Investing in the Latest Technology with the Future in Mind
As we work with our clients to address the technical and regulatory challenges of today, we have not lost site of the future and our commitment to producing the highest quality defensible and reliable data with market-leading turnaround times. With the direction from our scientific team, we have invested in state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation and infrastructure to support research and development, regulatory and routine in-market testing for the broadest array of nicotine containing and cannabis products.
Reliable and Defensible Results at Market-leading Speed Supported by the Latest Laboratory Methods
You can be confident in the data we produce. With over 45 years of experience in highly regulated markets, our scientific team is skilled at developing and validating methods for today’s complex and rapidly evolving nicotine, cannabis and hemp products. Our method validation process is comprehensive and designed to meet regulatory, research and routine testing standards.
Analytical Instrumentation: Chemistry
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Gas Chromatography (GC) with Headspace Analyzers and Flame Ionization Detectors (FID)
Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS-MS, LC-MS, GC-MS, GC-MS-MS and QTOF LC-MS)
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Titrations (Acid, Base and Inorganic)
Water Activity
Nutritional Panels (Automated Protein, Total Fat, Total Fibre)
Homogenization (Genogrinder®, Freezer Mill®)
High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography
Ion Chromatography
Colorimetric Techniques
Analytical Instrumentation: Toxicology
Incubators
Colony Counters
Flow Cytometry
Rapid Microbial Enumeration
Fluorescence Microscopes
Stereo Microscopes
Inverted Microscopes
Fluorescence Microscopes
qPCR
Nicotine Product and Cannabis Methods
Cannabinoid Potency
Flavorants
Foreign Matter
Using a microscope, our technicians provide a report on foreign materials in the sample. Under microscope magnification, we look for hair, fibres, insects, other vermin, pebbles, and more.
Health Canada In Vitro Toxicology
Health Canada Mainstream Smoke
Health Canada Sidestream Smoke
Health Canada Testing (Constituents)
Heavy Metals
HPHC
In Vitro Toxicology
Microbial Examination
Microbiology
Moisture
Mycotoxins (Aflatoxins)
Nutritional Panels
Nutritional panels requires multiple tests, including Total Fat, Sugars, Protein, and more.