ABC Laboratories

What ABC Laboratories does

ABC Laboratories, founded in 1968 in Columbia, Missouri, provides GLP-compliant laboratory and field testing services for chemical product development, with a primary focus on agrochemical registration and lifecycle management. Its core technical capabilities include residue chemistry analysis (crops, soils, water, air, processed products), product chemistry services (5-batch analysis, storage stability, method validation, COAs), field program management (terrestrial and aquatic dissipation, magnitude of residue studies), analytical services, and archival sample storage. Specialized divisions extend the portfolio into Biological Assessment, Consumer & Human Safety, Environmental Safety, Regulatory Consultancy, Seed Services, and Biological Solutions, all operating under EPA, OECD, SANCO, and PMRA regulatory frameworks. The company's underlying technology is rooted in wet laboratory science and regulatory study design rather than digital platforms, with its primary differentiator being experienced scientists capable of translating complex guidelines into defensible study outputs.

The company serves agrochemical, industrial chemical, consumer products, and pharmaceutical manufacturers requiring GLP-compliant data for global regulatory submissions. Its business model is project-based B2B professional services, with revenue generated through negotiated contracts per study scope, complexity, and regulatory requirement. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting regulated manufacturers, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The company now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eurofins Scientific SE (Euronext Paris: ERF) under the Eurofins Agroscience Services brand, with the Columbia facility coordinating closely with affiliate labs in Hercules, CA and Easton, MD, and accessing Eurofins' global laboratory network spanning 50+ countries.

Distribution is delivered through direct laboratory services and the Eurofins global network, with no digital self-serve channel. The company is actively operating with 251-500 employees and maintains a Study Customer Extranet portal for accessing GEP Efficacy Trials and GLP Residue Study data. No independent funding rounds are disclosed; the company is funded through its publicly listed parent.

Name

ABC Laboratories

Legal name

Eurofins Scientific SE

Website

https://abclabs.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ABC Laboratories, now operating as Eurofins Agroscience Services, provides GLP-compliant laboratory and field testing services for agrochemical, pharmaceutical, consumer products, and industrial chemical manufacturers, specializing in residue chemistry, product chemistry, and regulatory study design.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Laboratory Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Laboratory Quality & GLP/GCLP Compliance (HLAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Contract laboratory testing
• Residue chemistry analysis
• GLP-compliant testing
• Agrochemical regulatory testing
• Product chemistry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Contract Laboratory Testing Services: B2B laboratory testing services billed on a project/contract basis. Services include residue chemistry testing, product chemistry analysis, field program management, and analytical services. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with agrochemical, pharmaceutical, consumer products, and industrial chemical companies requiring GLP-compliant testing for regulatory submissions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

ABC Laboratories (now Eurofins Agroscience Services) is a GLP-compliant contract testing laboratory supporting chemical product development. It provides residue chemistry, product chemistry, environmental fate, field program management, and analytical services to help agrochemical, industrial chemical, consumer products, and pharmaceutical companies generate defensible data for global regulatory submissions.

