Consumer Product Testing Company, Inc.

Name

Consumer Product Testing Company, Inc.

Legal name

Consumer Product Testing Company, Inc.

Website

https://cptclabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Contract Testing Services: CPT Labs generates revenue through providing contract testing laboratory services to cosmetic, personal care, pharmaceutical, medical device, and specialty chemicals companies. Services include analytical chemistry, clinical safety testing, claims validation, photobiology, microbiology, and in vitro toxicology testing. Revenue is project-based with quotes provided for each testing engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Consumer Product Testing Company (CPT Labs) is a contract testing laboratory providing analytical chemistry, clinical safety, claims validation, photobiology, microbiology, and in vitro toxicology testing services to cosmetic, personal care, pharmaceutical, medical device, and specialty chemical companies. The company runs six specialized service divisions and serves clients through quote-based project engagements, with results delivered via the eCPT client portal.

Product overview

Consumer Product Testing Company, Inc. (CPT Labs) is a contract testing laboratory offering a comprehensive portfolio of testing services across six core divisions: Analytical Testing Services, Clinical Division, Microbiology Services, Photobiology Department, In Vitro Toxicology, and Consulting Services. The company serves cosmetic, personal care, pharmaceutical, medical device, and specialty chemical industries. Testing is conducted under various regulatory frameworks including FDA (GMP/GLP/GCP), EPA, ISO/IEC 17025, and OECD guidelines. Clients access results through the eCPT Client Portal. The company also recruits human panelists for clinical safety and efficacy studies across multiple product categories including sunscreen, cosmetics, and personal care products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Analytical Testing Services Comprehensive analytical chemistry testing for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and personal care manufacturers, including USP/EP/JP methods, raw material analysis, stability shelf-life testing, CBD product testing, pharmaceutical water testing, method development and validation, low-level detection, nitrosamines/DEA/PFAS/pesticides testing, elemental impurities, 1,4-dioxane, preservatives, systems validation, drug batch release, USP container testing, controlled substances, mercury testing, hand sanitizer testing, and 'Free Of' claims testing.
• Clinical Division Human clinical safety and efficacy testing services including HRIPT (Human Repeated Insult Patch Test), 48hr patch testing, cumulative patch tests, dermatology evaluations, skin microbiome analysis, ophthalmology testing, bioinstrumentation (Aeva3D-HE, Visio-4D, PRIMOS, Visia CR, D-Squame), viscoelasticity testing, moisturization testing, transepidermal water loss testing, sebum production testing, photography, cosmetology evaluations, hair care clinical studies, dental product evaluation, clinical trials, and nutritional supplement studies.
• Microbiology Services Microbiological testing including microbial limits testing, antimicrobial preservative effectiveness (PET), water activity testing, water testing, Burkholderia cepacia testing, environmental monitoring, microbial identifications, bioburden testing, sterility validation and testing, LAL/endotoxin testing, antibiotic potency assays, disinfectant and antiseptic efficacy testing, antimicrobial studies, Ames mutagenicity testing, USP 61 & 62, USP 2021 & 2022, and ISO microbial content testing for raw materials and finished products.
• Photobiology Department Sun protection and UV testing services including all FDA, ISO, and CE methods for SPF protection efficacy, UVA protection efficacy, water resistant testing, phototoxicology, photoallergy testing, claim substantiation, and Hybrid Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (HDRS) testing.
• In Vitro Toxicology Non-animal toxicology testing including eye irritation equivalency assays, skin irritation and corrosion equivalency assays, oral and vaginal tissue irritation equivalency assays, skin lightening assay, and in vitro and in chemico skin sensitization assays (DPRA OECD TG 442C, ARE-Nrf2 OECD TG 442D, h-CLAT OECD TG 442E).
• Consulting Services Regulatory and quality consulting including remediation of FDA compliance issues, third-party seller testing and consulting, auditing services, QMS improvement, MoCRA preparedness, on-site or virtual training, supply chain quality management, validation design, OTC drug launch planning, US market product claim review, and forensic investigations in chemistry or microbiology.
• Panelist Recruitment Services Recruitment and management of human panelists for clinical testing studies, including makeup, deodorant, face product, sunscreen, phototox, RIPT patch, tear-free, forearm/arm, pediatric, feminine product, and hair color and hair dye studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18.5% increase in clinical studies from 2017 to 2018 (1,655 studies)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ALS Limited: ALS is a global testing services group with life-sciences, environmental, and consumer-products divisions. It is comparable to CPT on the analytical and microbiology testing side and offers an international footprint that CPT lacks.
• Element Materials Technology: Element is a global testing services provider with life-sciences and consumer-products testing capabilities. It competes with CPT for analytical and microbiology testing work and represents a multi-region scaled alternative.
• TÜV SÜD: TÜV SÜD is a global testing and certification body with consumer-products, cosmetic, and medical-device testing services. It competes with CPT for international brand clients needing regulated testing across multiple jurisdictions.
• SGS: SGS is a global testing, inspection, and certification giant with broad consumer-goods and life-sciences testing capabilities. While not specialized in sunscreen/photobiology like CPT, it competes for many of the same cosmetic, OTC, and pharmaceutical clients and represents the multinational-bundled-services alternative.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC incumbent with consumer-products and life-sciences testing. It competes for pharmaceutical and personal-care testing work and represents the multi-region, multi-industry alternative for clients seeking a broad-scope vendor.
• Intertek: Intertek is a global TIC provider with consumer-products and life-sciences testing offerings. It competes with CPT for cosmetic, personal care, and pharmaceutical testing RFPs and brings a multi-region footprint that CPT does not currently match.
• UL Solutions: UL is a global safety science and testing organization with consumer-products and chemical testing capabilities. It overlaps with CPT in claims substantiation and product safety testing for personal care and household products, and brings a strong certification brand.

Direct peers

• Charles River Laboratories: Charles River provides laboratory services spanning safety assessment, analytical chemistry, and microbiology for pharmaceutical and consumer-products clients. It is directly comparable to CPT on the analytical and microbiology testing side, though it is larger and more pharma-skewed.
• NSF International: NSF runs accredited testing and certification programs specifically for dietary supplements, cosmetics, and personal care products. It is directly comparable to CPT in serving regulated consumer-product manufacturers with safety and quality testing plus certification-adjacent services.
• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is the largest global contract testing group with dedicated consumer-products, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical testing divisions. It overlaps directly with CPT across analytical chemistry, microbiology, and clinical safety testing for cosmetics and personal care, and is the most relevant scale benchmark for CPT's service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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