration ReactionsProcess optimization and hazard assessment for safe industrial-scale nitration
Hydrogenation ReactionsCatalytic hydrogenation and process-optimized chlorination; green chemistry methodology throughout
Cryogenic SynthesisDedicated 50 L cryogenic reactor; operating range −100 °C to −200 °C
Continuous Flow / Microreactor TechnologyHigh-temperature, high-pressure, and hazardous reactions conducted safely and efficiently under flow chemistry conditions
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药物杂质制备分离与结构鉴定服务

CATO provides a fully integrated impurity characterization service covering the complete workflow: impurity localization → analytical method transfer → preparative isolation → structural elucidation → quantitative value assignment. CATO routinely handles technically demanding impurity challenges, including low-level impurities (≤0.1%), poorly resolved species, labile degradation products, and poorly soluble compounds.
Deliverables include a full product conformity report accepted in regulatory submission dossiers, supported by complete characterization datasets: HPLC, LC-MS, IR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, QNMR, DEPT135, and 2D NMR spectra (COSY, HSQC, HMBC).

Team Introduction

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Chen Zhidong
Chairman of the Board

PhD (PolyU), Expert Member, China National RM Committee, 11-Year Management Veteran, Ex-Global Top-tier Testing Agency, Distinguished Entrepreneur.

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Feng Weizhao
General Manager

Master's student at Sun Yat sen University, member of the National Standards TechnicalCommittee. MSc, Sun Yat-sen University, Member of the China National Technical Committee on Reference Materials, 15 Years of Experience in International Third-Party Testing Laboratories

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Liang Dacheng
Technical Director

PhD in Medicinal Chemistry (SYSU), Mentored by Academician Albert S. C. Chan. Specialist in Chiral & Click Chemistry. Key contributor to the development of a leading SuFEX catalysis system, published in ACIE and other top-tier international journals.

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Li Yaping
Sr. Analytical Lab Manager

M.Med. in TCM (HBUCM) | Former Project Leader, Analytical Dept at Haichang Pharma.

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Huang Houji
Analytical Lab Manager

MSc Medicinal Chemistry (Newcastle) | 6 Years ISO 17034 Analytical Lab Experience.

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Xia Xueliang
R&D Manager

MSc, SCNU, 10Y Exp: CDMO & Generic Intermediates , Process R&D , Pilot & Production.

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Lou Qiang
Supply Chain Director

Huaqiao University, 20Y Pharma & Biotech SCM Expert Ex-Foxconn, BGI, & Johnson & Johnson (J&J).

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Wang Zheng
Warehouse Manager

20Y Experience in Warehouse & Logistics, Expert in Operations, Inventory Control, ERP Implementation.

资质与荣誉

质量认证体系

CATO holds ISO 17034 Reference Material Producer accreditation from both CNAS (China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment) and ANAB (ANSI National Accreditation Board, USA), alongside SGS ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification. CATO is one of a very small number of reference material producers worldwide to hold ISO 17034 accreditation from both the Chinese and U.S. national accreditation bodies concurrently.

ISO 17034 is the most rigorous international standard governing reference material producer competence. It covers the complete production chain, from raw material control and compound synthesis through to value-assignment analysis, and its requirements go substantially beyond general laboratory accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025. Holding both CNAS and ANAB ISO 17034 accreditations means CATO's quality system has been independently audited and endorsed by the highest-authority accreditation bodies of both China and the United States, enabling CATO products to satisfy domestic and international regulatory requirements without additional re-verification.

This combination of accreditations is unique among Chinese reference material producers, allowing CATO to supply global customers directly without requiring country-level re-certification.

