Foundation Analytical Laboratory

What Foundation Analytical Laboratory does

Foundation Analytical Laboratory ("FAL") is an independent B2B chemical and microbiological testing laboratory founded in 2009 by Diane Young and headquartered in Cherokee, Iowa, operating as a privately held LLC. The company provides accredited analytical testing services across five industry verticals: grain processing and animal feed, biofuel process and coproducts, food quality, agriculture, and environmental water testing, with use cases spanning proximate analysis, mycotoxin screening, amino acid and nutrient panels, pathogens/microbiology, fertilizer and tissue analysis, and Clean Water Act/Safe Drinking Water Act compliance work.

The company's core product is IntegriLIMS®, a proprietary Laboratory Information Management System that enables online sample submission, real-time result tracking, historical trend analysis, and 24/7 customer portal access. Testing is delivered through validated methodologies and supported by ISO 17025:2017 chemical and biological accreditations (A2LA Certificates #4733.01 and #4733.02), USDA food testing accreditation, and Iowa DNR Laboratory #396 certification, making FAL one of a limited set of independent labs in the region holding the full stack of credentials required by regulated municipal, food, and feed customers.

FAL generates revenue on a usage-based, per-sample model with quote-driven pricing; no public price list is disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led direct engagement with enterprise and mid-market B2B clients across agribusiness, ethanol plants, food manufacturers, and municipalities, supported by the IntegriLIMS® portal and direct phone contact. The customer base is distributed across multiple verticals with no disclosed anchor contracts or named enterprise logos, and the company operates with no external institutional funding, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity to date.

Name

Foundation Analytical Laboratory

Legal name

FOUNDATION ANALYTICAL LABORATORY, LLC

Website

https://foundationanalytical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foundation Analytical Laboratory is a B2B chemical and microbiological testing laboratory serving grain processing, animal feed, biofuel, food quality, agriculture, and environmental industries via its proprietary IntegriLIMS® data platform and ISO 17025-accredited methods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Analytical Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen) (AFALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Laboratory Analysis Services (Wet Chemistry, Microbiology for Grains) (AFAOAMAJ), Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services (in-house/contract labs; microbiology, metals, organics) (EUANAJAB), Laboratory Quality Systems, Accreditation & Proficiency Testing Programs (HLAJAIAM)

Keywords

• Chemical laboratory testing
• Microbiological testing services
• Analytical laboratory services
• Animal feed testing
• Water quality analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Cherokee

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Testing Services: The company generates revenue through providing chemical and microbiological testing services for various industries. Services include sample analysis for grain processing, animal feed, biofuel, food quality, agriculture, and environmental water testing. Revenue is generated through per-sample testing fees with results delivered via proprietary IntegriLIMS® portal.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Foundation Analytical Laboratory is an independent chemical and microbiological testing laboratory that analyzes submitted samples for clients across grain processing, animal feed, biofuel, food quality, agriculture, and environmental water sectors. The lab delivers ISO 17025:2017 accredited test results to clients through its proprietary IntegriLIMS® web portal, which supports online sample submission, result tracking, historical data analysis, and 24/7 access.

Product overview

Foundation Analytical Laboratory offers chemical and microbiological testing services across multiple industries (grain processing, animal feed, biofuel, food quality, agriculture, and environment) through its proprietary Laboratory Information Management System, IntegriLIMS®. The core product is IntegriLIMS®, a web-based platform that enables clients to submit samples, track testing progress, access results, and analyze historical data. Testing services are organized by validated methodologies across agriculture, ethanol, feed, food, healthcare, oil, and water categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IntegriLIMS®: Proprietary Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) platform developed by Foundation Analytical Laboratory for data management, trend tracking, test traceability, and 24/7 client access.

