SunStar Laboratories

Name

SunStar Laboratories

Legal name

SunStar Laboratories Inc.

Website

https://sunstarlabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Analytical Laboratory Testing

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Remediation Services (56291), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Site Assessment & Remedial Investigation (Phase II/III, Sampling & Characterization) (EUAIALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) & Soil/Groundwater Investigations (EUAHAFAA), Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services (in-house/contract labs; microbiology, metals, organics) (EUANAJAB), Stack/Source Emissions Testing & CEMS Support (EUAHACAB)

Keywords

• Environmental laboratory testing
• Soil and water analysis
• Air sample testing
• PFAS PFOA analysis
• Cannabis laboratory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Forest

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Environmental Laboratory Testing Services: Full service environmental analytical laboratory providing testing of soil, water, and air samples in support of environmental activities such as cleanup of contaminated sites and monitoring of ongoing remediation activities. Services include standard 3-day turnaround for volatiles (soil and water) and 5 days for semi-volatiles and metals. Rush analysis available for a discounted surcharge.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SunStar Laboratories is a full-service environmental analytical laboratory providing testing of soil, water, and air samples in support of contaminated site cleanup and ongoing remediation monitoring. Services include vola

Product overview

SunStar Laboratories is a full-service environmental analytical laboratory offering three core testing services: Water Analysis, Soil Analysis, and Air Analysis. These services support environmental cleanup of contaminated sites and ongoing remediation monitoring. The company operates specialized divisions including a Cannabis Division for cannabis testing with PFAS/PFOA analysis capabilities using LC/MS/MS instrumentation, and a Waste Water testing service for compliance and storm water tests. The laboratory performs multiple EPA and standard methods, providing volatiles, semi-volatiles, metals, wet chemistry, and bench testing across their service portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Analysis Full-service water testing group encompassing volatiles, semi-volatiles, wet chemistry, metals, and bench testing, including complete wastewater field testing for waste compliance and storm water tests.
• Soil Analysis Comprehensive soil testing including volatile, semi-volatile, extractables, leaching procedures (TCLP and STLP), and irregular solids and matrixes, with 5035 prep for volatile samples and fume hoods for solvent extraction.
• Air Analysis Full-service volatile air analysis capabilities utilizing the latest technology in sample analysis, including sampling canisters equipped with quick-connect valves for ease of field sampling.
• Cannabis Division Testing Cannabis laboratory testing services including PFAS/PFOA analysis using LC/MS/MS instrumentation, supervised by a dedicated Cannabis Laboratory Supervisor.
• Waste Water Testing Wastewater field testing covering waste compliance and storm water tests, including volatiles, semi volatiles, wet chemistry, metals, and bench testing.
• 600 Series Testing Specialized analytical testing services referenced in laboratory flyer documentation as part of SunStar's broader environmental testing portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3-day standard turnaround for volatiles (soil and water)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ALS Environmental: International environmental testing services provider operating extensive US laboratory capacity for water, soil, sediment, and air analysis. Directly comparable service offering and target customers to SunStar's environmental division.
• Pace Analytical Services: One of the largest privately held environmental testing laboratories in the US, providing analytical services across water, soil, and air for site characterization and remediation. Highly comparable services and customer base to SunStar at significantly greater scale.
• Bureau Veritas North America: Global TIC firm with environmental laboratory services for soil, water, and air testing supporting site assessment and remediation. Competes for the same consultant-driven, environmental-services workload as SunStar.
• SGS Environmental Services: Global testing, inspection, and certification firm with a dedicated environmental laboratory network covering soil, water, and air analysis. Competes with SunStar for remediation-driven testing work, particularly with multi-national clients.
• Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories: Part of the Eurofins network with dedicated US environmental testing services covering soil, water, and air analysis for site characterization and remediation. Competes for the same consultant-led project work as SunStar.
• Eurofins Environment Testing: Global environmental testing giant with a broad network of laboratories offering soil, water, and air analysis for site assessment and remediation. Directly comparable service menu to SunStar at much larger scale; primary competitive incumbent.

Direct peers

• SC Laboratories: California-headquartered cannabis and environmental testing laboratory offering potency, terpene, and contaminant screening for the cannabis vertical. Comparable to SunStar's cannabis division with direct overlap in regulated cannabis testing services.
• Anresco Laboratories: Independent California-based analytical laboratory providing environmental and cannabis product testing, including potency and contaminant analysis. Closely comparable to SunStar's dual environmental/cannabis testing model.
• EMLab P&K (A Bureau Veritas company): Specialist analytical laboratory focused on mold, IAQ, and environmental testing, sharing the same project-fee model and environmental consulting customer base as SunStar. Highly comparable niche overlap.

Others

• Phenomenex: Manufacturer of chromatography consumables, sample preparation products, and analytical columns used by environmental laboratories including SunStar. Adjacent supplier rather than a direct competitor, but relevant as an ecosystem participant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wix
• Instagraminstagram.com/wix
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sunstar-laboratories-inc.

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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