认证机构认证编号认证范围
CNAS — China National Accreditation Service for Conformity AssessmentCNAS RM0030Reference Material Producer — ISO 17034
ANAB — ANSI National Accreditation Board (USA)AR-2832Reference Material Producer — ISO 17034
SGSCN18/30447Quality Management System — ISO 9001:2015

企业荣誉

  • • National High-Tech Enterprise; National Technology-Based SME; China Science & Technology Innovation Excellence Award
  • • Expert Consultant to the National Reference Materials Committee; Member of the National Technical Committee on Reference Materials
  • • Guangdong Province Specialized & Sophisticated Enterprise ("Little Giant"); Gazelle Enterprise; Guangdong Innovation-Oriented SME
  • • Guangdong Province Contract-Abiding and Credit-Worthy Enterprise
  • • Guangdong Province Reference Materials Engineering Technology Research Center
  • • Joint Innovation Base for Environmental Reference Materials Development
  • • Five-Star Brand Recognition — National Reference Materials sector
  • • Outstanding Enterprise — China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (National Finals)

研发实力

合成能力

CATO's synthesis R&D function is built around a core of PhD chemists and MSc-qualified researchers, with professional backgrounds spanning leading pharmaceutical companies, CROs, and top-tier academic institutions. The team is led by Dr. Liang Dacheng (CTO), who completed his PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Sun Yat-sen University under Academician Chen Xinzi before joining Lonza Pharma (Switzerland) as a synthesis project lead. There, he played a central role in the process development, scale-up, and commercial manufacture of the world's first approved BTK inhibitor. Additional senior chemists on the core team bring direct experience from WuXi AppTec, the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (CAS), and Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, combining industrial rigor with deep academic expertise throughout the team. The synthesis laboratory houses 120+ fume hoods and maintains a cumulative R&D database of over 100,000 small-molecule compounds, handling projects from milligram to kilogram scale. The facility is fully equipped for complex and demanding reaction conditions: rigorously anhydrous and anaerobic environments, cryogenic synthesis (−100 °C to −200 °C), highly corrosive reagents, and industrial process scale-up.

Core proprietary technology platforms include CATO's in-house SuFEx (Sulfur(VI) Fluoride Exchange) catalytic system, with results published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (ACIE) and other high-impact journals. Further platforms include small-molecule deuterium labeling, chiral resolution and asymmetric synthesis, nitration chemistry, hydrogenation, and continuous flow microreactor technology.

分析能力

The analytical team brings equally strong academic credentials and hands-on industry experience. Li Yaping (MSc, Analytical Laboratory Manager) previously led analytical projects at Sunshine Lake Pharma, accumulating over 10 years of pharmaceutical R&D experience alongside nearly 4 years dedicated to reference material and CRM development. Areas of focus include analytical method development, quality characterization, and purity value assignment. Huang Houji (MSc, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Newcastle University, UK — Analytical Manager) brings 6 years of ISO 17034 accredited laboratory experience and has personally led multiple method development and validation projects.

Instrumentation includes: NMR spectrometers (1D and 2D), triple quadrupole mass spectrometers, LC-MS, HPLC, GC, GC-MS, FTIR, TGA, microbalance (0.001 mg precision), Karl Fischer moisture titrator, and preparative HPLC. This suite supports full structural characterization by combined NMR and MS, unknown compound identification, and QNMR-based purity value assignment.

参与国家与国际标准制定

CATO actively contributes to the drafting of national and international analytical testing standards. Standards to which CATO has contributed include::

标准编号标准名称参与角色
GB/T 32440.1-2023Determination of phthalates in footwear productsCo-drafting member
GB/T 45548-2025NMR determination of isotopic abundance in deuterium-labeled reagentsLead drafting unit
ISO/DIS 33407Certified reference materials — Pure organic substances (International Standard)Contributing expert
Ginsenoside CK HPLC MethodHPLC analytical method standard for ginsenoside CK quantificationLead drafting unit

全数字化生产管理

CATO has built a fully proprietary digital management platform spanning R&D, production, sales, and logistics. It connects customer-facing operations with back-end supply chain management in a single data environment, providing end-to-end traceability across the full product lifecycle.
Compound Database: CATO maintains an internal structural database of over 10 million compounds, with RDKit-powered structure search and molecular similarity analysis. This enables rapid synthetic route identification and feasibility assessment for complex impurity projects. All platform systems are protected by registered software copyrights and represent CATO's exclusive intellectual property.

