Analytical Lab Group

What Analytical Lab Group does

Analytical Lab Group (ALG) provides microbiology, virology, and analytical chemistry testing services focused on medical devices and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. The firm was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, with a headcount in the 11-50 range. Source evidence (URL parameters origin=alg and utm_source=alg.com) and operating-status designation indicate that ALG has been acquired by or operationally integrated into Element Materials Technology, a global testing services provider, with the company's web presence migrated to the Element platform.

Through the Element integration, ALG participates in a broader life sciences testing platform that delivers pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, antimicrobial, food and beverage, regulated consumer product, and environmental testing services. Operations are supported by GMP-registered, GLP-compliant, ISO/IEC 17025 accredited, and BSL-3 and BSL-2 certified laboratory facilities. The platform claims 150+ global pharmaceutical experts with over 30 years of life sciences testing experience (an experience claim attributable to the integrated Element life sciences division rather than ALG's standalone history) and maintains a stated 40+ year history of life sciences testing.

Revenue is generated through project-based, quote-based testing contracts with multi-year agreement structures, distributed via enterprise field sales teams with consultative, expertise-driven selling. Regional coverage is provided through toll-free contact numbers across the Americas, United Kingdom, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates, and Element's broader footprint extends to the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore, Mexico, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates. Target customers include pharmaceutical manufacturers, biotechnology organizations developing biologics and advanced therapy medicinal products, medical device manufacturers, food producers, and regulated consumer products companies.

Name

Analytical Lab Group

Legal name

Element Materials Technology

Website

https://analyticallabgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Analytical Lab Group provides microbiology, virology, and analytical chemistry testing services for medical device and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. Founded in 2017 in Eagan, Minnesota, and integrated into Element Materials Technology's global life sciences testing platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Life Sciences Testing Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Microbiology & Infectious Disease Testing Laboratories (HLAFAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Laboratory Quality & GLP/GCLP Compliance (HLAGAKAK), Clinical Chemistry & Immunoassay Laboratories (HLAFAMAB), Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen) (AFALAAAA)

Keywords

• Life sciences testing services
• Pharmaceutical analytical testing
• Medical device testing
• Microbiology virology testing
• Analytical chemistry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Eagan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Life Sciences Testing Services: Laboratory testing services for pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, antimicrobial, food, consumer product, and environmental industries. Services include pharmaceutical testing, biopharmaceuticals and biologics analysis, medical device testing, antimicrobial testing, food testing, environmental testing, OTC and consumer product testing, and analytical chemistry services. Revenue is generated through project-based testing contracts with flexible workflow capacity and integrated lab solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Analytical Lab Group provides microbiology, virology and analytical chemistry testing services for medical devices and biopharmaceuticals. The company operates GMP-, GLP-, ISO/IEC 17025-, BSL-2- and BSL-3-certified facilities delivering pharmaceutical, biologics, ATMP, medical device, antimicrobial, food, OTC/cosmeceutical, animal health, and environmental testing for regulated manufacturers from R&D through commercialization.

