What SynTech Research does

SynTech Research Group is a private agricultural Contract Research Organisation (CRO) providing integrated Research to Registration services to agrochemical, biostimulant, biocontrol, and seed/biotech customers worldwide. Founded in 1999 by Dr. Khosro Khodayari (ex-Zeneca/Syngenta), the group operates a network of field stations, GLP-accredited laboratories, and regulatory service locations in more than 40 countries, staffed by 800+ technicians, agronomists, scientists, and regulatory specialists.

The service platform spans nine core lines (Bioefficacy/GEP, Environmental Chemistry/GLP Residue, Ecotoxicology, Seed and Biotech/Trait, Regulatory, Program Management, Data Management, Food Processing, and Physical Chemistry/Formulation) plus specialized add-ons including pollinator studies, soil health, microbiology, early-stage screening, resistance monitoring, and digitalization services built around drone imaging and Phenospex PlantEye digital phenotyping. GLP laboratories operate in France, Germany, the United States, Brazil, and Argentina, with pollinator study programs in France, Spain, the United States, and Brazil.

The company generates revenue through project-based, quote-priced contracts for individual studies, multi-country trials, and regulatory dossiers. It is owned by founder Dr. Khodayari with private equity firm Ekkio Capital as an institutional shareholder (board representation). Growth has been driven both organically and through acquisitions, including the 2020 merger with Acceres (adding GAB Consulting, Promo-Vert, BIOTEK Agriculture), 2021 additions of ECT Oekotoxikologie and Wagner Regulatory Associates, and 2025 acquisitions of Latin American CRO AgIdea and Mexican regulatory consultancy GLP Estrategias Avanzadas.

Name

SynTech Research

Legal name

SynTech Research Group SAS

Website

https://syntechresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

SynTech Research Group is a private global agricultural Contract Research Organisation providing integrated Research to Registration services, including field trials, GLP residue studies, ecotoxicology, and regulatory dossier preparation, to agrochemical, biostimulant, biocontrol, and seed companies across 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Contract Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Central Laboratory & Clinical Trial Testing CROs (HLAGAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Toxicology & Safety Assessment CROs (GLP) (HLAGAAAC), Laboratory Quality & GLP/GCLP Compliance (HLAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Agricultural contract research
• Crop protection testing
• GLP residue studies
• Ecotoxicology testing
• Regulatory dossier services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stilwell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural CRO Services: SynTech Research generates revenue through providing comprehensive contract research services to agrochemical, biostimulant, biocontrol, and seed companies. Services include bioefficacy studies (GEP), environmental chemistry and residue studies (GLP), ecotoxicology testing, seed and biotech/trait services, regulatory services, program management, data management, food processing studies, and physical chemistry/formulation services. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts for studies, trials, dossier preparation, and regulatory submissions across the product development lifecycle.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SynTech Research Group is a global agricultural Contract Research Organisation providing integrated "Research to Registration" services to agrochemical, biostimulant, biocontrol, and seed/biotech companies. Its offering spans GEP bioefficacy field and greenhouse studies, GLP environmental chemistry residue studies, ecotoxicology testing (aquatic, terrestrial, pollinator), seed and biotech/trait services, regulatory dossier preparation, food processing studies, physical chemistry and formulation, plus digitalization, microbiology, soil health, early-stage screening, and resistance monitoring across 40+ countries.

Product overview

SynTech Research Group is a leading global agricultural Contract Research Organisation (CRO) providing integrated "Research to Registration" services. The company operates a network of field stations, laboratories, and regulatory service locations in over 40 countries with more than 800 specialists. Its core service portfolio comprises Bioefficacy (GEP) Services, Environmental Chemistry (GLP) Residue Services, Ecotoxicology Services, Seed and Biotech/Trait Services, Regulatory Services, Program Management, Data Management, Food Processing, and Physical Chemistry and Formulation. These services are complemented by specialized add-on offerings including Digitalization (drone imaging, digital phenotyping), Soil Health Services, Microbiology Services, Early-Stage Screening, Resistance Monitoring, and Pollinator Studies. The integrated approach enables clients to access end-to-end product development support from early discovery through regulatory registration and market positioning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bioefficacy (GEP) Services Field, greenhouse, and laboratory Good Experimental Practice (GEP) studies to determine the efficacy and safety of new or existing plant protection products, including biocontrol, biostimulants, early-stage screening, microbiology, soil health, and resistance monitoring. Serves agrochemical, biostimulant, biocontrol, and seed companies.
• Environmental Chemistry (GLP) Residue Services Complete GLP residue services covering field, processing, and analytical phases across field stations in more than 40 countries, with GLP analytical laboratories in France, Germany, USA, Brazil, and Argentina. Spans 100+ crops. Serves agrochemical companies requiring regulatory-grade residue data.
• Ecotoxicology Services Laboratory, semi-field, and field ecotoxicology services on aquatic and terrestrial non-target organisms under GLP for regulatory dossier submission. Includes pollinator studies, aquatic toxicology, and terrestrial organism testing. Serves agrochemical and biocontrol companies.
• Seed and Biotech/Trait Services Comprehensive services for seed and biotech companies including breeding, foundation services, biotech services (molecular testing, plant transformation, gene editing, speedbreeding), conventional and regulated testing, and regulatory trials. Covers 40+ crops including row crops, specialty, fruits, vegetables, forages, and biofuels.
• Regulatory Services Global regulatory strategy and intelligence services including dossier preparation, risk assessments, expert statements, and submission support for agrochemicals, biosolutions, biocides, fertilizing products, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals across Europe, Americas, Africa, and Asia. Led by a team of 100+ regulatory scientists.
• Program Management Expert program management coordinating multi-country studies and cross-functional projects, including study direction and monitoring at national, regional, and global levels.
• Data Management End-to-end field data management including database setup in ARM format, data entry, quality control, statistical analysis, and management of global efficacy databases.
• Food Processing Technical processing studies for fruits, vegetables, cereals, and oilseeds including brewing, baking, winemaking, oil extraction, juicing, preserving, and canning under GEP/GLP requirements.
• Physical Chemistry and Formulation Advanced physical chemistry and formulation services including viscosity, contact angle, stability testing, and formulation development (EX, SC, SL, OD) up to 50-liter batches for agrochemicals and fertilizers.
• Digitalization Services Digital phenotyping technologies including greenhouse digital plant phenotyping (Phenospex PlantEye), field-scale drone imaging with NDVI/NDRE analysis, and handheld physiological sensors for agricultural input evaluation.
• Soil Health Services Soil health and fertility solutions including soil-borne disease trials, nutrient use efficiency studies, abiotic stress testing, water efficiency trials, and greenhouse gas emission monitoring at the Soil Health & Fertility Station in Alicante, Spain.
• Microbiology Services Comprehensive microbiology testing for biopesticides, biofertilizers, and biostimulants including GLP accredited microbial analysis, phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and environmental microbiology at the Picanya, Spain laboratory.
• Early-Stage Screening Discovery screening services for agrochemicals, biopesticides, and biostimulants across a broad range of crops, pests, and microorganisms with BSL-2 laboratories in California, Nîmes, and Valencia.
• Resistance Monitoring Resistance and cross-resistance testing programs for herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides including molecular and physiological resistance characterization with analytical and radiochemical laboratories.
• Pollinator Studies Complete pollinator study programs including laboratory acute/chronic tests, semi-field, and field studies on honey bees, bumble bees, and solitary bees, with specialized tropical condition studies in Brazil and main laboratories in France, USA, Spain, and Brazil.

