Product Safety Labs

What Product Safety Labs does

Product Safety Labs (PSL) is a privately held contract research organization (CRO) headquartered in Dayton, New Jersey, that has provided GLP-compliant toxicology, pharmacology, and analytical chemistry testing services since 1972. The firm operates a single AAALAC-accredited, DEA-licensed, USDA-registered facility staffed by 51–100 employees, including Ph.D.-level chemists and study directors with expertise across U.S. and international regulatory frameworks. Its service portfolio spans acute, repeat-dose, genetic, inhalation, developmental/reproductive, aquatic, and terrestrial ecotoxicology, alongside preclinical pharmacology models (cardiovascular, CNS, gastrointestinal, inflammation, metabolic disease) and analytical chemistry supported by 15 HPLC, 6 GC, 3 LC/MS, ICP/MS, IC, AA, and UV/VIS instruments, with study data captured via Instem's Provantis system.

PSL serves seven primary verticals — pesticides/agrochemicals/biocides, pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer product, industrial chemical, food additive/dietary supplement, and antimicrobial efficacy — for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small startups. The firm claims the #1 position in acute six-pack toxicology studies submitted to the U.S. EPA for five consecutive years, conducts thousands of studies annually, and supports regulatory submissions to FDA, EPA, EFSA, OECD, and other international agencies. The commercial model is professional-services-based with quote-based project pricing, 30-day payment terms, multi-year contract capability, and tiered cancellation/delay fees; go-to-market is sales-led through direct enterprise engagement, a client portal for quotation requests, conference participation (e.g., ACT 2022), educational webinars, and LinkedIn presence. No funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships beyond a Eurofins Alpha Labs arrangement for dietary supplement work, or geographic expansion signals are disclosed in the available evidence.

Name

Product Safety Labs

Legal name

Product Safety Labs, LLC

Website

https://productsafetylabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Product Safety Labs is a privately held, GLP-compliant contract research organization based in Dayton, New Jersey, providing toxicology, pharmacology, and analytical chemistry testing to agrochemical, pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer product clients since 1972.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dayton

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contract Research Testing Services: PSL provides toxicology, pharmacology, and analytical chemistry testing services on a contract basis. Services include GLP-compliant studies and non-GLP screening studies. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for study design, conduct, and reporting, with analytical chemistry support available as add-on services.
2. Regulatory Submission Support: The company assists clients with regulatory submissions to worldwide agencies including FDA, EFSA, EPA, OECD, and other international bodies. Services include data package preparation and study reports designed for regulatory acceptance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Product Safety Labs (PSL) is a contract research organization (CRO) that provides GLP-compliant toxicology, pharmacology, and analytical chemistry laboratory testing services. The company designs and conducts studies for agrochemical, pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer product, industrial chemical, food additive, and antimicrobial product clients to generate regulatory submission data for the FDA, EPA, EFSA, and other global agencies. PSL operates from a single GLP-compliant, AAALAC-accredited facility in Dayton, New Jersey, equipped with HPLC, GC, LC/MS, and ICP/MS instrumentation.

Product overview

Product Safety Labs (PSL) operates as a contract research organization (CRO) providing comprehensive laboratory testing services across three core service lines: Toxicology Services (including acute, genetic, repeat-dose, inhalation, developmental/reproductive, aquatic, and terrestrial ecotoxicology), Pharmacology Services (cardiovascular, CNS, gastrointestinal, inflammation, and metabolic disease models), and Analytical Chemistry Services (HPLC, GC, MS, ICP instrumentation). The company serves diverse industries including pesticides/agrochemicals/biocides, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer products, industrial chemicals, and food/dietary supplements. PSL is GLP compliant, AAALAC accredited, DEA licensed, and has provided testing services for 50 years since 1972, offering both standard regulatory testing and customized study designs to meet specific client needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Toxicology Testing Services
• Pharmacology Testing Services
• Analytical Chemistry Testing Services
• Medical Device Testing Services
• Pesticides, Agrochemicals and Biocides Testing Services
• Antimicrobial Efficacy Testing Services
• Food Additive and Dietary Supplement Testing Services
• Consumer Product Testing Services
• Industrial Chemical Testing Services
• PSL Client Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• More acute toxicity tests submitted to U.S. EPA than any other laboratory in the industry
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS SA: World's largest testing, inspection, and certification company with significant life sciences and agrochemical testing capacity. Comparable regulatory testing service portfolio across multiple verticals, though at far greater scale.
• WuXi AppTec: Global CRO/CDMO with preclinical toxicology, bioanalytical, and medical device testing services. Comparable in pharma and medical device safety assessment, though at significantly larger global scale.
• Intertek: Global quality assurance and testing provider with consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and chemical testing services. Comparable in providing regulatory acceptance testing across multiple verticals.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (PPD): Through its PPD clinical research business and broader life sciences platform, Thermo Fisher offers preclinical toxicology and analytical testing services. Comparable in pharma and medical device testing with global reach.
• ICON plc: Major clinical CRO with preclinical and bioanalytical capabilities. Overlaps with PSL on the early-phase testing and bioanalytical/pharmacokinetics services.
• Labcorp: Includes the Covance drug development CRO business offering preclinical toxicology, bioanalytical, and central lab services. Comparable scope across pharma and agrochemical testing with much broader geographic and capacity footprint.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) company with consumer product, agrochemical, and industrial chemical testing capabilities. Overlapping service lines especially in consumer product and industrial chemical safety testing.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global testing services platform with broad pharma, agrochemical, medical device, and consumer product testing. Already a partner of PSL for dietary supplement testing, Eurofins is both a competitor and a potential acquirer at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Charles River Laboratories: Global preclinical and toxicology CRO offering acute, subchronic, genetic, and reproductive toxicology plus bioanalytical services. Closest direct comparable in GLP toxicology services and inhalation capability, but at materially larger scale (thousands of employees) and with public-company visibility.
• Inotiv: U.S.-based preclinical CRO offering toxicology, pathology, and bioanalytical services to pharma and medical device clients. Direct comparable in service mix and GLP toxicology focus, with similar mid-sized scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/product-safety-labs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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