Clinical Research Laboratories

What Clinical Research Laboratories does

Clinical Research Laboratories, operating as Eurofins CRL, is a US-based contract clinical testing laboratory founded in 1992 and headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey. The company provides customized safety and efficacy testing programs for cosmetic, beauty, personal care, and pharmaceutical product manufacturers, serving 300+ businesses worldwide and having completed over 20,000 clinical testing studies since inception. Its service portfolio spans Safety Clinical Trials (including Human Repeated Insult Patch Test, Ophthalmic Safety-In-Use, and Comedogenicity testing), Claims/Bioinstrumentation, Photobiology (in-vivo and in-vitro SPF and photostability testing), Microbiology (antimicrobial efficacy, preservative efficacy testing, and microbial limits testing for FDA and global regulatory submissions), Cosmetology, and Consumer Research.

The company's core technical differentiator is a proprietary panelist database of 35,000+ individuals with comprehensive medical history and product usage assessments, enabling rapid study recruitment and customized clinical trial design across 30+ study-related variables including age, race, sex, skin type, and product usage practices. Operations span three US laboratory facilities in Piscataway NJ, Winston-Salem NC, and Austin TX, providing regional coverage for panelist recruitment and client service delivery. The business operates as a B2B fee-for-service model with project-based contracts, quote-driven pricing, and direct enterprise sales targeting large consumer products companies requiring regulatory compliance testing and claim substantiation.

Clinical Research Laboratories is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eurofins USA, which is part of Eurofins Scientific, a global bioanalytical testing conglomerate. The company benefits from shared quality standards, international client reach, and cross-network resources within the Eurofins platform while maintaining a specialized focus on clinical testing for consumer products. Marketing and client engagement are supported through a content ecosystem including technical blogs, webinars, industry events, newsletters, and an "Ask the Expert" consultation channel.

Name

Clinical Research Laboratories

Legal name

Clinical Research Laboratories Inc.

Website

https://crl-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Eurofins CRL is a US contract clinical testing laboratory that provides customized safety, efficacy, and regulatory testing services for cosmetic, personal care, and pharmaceutical product manufacturers, leveraging a 35,000+ panelist database and three US laboratory locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Clinical Testing Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Research & Trial Central Laboratories (HLAFAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Release Testing & Batch Certification (QC) (HLAGADAC)

Keywords

• Clinical safety testing
• Cosmetic efficacy testing
• Microbiology testing services
• Photobiology testing
• Consumer research panels

Headquarters

HQ city

Piscataway

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Testing Services: Fee-for-service clinical testing for cosmetic, beauty, personal care, and pharmaceutical products. Services include safety testing, efficacy testing, claims substantiation, and regulatory compliance testing. Revenue generated through project-based contracts for specific testing studies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clinical Research Laboratories is a contract clinical testing laboratory that designs and runs customized safety and efficacy testing programs for cosmetic, beauty, personal care, and pharmaceutical companies. Services include safety clinical trials (e.g., Human Repeated Insult Patch Test, ophthalmic and in-use safety studies), claims substantiation via bioinstrumentation, photobiology (in-vivo and in-vitro SPF/photostability), microbiology (antimicrobial and preservative efficacy), cosmetology evaluation, and consumer research, leveraging a 35,000+ panelist database and methods aligned with FDA, USP, ISO, ASTM, and EN regulatory standards.

Product overview

Eurofins CRL (formerly Clinical Research Laboratories) operates as a unified clinical testing platform offering customized safety and efficacy testing programs for cosmetic, beauty, personal care, and pharmaceutical products. The company provides an integrated suite of services including Safety Clinical Trials, Claims/Bioinstrumentation, Photobiology, Microbiology, Cosmetology, and Consumer Research. The portfolio is anchored by their panelist database of 35,000+ participants and over 20,000 completed clinical testing studies, enabling tailored clinical trials across 30+ study-related variables including age, race, sex, skin type, and product usage practices. Services span from specialized antimicrobial efficacy testing for FDA submissions to consumer research panels located at facilities in Piscataway NJ, Winston-Salem NC, and Austin TX.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Safety Clinical Trials

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed over 20,000 clinical testing studies
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Eurofins GlobalcoreOthersEurofins CRL is a subsidiary of Eurofins Scientific, a global leader in bioanalytical testing. The company operates as part of the Eurofins USA network, benefiting from global quality standards, shared resources, and international reach while maintaining specialized focus on clinical testing for consumer products.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS Société Générale de Surveillance: One of the world's largest testing, inspection, and certification companies with a global cosmetics and personal care testing network. Competes with CRL for multinational consumer products testing contracts and offers much broader geographic reach.
• Charles River Laboratories: Large global CRO with significant safety assessment, microbiology, and biopharmaceutical testing services. While primarily focused on drug development, its safety and laboratory services footprint competes for pharmaceutical client testing spend adjacent to CRL's pharma-adjacent work.
• Intertek Group: Global quality assurance and testing company with consumer goods, personal care, and pharmaceutical testing services. Directly comparable offerings in safety, efficacy, and claims testing for cosmetic and personal care products.
• BioReliance (MilliporeSigma): MilliporeSigma's biologics and biosafety testing services division offering microbiology, viral clearance, and product safety testing. Comparable to CRL's microbiology and safety testing services, particularly for pharmaceutical clients.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification group with consumer products and cosmetics testing services. Comparable to CRL in service scope but with significantly larger international laboratory network.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global parent of Clinical Research Laboratories and one of the world's largest bioanalytical testing groups. Operates hundreds of laboratories across food, environmental, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic testing — overlapping directly with CRL's service lines at a much broader scale.

Direct peers

• Toxikon Corporation: Preclinical and biocompatibility testing laboratory with capabilities in safety and efficacy assessment for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products. Comparable in clinical/safety testing services for regulated consumer health categories.
• AMA Laboratories: Long-standing New York-based contract testing laboratory specializing in safety, efficacy, and claims testing for the cosmetic, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. Directly competes with CRL on safety clinical trials and bioinstrumentation panels.
• Product Investigations Inc. Independent consumer product safety and claims substantiation laboratory serving cosmetics, personal care, and OTC pharmaceutical manufacturers. Overlaps with CRL on HRIPT, safety-in-use, and claims support studies.
• Consumer Product Testing Co. New Jersey-based independent contract laboratory offering clinical safety, efficacy, microbiology, and sensory/consumer testing for cosmetics, personal care, OTC drugs, and specialty chemicals. Directly comparable service portfolio and customer base to CRL.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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