Products and services

• Grain Processing, Animal Feed, and Feed Ingredients Testing Chemical and microbiological testing services for grain processing facilities and animal feed manufacturers, covering proximate analysis, oil analysis, coproduct amino acids, energy calculations, toxins/pathogens/microbiology, feed value analysis, and physical characteristics testing. Used by grain processors and feed manufacturers to verify ingredient quality, ration accuracy, and feed safety.
• Biofuel Process and Coproducts Testing Chemical and microbiological analysis for biofuel production facilities including ethanol plants, covering biofuel process testing, mycotoxin analysis, coproduct analysis, and proprietary R&D analyses. Used by ethanol and biofuel producers for process optimization, quality control, mycotoxin contamination detection, and R&D support.
• Food Quality Testing Third-party food safety and quality assurance testing for food manufacturers, covering amino acids, nutritional panels, trace metals/minerals, pathogens/microbiology, and physical characteristics. Used by food manufacturers to verify ingredients and finished products against specifications and food safety standards, backed by USDA accreditation.
• Agriculture Testing Agricultural testing including fertilizer analysis, plant tissue testing, manure analysis, livestock water suitability, and mycotoxin screening (DON, aflatoxin, etc.). Used by farmers and agribusinesses to manage crop nutrition, optimize fertilizer programs, track livestock nutrients, and prevent mycotoxin contamination.
• Environment and Water Testing Water quality analysis for municipalities, water utilities, and businesses, covering drinking water testing, wastewater analysis, recreational water testing, environmental water analysis, and sludge testing. Used by utilities and regulated businesses to comply with the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act under Iowa DNR Laboratory #396 certification.
• IntegriLIMS® Customer Portal Proprietary web-based Laboratory Information Management System used by clients to submit samples, track testing progress, view results, access historical data, run trend analysis, and customize data views, with 24/7 portal access.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quicker turnaround times compared to other labs as cited by customers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Neogen: Neogen provides food safety, animal safety, and genomics testing products and services. It directly overlaps with FAL's grain/feed, food quality, and agricultural testing scope, and is the most cited U.S. peer in animal feed mycotoxin and pathogen testing.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Mérieux NutriSciences operates contract food testing laboratories globally, with strong U.S. presence in food safety, microbiology, and contaminant testing. It competes head-to-head for the same food quality, agriculture, and ethanol-industry customers FAL serves.
• Romer Labs: Romer Labs specializes in mycotoxin and food/feed contaminant testing, including diagnostic kits and analytical services. Its deep mycotoxin focus (e.g., aflatoxin, DON) directly mirrors the biofuel and feed testing work FAL highlights as differentiation.
• Charm Sciences: Charm Sciences manufactures food safety diagnostic tests and provides testing services for antibiotics, mycotoxins, and pathogens in dairy, feed, and grain. It is a direct peer for FAL's feed and food safety microbiology and chemistry offerings.
• Midwest Laboratories: Midwest Laboratories is an independent contract testing lab in Omaha, NE serving agriculture, feed, food, and environmental clients in the Midwest U.S. Closest geographic and vertical peer to FAL, with similar B2B testing service model.

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is the world's largest food, feed, environmental, and pharmaceutical testing network. It competes with FAL across virtually every vertical FAL serves, with the scale to absorb accreditation costs and undercut pricing on enterprise accounts.
• SGS: SGS is a global testing, inspection, and certification company with major agricultural and food testing operations in the U.S. Overlaps with FAL on grain/feed, food quality, and environmental water testing.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas provides commodity, agri-food, and environmental testing services worldwide, including mycotoxin and water testing. It is a broad incumbent alternative for any of FAL's five verticals.
• ALS Limited: ALS operates a global network of food, environmental, and life sciences testing laboratories. It directly overlaps with FAL's environmental (water) and food testing work and competes for U.S. Midwest enterprise accounts.
• Pace Analytical: Pace Analytical is a U.S.-focused environmental and life sciences testing services network with strong capabilities in water and food microbiology. Comparable to FAL on the environmental/water testing vertical and on broader B2B contract testing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 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

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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