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Who is Alkemist Labs?

Alkemist Labs is an industry recognized leader in botanical identification services and renders comprehensive analytical testing solutions to its global base of clients to meet their food product safety, transportation and quality guidelines.

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Alkemist Labs, founded in 1997, is an established leader in botanical identity testing with expanded capabilities in phytochemical potency analysis. Because natural products are complex, testing them right takes more than a combination of different analytical techniques, it also requires the expertise to know when and how to apply those analytical techniques accurately. Our ISO/IEC 17025 flexible scope accreditation signifies that outside specialists have confirmed our expertise.  Our Certificate of Analysis is transparent and comprehensive, including everything you need to reproduce the analysis, and defend the results to auditors. We can also provide an easier to read,  consumer-friendly version should you choose to give your customers access to test results.

Our testing expertise covers all herbs in commerce, including those in the hemp/CBD category. We are DEA registered, USDA listed, and have your identity testing results to you in three days.

In addition to services such as identity verification by HPTLC and microscopy and potency testing by HPLC and GC, we can establish test methods for your finished product. Alkemist Labs also offers a catalog of reference materials to be used by your in-house laboratory. These critical tools for botanical identity verification, including the Alkemist Labs complete line of Composite Reference Botanicals (CRBs) and AHP-Verified Botanical Reference Materials (BRMs), all easily purchased through the Alkemist e-commerce section of the website.

Full method transparency, personalized technical support, and unrivaled customer service are our hallmarks. With our undisputed expertise in this very specialized area of testing, we can help you in all aspects of ensuring that you know exactly what is in your products. Our support ranges from guiding you through selection of reference materials, to determining what tests are appropriate, to facilitating resolution if testing discrepancies arise, with the end result of your having confidence in your products, and the tools to demonstrate it to regulators and customers. 

Alkemist Lab’s mission is to bring transparency to all areas of natural products industry testing includes education tools designed to demystify testing and help companies obtain accurate results to support regulatory compliance and illustrate their quality commitment to consumers.

Meet Our Team

Dr. Sidney Sudberg
Founder, President & CSO

Élan Sudberg
CEO



Reena Gordon
COO

Petra Erlandson
VP of Sales

Anthony Fontana, Ph.D.

Lab Director

Rick Mohr
Director of Finance

Rodin Razavi
Head of People

Bryan Fine
Sales Director

Nick Crowning
Business Development Manager

Kory Seitz

Senior Account Manager


Colin Gray

Account Manager


Kirtal Chopra

Lab Manager

Celine Deneuve
Analytical Chemistry Supervisor

Syhem Kabbaj

HPTLC Production Supervisor

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