Product overview

Element (Analytical Lab Group) offers a comprehensive portfolio of life sciences testing services organized as a platform of specialized laboratory services. The core offerings include Pharmaceutical Testing Services (with subservices for biologics, raw materials, trace metals, virology, and extractables/leachables), Medical Device Testing Services (covering EMC, clinical validation, cardiovascular, orthopedic, safety, and wireless testing), Antimicrobial Testing Services (including the SENTRY surveillance system), Food Testing Services (microbiology, allergen, nutrition, shelf life, dietary supplements), Environmental Testing Services (water, soil, air quality, emissions), OTC & Consumer Product Safety Testing, Analytical Testing Services, and Animal Food and Drug Testing Services. These services are delivered through GMP, GLP, ISO/IEC 17025, BSL-3, and BSL-2 certified facilities, providing testing from development through commercialization across pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, antimicrobial, food, consumer product, and environmental industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pharmaceutical Testing Services Comprehensive pharmaceutical testing services spanning prototype through finished product analysis, supported by 150+ global pharmaceutical experts with 30+ years of experience. Designed for pharmaceutical manufacturers requiring quality control and CMC testing.
• Biopharmaceuticals & Biologics Analysis Services Testing services for biologics and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) enabling biotech organizations to characterize novel biological products and demonstrate safety and efficacy. For biotechnology organizations developing innovative therapies.
• Medical Device Testing Services End-to-end medical device testing across feasibility, R&D, prototype trials, product development, regulatory validation, and production quality control covering mechanical, electronic, and biological parameters. For medical device manufacturers requiring complex validation.
• Antimicrobial Testing Services GLP-compliant antimicrobial product testing aligned with EPA, FDA, TGA, and other global regulatory frameworks, producing trusted efficacy data against emerging pathogens. For antimicrobial product manufacturers.
• Food Testing Services ISO/IEC 17025 certified food testing with industry-leading turnaround times spanning microbiology, nutrition, allergen, and safety testing for food and beverage manufacturers.
• Environmental Testing Services Environmental testing services for water, soil, sediments, waste, air quality, and emissions delivered through accredited laboratories. For industrial, municipal, and environmental monitoring clients.
• OTC & Consumer Product Safety Testing Testing for OTC, cosmeceutical, and personal care products to identify harmful substances and meet regulatory standards. For manufacturers operating in regulated consumer goods categories.
• Analytical Testing Services Accredited analytical testing services supporting life sciences clients with regulatory compliance, tailored methodologies, and expert consultancy across analytical chemistry workflows.
• Animal Food and Drug Testing Services Testing and regulatory support for animal drugs, medicated feeds, and insecticides to satisfy FDA CVM and EPA requirements. For animal health and feed industry manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Industry-leading turnaround times for ISO/IEC 17025 certified food testing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Eurofins Scientific: World's largest contract laboratory group with deep pharma, biologics, medical device, food and environmental testing portfolios under GMP/GLP/ISO 17025 frameworks. Directly competes for the same enterprise testing budgets ALG/Element targets, with similar accredited-facility, multi-jurisdiction go-to-market.
• Charles River Laboratories: Global CRO providing biopharmaceutical, biologics, ATMP and medical device safety/testing services. Overlaps directly with ALG on microbial and analytical testing for biologics and medical devices and competes for large-pharma outsourced analytical workflows.
• WuXi AppTec: Leading global CRO/CDMO with extensive analytical chemistry, biologics characterization and microbiology testing services. Comparable end-to-end life sciences testing pitch to pharma and biotech sponsors across multiple geographies.
• ALS Limited: Global testing services network with strong pharmaceutical, food and environmental testing offerings. Closest publicly-listed comparator to ALG/Element on the lab-services business model and accredited-facility footprint.
• Pace Analytical Services: US-headquartered analytical testing network with significant life sciences, food and environmental testing operations. Closely comparable in size, geography and service portfolio to ALG's pre-Element standalone footprint.

Broad incumbents

• SGS SA: One of the largest global Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) groups with a sizable life sciences/health sciences vertical. Overlaps with ALG on pharma, medical device and food testing but is much broader across agriculture, industrial and consumer categories.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC incumbent offering commodity testing and certification services across multiple industries including agri-food and healthcare testing. Less specialized in pharma/medical device than ALG but competes at the enterprise certification testing layer.
• Intertek Group: Global TIC provider covering consumer products, food and pharmaceutical testing. Competes for enterprise testing contracts where buyers want one provider across multiple product categories — directly analogous to ALG's single-source value proposition.
• Labcorp (Covance Drug Development): Major clinical and bioanalytical laboratory group with global operations spanning diagnostics, central labs and drug development services. Competes with ALG/Element on regulated analytical testing for pharma sponsors and is far broader as a diagnostics incumbent.

Emerging players

• ICON plc: Post-PRA Health combination, ICON includes bioanalytical and central laboratory services used by pharma/biotech sponsors. Comparable technology and regulatory profile (cGLP, FDA inspected) but primarily focused on the clinical trial testing segment adjacent to ALG's CMC and medical device work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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