Mesa Laboratories, Inc., was incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado on March 26, 1982. The company pursues a strategy of focusing on quality control products that are driven by regulation and exported to niche markets. The company is more inclined to a market with limited competition, where it can establish authority and achieve high gross profit margins. The company has two divisions, based in four different locations. The company's instrument division mainly designs, produces and sells quality control instruments and disposable products related to the healthcare, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, medical equipment, industrial hygiene, semiconductor and petrochemical industries. The company's biological indicators division is mainly engaged in the manufacture and promotion of biological indicators and distributive chemical indicators used to evaluate the effectiveness of sterilization processes, including steam, gas, hydrogen peroxide and radiation in the hospital, dental, medical device and pharmaceutical industries.