Travel Maniacs We have been traveling a lot lately! Alkemites participated in three significant industry events in June: the UNPA Member Retreat, the new Mushroom Summit, and the Canadian Natural Health Products Research Society (NHPRS). All three were valuable and in some cases, enlightening. Elan, Nick ,and Petra share their thoughts. UNPA Member Retreat […]
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Verdure Ingredients Qualify for Alkemist Assured Seal
Alkemist Labs Announces Four Verdure Ingredients Pass Required Testing, Qualified to Use Alkemist Assured Seal Garden Grove, CA (June 19, 2023) –Alkemist Labs announces that Verdure Sciences®, one of the first ingredient suppliers to commit to the Alkemist Assured™ testing transparency program, now has several ingredients under the program’s quality seal: Ashwagandha Extract Powder (Withania […]
Method for Psychedelics Derived from Plants and Fungi
Alkemist Labs has developed and validated an analytical method to determine amounts of psychoactives in plant and fungi materials. The method covers fungus and plant raw materials, extracts, processed material, as well as finished product forms.
FTIR and FDA Warning Letters
FTIR and FDA Warning Letters By Elan Sudberg One of the hardest things I have ever done in my life was to earn a degree in chemistry. While I claimed three other majors before that and could have graduated so many years earlier, I knew I had to understand the foundations of phyto/fungal chemicals to […]
Petra’s Expo Favorites
A Few of Petra’s Favorite Things…About Expo When your feet hurt, when in long lines, when your feeling tired… simply remember your favorite things! I can just hear Julie Andrews singing this to get me through the long week of Expo. Now that we are all back to the office and hopefully recovered, it feels […]
NOW Even More Transparency!!!
Even More Transparency!!! by Elan Believe it or not, while the seeds of transparency I planted ~8 years ago have only recently sprouted and are slowly growing into an unstoppable movement, I have never been alone in this fight to prove our industry is regulated and sells high-quality products that may even work. In the background and more recently foreground is […]
Spotlight on True Grace
Spotlight on True Grace True Grace enthusiastically joined the Alkemist Assured program soon after we launched it. Jennifer Weinhardt, Sr. Director of R&D for True Grace, explains why they are fans and what benefits they are seeing. What drew you to participate in the Alkemist Assured program? At True Grace, a rigorous focus on quality […]
2022 Was the Dress Rehearsal for 2023
2022 was the Dress Rehearsal for 2023: Elan reflects upon the past, and looks ahead By Elan Sudberg In the wake of three mostly aberrant years, each less crappy (from a pandemic perspective) than its predecessor, I have high expectations (from an Alkemist perspective) for 2023. Our newest *best-year-in-history was 2021 and is now itself […]
Why Alkemist Supports Women In Nutraceuticals (WIN)
Why Alkemist Supports Women In Nutraceuticals (WIN) By Elan Sudberg While my collection of industry besties is majority women, unfortunately their ratio in the industry isn’t nearly as high. Surprisingly it’s estimated to be closer to 84 women for every 100 men, and the numbers are even worse in leadership positions, despite so much evidence […]
Petra’s SupplySide West Reflections
Petra’s SupplySide West Reflections The energy at SSW was great this year! With attendance back up to near-normal levels, the show floor was buzzing and traffic at the Alkemist booth was heavy with friends, clients, and new leads. As far out as a month ago I could tell SSW2022 would be amazing because our team […]