Proverde Laboratories

What Proverde Laboratories does

ProVerde Laboratories, Inc. is a Massachusetts-based, ISO/IEC 17025:2017-accredited analytical testing laboratory founded in 2013 by Christopher Hudalla, Ph.D. (former Waters Corp scientist) and operating a single facility at 420 Fortune Blvd, Milford, MA. The company provides fee-for-service chemical and microbiological testing — cannabinoid and terpene profiling, pesticide, residual solvent, heavy metals (ICPMS), mycotoxin, microbiology, moisture, particle size/zeta potential, vitamin E acetate, kratom, and nicotine/vape assays — to cannabis cultivators and product manufacturers, hemp industry clients (including international shippers), and adjacent pharmaceutical, food, environmental, and clinical research customers. Its analytical platform spans UPLC with UV detection, GC-MS, SFC and chiral chromatography, LCMS/LCMSMS, immunoaffinity fluorescence, MPN/ELFA microbiology, and dynamic light-scattering instrumentation, run under a 17025 quality system that supports both regulatory compliance testing and bespoke method development/validation, stability, and regulatory consulting work.

The firm monetizes through per-sample testing fees ordered via a self-serve portal (orders.proverdelabs.com) and through professional-services consulting engagements, with an inside-sales and thought-leadership-driven go-to-market for its Massachusetts and global hemp markets. ProVerde has cultivated a distinctive public profile as a consumer-safety advocate, publishing investigative findings on naphtha contamination in cannabis oil (2018) and delta-8 THC and synthetic cannabinoid hazards (2021–2023), and engaging regulators in Massachusetts and other states. The business remains privately held and founder/management-led (Hudalla as CSO, Peter A. Ianuzzi, Jr. as CEO, Andrew Aubin as Laboratory Director), with no disclosed institutional investors beyond two early equity rounds totaling approximately $2.76M (2015 and 2018) and no public revenue, headcount, or cap-table disclosure.

Name

Proverde Laboratories

Legal name

ProVerde Laboratories, Inc.

Website

https://proverdelabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ProVerde Laboratories is an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited analytical testing laboratory in Milford, Massachusetts that provides per-sample chemical, microbiological, and contaminant testing plus consulting to cannabis, hemp, pharmaceutical, food, environmental, and clinical research clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cannabis & Analytical Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Residue & Contaminant Testing (Pesticides, Vet Drugs, Mycotoxins, Heavy Metals) (AFALAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mycotoxin Testing (Aflatoxins, Ochratoxin, DON, ZEN, Fumonisins) (AFALAFAC), Release Testing & Batch Certification (QC) (HLAGADAC)

Keywords

• Cannabis analytical testing
• Cannabinoid profiling services
• Terpene profiling laboratory
• Residual solvent testing
• Heavy metals pesticide testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Milford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Per-sample analytical testing fees: Customers order individual assays (cannabinoid profiling, terpene profiling, residual solvents, pesticides, heavy metals, microbiology, mycotoxins, moisture, particle size/zeta potential, vitamin E acetate, kratom, nicotine/vapes) on a per-sample basis through the online ordering portal.
2. Consulting and method development services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements covering analytical method development, validation, stability studies, and regulatory/compliance support for cannabis, hemp, pharmaceutical, and clinical research clients.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Core offering

ProVerde Laboratories is an ISO/IEC 17025:2017-accredited analytical testing laboratory that sells per-sample assays — including cannabinoid profiling, terpene profiling, residual solvents, pesticides, heavy metals/elemental analysis, microbiology, mycotoxins, moisture/water activity, vitamin E acetate, particle size/zeta potential, kratom, and nicotine/vapes — to cannabis, hemp, pharmaceutical, food, environmental, and clinical research clients. The firm also offers fee-for-service consulting covering analytical method development, validation, stability studies, and regulatory support for the same client base.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Anresco Laboratories: Anresco is an ISO 17025-accredited analytical lab with deep cannabis testing capability, plus broader food and environmental testing, closely matching ProVerde's diversified end-market mix and orthogonal technology stack.
• SC Labs: SC Labs (formerly Steep Hill) is a multi-state ISO 17025-accredited cannabis testing laboratory offering cannabinoid, terpene, pesticide, heavy metals, and microbiology panels. It is one of ProVerde's closest direct competitors in regulated cannabis analytical testing.
• CannaSafe Analytics: CannaSafe is a California-based ISO 17025-accredited cannabis testing lab serving cultivators and manufacturers with full-panel compliance testing. Comparable to ProVerde in state-level regulated cannabis testing, though concentrated in CA.
• Medicine Creek Analytics: Medicine Creek Analytics is a Washington-state ISO 17025-accredited cannabis testing lab with full-panel services, directly comparable to ProVerde in both accreditation status and mandated-panel test offerings.
• CW Analytical: CW Analytical is a cannabis-focused ISO 17025-accredited testing laboratory serving the California market, with a comparable menu of potency, terpene, residual solvent, pesticide, heavy metal, and microbial assays to ProVerde.

Emerging players

• Cannabis Testing Laboratories (CTL): Cannabis Testing Laboratories is an emerging regional player providing cannabis analytical testing services, comparable to ProVerde in menu and accreditation approach but typically with narrower geographic coverage.

Broad incumbents

• SGS SA: SGS is a global testing, inspection, and certification company with food, pharma, and environmental capabilities. It is a broad-incumbent comparable on the regulated testing infrastructure side rather than direct cannabis specialization.
• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is a global testing services incumbent with deep cannabis, food, pharmaceutical, and environmental testing capabilities. It represents the broad-incumbent threat if ProVerde's niche specialty positioning is ever out-flanked by a scaled national platform.
• Intertek Group: Intertek is a global TIC services incumbent with pharma, food, and agricultural testing services, comparable to ProVerde in regulated analytical testing methodology but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.

Regional players

• MCR Labs: MCR Labs is a Massachusetts-based ISO 17025-accredited cannabis testing laboratory, making it a direct in-state regional competitor to ProVerde. Comparable in test menu and regulatory positioning, focused on the same MA adult-use and medical markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/proverdelabs
• Facebookfacebook.com/proverdelabs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/proverde-laboratories

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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