Ask Pharma

What Ask Pharma does

Ask Pharma Inc. is a privately held, independent contract analytical laboratory headquartered at 307 College Road East in Princeton, New Jersey. The company is ISO 17025-certified, ISO 9001-certified, and FDA-registered, providing third-party analytical testing services to manufacturers in the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, natural products, phytochemical, vitamin, functional food, and cosmeceutical industries.

The service portfolio spans the product lifecycle for health and pharma products. Core offerings include batch and lot release potency testing, raw material identity and purity testing, analytical method development, validation and verification, stability studies for shelf-life determination, and impurity profiling. These services are delivered through validated cGMP-compliant methods and are positioned as enabling regulatory compliance and consumer trust. A consulting layer extends the offering into formulation and product development guidance for clients. The underlying technology stack is conventional analytical chemistry instrumentation and validated SOPs rather than software platforms; there is no disclosed digital product, API, or AI component.

The commercial model is professional services on a quote basis, with revenue generated per project or per batch. GTM is sales-led and direct: clients contact the company by phone (917-285-5895) or email ([email protected]) to request quotes, with the website functioning as a lead-generation surface via a "Request a Quote" call-to-action. Distribution is single-country, direct B2B, with samples submitted to the Princeton lab. The company has 1–10 employees, no disclosed funding, no parent company, no named customers, no M&A history, and no partnerships, indicating an early-stage, founder-led micro-laboratory. The website is hosted on a WordPress staging subdomain and retains template-level placeholder content, which is consistent with a resource-constrained commercial operation.

Name

Ask Pharma

Legal name

Ask Pharma Inc.

Website

https://askpharmaceuticals.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ask Pharma Inc. is a Princeton, NJ-based independent contract laboratory providing ISO 17025-certified, FDA-registered analytical testing (potency, raw material, stability, impurity profiling, method validation) to nutraceutical and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Analytical Laboratory Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Bioanalytical Testing (PK/ADA/NAb) (HLAGADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food, Feed & Nutraceutical Analytical Testing (HLAGADAN)

Keywords

• Contract laboratory testing
• Analytical testing services
• Nutraceutical testing
• Pharmaceutical testing
• Stability studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Princeton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Laboratory Testing Services: Revenue generated from providing analytical testing services to nutraceutical and pharmaceutical companies, including batch release testing, raw material verification, method development, stability studies, and impurity profiling. Services are quoted on a per-project or per-batch basis.
2. Consulting Services: Expert consulting services to guide testing, formulation, and product development success for nutritional supplement and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ask Pharma is an independent, ISO 17025-certified and FDA-registered contract laboratory that provides analytical testing services for nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, natural products, phytochemical, vitamin, functional food, and cosmeceutical manufacturers. Services include batch and lot release potency testing, raw material testing, method development/validation/verification, stability studies, impurity profiling, and related consulting.

Product overview

Ask Pharma Inc. is an independent, ISO 17025-certified and FDA-registered contract laboratory providing analytical testing services for the nutritional supplements, natural products, phytochemicals, vitamins, functional foods, and cosmeceutical industries. The company offers a unified portfolio of testing services including Batch and Lot Release Potency Testing, Raw Material Testing, Method Development/Validation/Verification, Stability Studies, Impurity Profiling, and Consulting Services. These services work together to ensure accuracy, quality, and compliance in nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products throughout the product development lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Batch and Lot Release Potency Testing Analytical testing service that ensures every production batch meets cGMP standards for safety, purity, and potency before market release. Designed for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical manufacturers that require independent third-party verification for batch release.
• Raw Material Testing Independent verification of incoming raw material identity, purity, and quality to ensure safe and compliant finished products. Targeted at nutraceutical and pharmaceutical manufacturers needing documented raw material qualification.
• Method Development, Validation, & Verification Development and validation of reliable analytical methods to ensure accuracy, precision, and regulatory compliance for client-specific test procedures. Used by manufacturers that require custom validated methods for their unique products.
• Stability Studies Reliability studies that establish product shelf life and expiration dating to support long-term quality assurance. Designed for nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and cosmeceutical manufacturers that need shelf-life data for regulatory filings and labeling.
• Impurity Profiling Validated analytical methods to identify and quantify impurities in nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products, supporting safety assessments and regulatory submissions.
• Consulting Services Expert consulting and lab advisory services that guide nutritional supplement and pharmaceutical manufacturers through testing strategy, formulation, and product development decisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fast turnaround time with reliable and affordable testing solutions

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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

Broad incumbents

• SGS: Global testing, inspection, and certification company with a significant pharmaceutical and nutraceutical analytical testing practice. Overlaps with Ask Pharma's service menu but operates globally with far larger capacity.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global leader in contract analytical testing for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and cosmetic products. Directly comparable as a contract testing competitor but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic coverage.
• Intertek: Global quality assurance provider with pharmaceutical and supplement testing services including method validation, stability, and contaminant analysis. Overlaps with Ask Pharma's service menu at significantly greater scale.
• WuXi AppTec: Global contract research organization providing laboratory testing, bioanalytical, and pharmaceutical analytical services. Comparable in offering pharmaceutical analytical and stability testing but operates at enterprise scale globally.
• Element Materials Technology: Global testing services provider with pharmaceutical and life sciences analytical capabilities including method validation and stability testing. Comparable in analytical testing services but at much larger scale and broader industry footprint.
• Charles River Laboratories: Major life sciences services company with pharmaceutical analytical and bioanalytical testing capabilities. Comparable in offering pharmaceutical QC and stability services but operates at enterprise scale across many geographies.

Direct peers

• Alcami: US contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) offering analytical method development, validation, stability, and release testing for pharma and biotech clients. Directly comparable in pharmaceutical analytical testing scope.
• Pace Analytical Services: US-based contract analytical laboratory serving pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and food manufacturers with potency, impurity, and stability testing. Most directly comparable US-based contract testing peer in service mix and customer base.
• Avomeen: Independent US contract analytical laboratory providing cGMP testing, method development, stability studies, and impurity profiling for pharma and nutraceutical clients. Highly comparable in size, scope, and target customers.
• Particle Technology Labs: US-based contract analytical laboratory specializing in pharmaceutical particle characterization, method development, and stability testing. Comparable as a smaller-scale, specialized pharma analytical testing peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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