系统模块功能说明
CRMCentralized management of customer profiles, communication history, and order records
ERPIntegrated control of production planning, inventory, procurement, and financial operations
LIMSEnd-to-end digitization of testing assignments, data capture, and report issuance
SRMSupplier qualification, procurement workflows, and performance evaluation
PMCReal-time production tracking and scheduling optimization
Inquiry & Quotation SystemRapid multi-product inquiry and quotation processing to minimize customer response times
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CRM
询报价系统
ERP
LIMS
SRM
PMC
化合物基础数据库
AI 大数据分析决策

产品交付保障体系

CATO maintains temperature-controlled storage spanning −86 °C to ambient, covering the full range of stability requirements across its product portfolio. In-stock products ship the same business day, moving domestically via SF Express and internationally via FedEx with temperature-controlled tracking. Every product label includes a QR code linked directly to the product's COA, giving end users instant access to full characterization data at the point of use.

仓储与存储条件

Storage environments are maintained from −86 °C to ambient, with conditions calibrated to each product's individual stability profile. Automated temperature and humidity monitoring maintains ±0.1 °C accuracy with real-time alerting, ensuring full compliance with ICH guidelines and pharmacopoeial storage specifications.

专业包装设计

CATO reference standards are packaged in a proprietary system developed entirely in-house. It is the first packaging system of its kind in the Chinese reference standards industry, engineered to balance sample protection, cold chain performance, and laboratory usability:

  • PP 塑料瓶:耐冲击性强,抗多种有机溶剂及酸碱腐蚀,经 20m 跌落测试验证
  • 可书写瓶盖:表面支持油性记号笔标记,便于实验室样品管理
  • 防盗环设计:一次性防拆结构,保障原封完整性
  • 底部卡扣结构:支持瓶体间灵活组合叠放,节省存储空间
  • 高密度海绵内衬:优异抗冲击与缓震性能,适合精密样品运输
  • PP 合成材质标签:附二维码,扫码即可下载对应 COA 报告
  • 专用干冰运输箱:高强度保温泡沫,拉链式开口,防水防潮,可循环使用
  • RSF(剩余密封力)检测:依据 FDA/USP 标准对瓶盖密封性能进行验证,确保产品不受外界污染

发货与物流

发货时效现货产品 16:00 前下单当日发货
国内物流顺丰速运(SF Express)
国际物流联邦快递(FedEx),支持温控追踪
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科研合作机构

CATO maintains active technical collaborations with leading Chinese academic and research institutions across reference material development, synthetic chemistry, and analytical method standards:

合作机构合作方向
South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE)Strategic research partnership
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIOC, CAS)Synthetic chemistry methodology
Sun Yat-sen UniversityDeuterium labeling of pharmaceutical small molecules
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)Small-molecule synthesis technology
Guangdong Academy of Sciences — Institute of AnalysisPesticide residue reference standard development
China Pharmaceutical UniversityPharmaceutical small-molecule compound R&D
Shenyang Pharmaceutical UniversityJoint development of pharmaceutical impurity synthesis
北京大学
暨南大学
中山大学
山东大学

全球合作伙伴

CATO serves government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, analytical testing organizations, universities, and research institutes worldwide. Key partners include:

Global Distribution: CATO products are currently sold in 13+ countries and regions, including the United States, France, Russia, Belarus, India, Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam, Thailand, Czech Republic, UAE, Egypt, and Mexico. International expansion is ongoing.

类型代表机构/企业(排名不分先后)
Multinational PharmaPfizer, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Lonza, Fuji Chemical Industries
China-Based PharmaCSPC Pharmaceutical, Qilu Pharmaceutical, Chia Tai Tianqing, Kelun Pharmaceutical, Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group, BIO-S, Disuka, SUNNOVO
Testing & CROEurofins, SGS, Bureau Veritas (BV), Lonza
Consumer GoodsMengniu Dairy, Mattel
PharmacopoeiasChinese Pharmacopoeia (ChP), United States Pharmacopeia (USP), European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
Academic InstitutionsPeking University, Sun Yat-sen University, Jinan University, Shandong University

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中国业务

  • Legal Entity: CATO Research Chemicals Inc. (广州佳途科技股份有限公司)
  • Brand: CATO® / CATO Research Chemicals
  • China Office Address: 3/F, Building B, 179 Guangpu East Road, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 510663
  • Phone: +86-20-81960175
  • Fax: +86-20-81717260
  • General Inquiries:Info@cato-chem.com
  • Chinese Website:www.cato-chem.com

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