Quantifiable outcome

• Complete GLP residue studies on 100+ crops globally
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ObjetBiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026SynTech Research Group and ObjetBio, a South Korean agricultural biotechnology company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance global validation, regulatory readiness, and commercialization of ObjetBio's proprietary microbial-metabolite technology. The partnership combines SynTech's global testing capabilities, regulatory support, and market entry enablement with ObjetBio's microbial-metabolite technology platform. The agreement was signed at SynTech's Spanish headquarters in Picanya, Valencia, with Dr. Marisé Borja signing for SynTech and Vice-President Hoon Choi for ObjetBio. Joint project meetings and facility tours followed, including visits to ecotoxicology and microbiology laboratories, greenhouses, phenotyping station, Canary Islands GLP trials, and global headquarters in France.
• AEye (defense systems partnership)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 May 2026Strategic commercial relationship where SynTech supports distribution and integration of AEye's Apollo long-range lidar sensor across defense applications. SynTech's position in the defense ecosystem and focus on unmanned systems was highlighted as key factor in the partnership. Apollo's long-range detection capability and software configurability enable deployment across varied defense environments.
• Stepan CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Strategic partnership to expand Stepan Company's Advanced Formulation Services platform across North America. The collaboration combines Stepan's formulation expertise with SynTech's development, field, and regulatory capabilities for agrochemical and biological product development. This partnership enhances both companies' ability to serve the agricultural market with comprehensive formulation and testing services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Intertek Agricultural Services: Intertek offers agrochemical and seed testing, residue studies, and crop trial services similar to SynTech, competing for the same enterprise agrochemical customer base.
• Eurofins Agroscience Services: Eurofins' agricultural CRO arm is the most direct competitor to SynTech, offering GLP residue, field trials, ecotoxicology, and regulatory services globally to agrochemical and biocontrol clients.
• STAPHYT: STAPHYT is a European-based agricultural CRO providing field trials, GEP/GLP studies, and regulatory support for agrochemical and biocontrol products — a direct competitor in EMEA.
• SGS Agriculture and Food: SGS provides agricultural field trials, residue analysis, and product registration support across multiple continents, making it a direct global peer in the ag-CRO market.

Broad incumbents

• Charles River Laboratories: Charles River is a much larger life-sciences CRO with broader safety assessment and ecotoxicology capabilities that can overlap with SynTech's GLP toxicology and regulatory services business.
• ALS Global: ALS provides testing services across environmental, agricultural, and life-sciences segments; its agricultural offering overlaps with SynTech's GLP residue and environmental chemistry capabilities.
• Covance (Labcorp Drug Development): Labcorp's CRO subsidiaries deliver broader life-sciences contract research that overlaps in regulatory, safety, and ecotoxicology support services used by agrochemical and bioscience clients.
• Bureau Veritas Agricultural Services: Bureau Veritas offers agri-food testing, certification, and supply-chain inspection services to agrochemical and seed clients, adjacent to SynTech's contracted ag-research services.

Emerging players

• Phyterra Bio Solutions: Phyterra and similar niche biosolution-focused CROs serve biostimulant and biocompany clients with smaller portfolios but compete for the same types of efficacy and regulatory trials that SynTech runs globally.
• Romer Labs: Romer Labs specializes in diagnostic and analytical testing for the food and feed chain with GLP offerings adjacent to SynTech's residue and food processing study services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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