Product overview

ABC Laboratories (now Eurofins Agroscience Services) is a testing services provider for chemical product development, offering a comprehensive suite of GLP-compliant laboratory and field testing services. The portfolio includes residue chemistry testing, product chemistry services, field program management, analytical services, and archival sample storage. These core services are organized under specialized divisions including Biological Assessment Service, Consumer & Human Safety, Environmental Safety, Regulatory Consultancy, Seed Services, and Biological Solutions. The company supports the agrochemical, industrial chemical, consumer products, and pharmaceutical industries with regulatory compliance services under EPA, OECD, SANCO, and PMRA requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residue Chemistry Testing Comprehensive residue chemistry analysis including residues in crops, soils, water, air, and processed products, plus terrestrial and aquatic field dissipation studies, freezer stability testing, and worker exposure studies. For agrochemical and chemical companies needing regulatory data.
• Product Chemistry Services Includes 5-batch analysis, storage stability studies, method validation, certificates of analysis (COA), and paint release studies for chemical product development.
• Field Program Management Terrestrial and aquatic dissipation studies and magnitude of residue (MOR) studies, managing both field and analytical phases of testing programs.
• Analytical Services Independent lab validations and analytical support for biological laboratories that lack their own analytical capabilities.
• Archival Sample Storage Services Sample storage services for maintaining archived samples under appropriate conditions for regulatory compliance and long-term data retention.
• Biological Assessment Service GEP Efficacy Trials, Rainfastness Studies, Resistance Monitoring, Tank Mix Compatibility Testing, Regulatory Efficacy Services, Plant Disease Diagnostics, Public Health Services, and Quarantine Glasshouse services for crop protection product development.
• Consumer & Human Safety Dermal Absorption, EFate and Metabolism, Endocrine Disruptor Services, Global Exposure Assessment Studies, GLP Residue Studies, Processing Capabilities, Residue Analysis, Synthesis, and Import Tolerance services.
• Environmental Safety Aquatic laboratory testing (algae, macrophytes, invertebrates, vertebrates), environmental fate and metabolism, field studies (pollinators, soil organisms, wildlife), terrestrial laboratory, taxonomy, avian safety, and environmental risk assessment.
• Regulatory Consultancy Regulatory expertise for Crop Protection, Biosolutions, Biostimulants & Fertilizers, Environmental Risk Assessment, Project Management, and EU regulatory support for microbials.
• Seed Services Research and development, production and supply, sales support, and crops and solutions including trait introgression, seed multiplication, seed processing and treatment, and seed and plant health.
• Biological Solutions Biological-based solutions for crop protection, environmental safety, and consumer/human safety applications.
• Study Customer Extranet Online customer portal for accessing study data and results from GEP Efficacy Trials and GLP Residue Studies.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Eurofins Agroscience Services - Hercules, CAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Columbia, MO facility works closely with affiliate Eurofins Agroscience Services laboratory in Hercules, CA to provide comprehensive regulatory testing services across North America.
• Eurofins Agroscience Services - Easton, MDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Columbia, MO facility collaborates with affiliate laboratory in Easton, MD to cover the full range of regulatory testing requirements across North American locations.
• Eurofins Global Laboratory NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering with the Eurofins global network ensures comprehensive coverage of regulatory testing requirements including Environmental Toxicology, E-Fate, Metabolism, and Contract Field Research. The collaboration enables the company to meet all global regulatory challenges wherever clients are in the registration process.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas Agricultural Services: Bureau Veritas provides agricultural testing, residue analysis, and field trial services through its commodity and agri-food divisions, directly competing with ABC Labs' residue chemistry and product chemistry offerings.
• ALS Limited: ALS provides environmental, agricultural, and life sciences testing services including residue chemistry and field studies, competing with ABC Labs for agrochemical and industrial chemical testing contracts.
• Intertek Agricultural Services: Intertek's agri-food and agricultural testing divisions offer residue analysis, product chemistry, and regulatory submission support - competing with ABC Labs in agrochemical GLP testing across global markets.
• Eurofins Scientific SE: ABC Labs' parent company, which also operates competing agrochemical testing labs globally and provides the network within which ABC Labs operates - a related-party peer for benchmarking scale and capability.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Mérieux NutriSciences provides food and agricultural testing including pesticide residue analysis and product safety testing, competing with ABC Labs for agrochemical and consumer product testing contracts.
• SGS Agriculture & Food: SGS is a global testing and certification conglomerate offering agrochemical residue testing, field studies, and regulatory services across multiple geographies - competing with ABC Labs in the same product category at larger scale.

Direct peers

• Pace Analytical Services: Pace Analytical provides environmental and agricultural testing services including pesticide residue analysis and regulatory compliance testing, directly overlapping with ABC Labs' analytical services portfolio.
• Smithers: Smithers provides agrochemical and crop protection regulatory testing, residue chemistry, and field dissipation studies - directly overlapping with ABC Labs' core service portfolio for agrochemical GLP compliance.

Emerging players

• Charles River Laboratories: While primarily a clinical/preclinical CRO, Charles River has expanded into agrochemical and industrial chemical testing services, creating partial overlap with ABC Labs' environmental and residue chemistry offerings.
• Phytocontrol: Phytocontrol specializes in pesticide residue analysis and agricultural product testing for the European market, providing niche competition to ABC Labs' residue chemistry services in EU regulatory submissions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments2 records

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