Mortec

What Mortec does

Mortec Scientific and Medical Group, operating under the DBA "Mortec," is a privately held analytical testing laboratory headquartered at 1750 The Queensway in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 2003 and operating under recognized ISO/IEC 17025 standards through a synergistic processing alliance with Gelda Scientific, the company delivers chemistry testing (FT-IR, GC, GC-MS, HPLC, UV-Vis, LC-MS/MS, AB Sciex 4500), microbiological testing (PCR/BAX real-time, pathogen, mycotoxin, bioburden), nutritional analysis via custom profiling software, pet food testing to AAFCO standards, indoor air quality testing and remediation, clinical trial design and administration, custom method development, and export compliance services. The lab serves food manufacturers, pet food manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, natural health product manufacturers, and environmental corporations across North America, East Asia, and the European Union.

The technical platform combines conventional analytical instrumentation with proprietary methodologies developed in-house, including pioneering methods for cyanide and hydrogen cyanide quantification, glycol and glycerin qualification in foods and cosmetics, and a custom nutritional profiling system built on the USDA database. The firm operates a satellite R&D laboratory used as a methodology think tank, and its scientific leadership — Dr. Morton and Dr. Gupta — has designed and refined testing approaches over more than two decades, including Dr. Morton's prior management of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Certification Food Program. The lab explicitly positions itself as the "go-to" problem-solver for complex quality issues that clients cannot resolve internally.

The business model is professional services B2B, sold through direct sales engagement to clients ranging from small businesses to large multinational corporations. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; contracts are tailored to individual client requirements. The company has not raised external institutional capital, has no disclosed parent company, and remains founder-controlled. Revenue, headcount detail beyond an 11–50 employee band, and customer-level data are not publicly disclosed, which materially limits financial visibility.

Name

Mortec

Legal name

Mortec Scientific and Medical Group

Website

https://morteclabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Analytical Laboratory Testing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Risk Assessment, Hazard Analysis & Food Defense/Fraud Programs (AFALAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Site Data Management Support (EDC/Source/SDV Readiness) (HLAGACAL), Process/Facility Hazard Analysis (HACCP Plans, CCP Determination) (AFALAOAE), Environmental Monitoring & Cleanroom Testing (GMP) (HLAGADAL)

Keywords

• Analytical laboratory testing
• Food safety testing
• Pharmaceutical testing services
• Pet food analysis
• Microbiological testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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: B2B professional laboratory testing services for food, pharmaceutical, pet food, medical devices, and natural health product industries. Services range from high-volume routine testing to specialized one-off tests and complex research projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Mortec is a Canadian analytical testing and research laboratory that performs chemistry, microbiological, nutritional, environmental, and clinical-trial-related testing for food, pet food, pharmaceutical, medical device, natural health product, and air-quality clients. The firm also develops custom analytical methods and supports regulatory export compliance, operating from a Toronto laboratory under ISO/IEC 17025 accredited quality systems.

Product overview

Mortec Scientific and Medical Group operates as a full-service testing laboratory offering a comprehensive portfolio of analytical testing and research services. The company functions as a unified laboratory services platform rather than a traditional software product, providing Chemistry Testing Services, Microbiological Testing Services, Nutritional Analysis, Petfood Testing, Air Quality Testing and Treatment, Clinical Trials Services, Method Development and Research, and Export Compliance Services. The portfolio is unified under the Mortec brand, with multiple laboratory divisions operating under one corporate group, including a newly established satellite R&D laboratory. Services are delivered through the synergistic processing alliance partner Gelda Scientific and comply with ISO/IEC 17025 standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Testing and Research Laboratory Services
• Chemistry Testing Services
• Microbiological Testing Services
• Nutritional Analysis and Profiling
• Petfood Testing Services
• Air Quality Testing and Treatment Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Fast turnaround times without compromising accuracy or attention to detail
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gelda ScientificcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSynergistic processing alliance partner operating under recognized ISO/IEC 17025 standards. Mortec collaborates with Gelda Scientific to ensure the highest level of accuracy, reliability, and compliance in all testing methodologies. Regulatory testing work is performed at the Gelda Scientific site per internal scope.
• CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)minorOthersRegulatory body partner ensuring compliance with Canadian food safety regulations and official testing methods.
• FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)minorOthersRegulatory body partner ensuring compliance with U.S. food and drug safety regulations and official testing methods.
• Health CanadaminorOthersRegulatory body partner ensuring compliance with Canadian health product regulations and official testing methods.
• CODEX AlimentariusminorOthersInternational food standards body partner ensuring compliance with international food safety standards and official testing methods.
• AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Collaboration)minorOthersScientific association partner providing official methods and parameters for testing.
• AOCS (American Oil Chemists' Society)minorOthersScientific association partner providing official methods and parameters for testing.
• AACC (American Association of Cereal Chemists)minorOthersScientific association partner providing official methods and parameters for testing.
• APHA (American Public Health Association)minorOthersScientific association partner providing official methods and parameters for testing.
• ASTM InternationalminorOthersScientific association partner providing official methods and parameters for testing.
• AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials)minorOthersSpecialized platform partner providing standards for pet food guaranteed analysis and nutritional testing requirements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: SGS is one of the world's largest testing, inspection, and certification companies with extensive food, life sciences, and agricultural testing capabilities across global markets. It overlaps with Mortec across food safety, nutritional, pharmaceutical, and environmental testing, and competes for the same ISO 17025-accredited B2B work at much greater scale.
• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is the world's largest food, pharmaceutical, environmental, and clinical testing laboratory group with thousands of accredited methods and global coverage. While its scale vastly exceeds Mortec's, it competes directly for the same food, pharma, pet food, and environmental testing RFPs and represents the dominant incumbent in the commercial testing category Mortec operates in.
• Intertek: Intertek provides testing and quality assurance services across food, agri-commodities, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products with global lab infrastructure. Its food and pharmaceutical testing practices compete head-to-head with Mortec for manufacturer testing spend, and its broader portfolio gives it procurement leverage Mortec does not have.
• ALS Limited: ALS is a major global testing services provider with strong food, environmental, pharmaceutical, and life sciences testing divisions. It is comparable to Mortec as a B2B analytical testing laboratory targeting regulated industries, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) provider with strong agri-food, commodity, and consumer products testing operations including through its Maxxam Analytics subsidiary in Canada. It is a directly comparable testing incumbent to Mortec, particularly in food and environmental categories, and competes for the same regulated Canadian and North American testing clients.
• Charles River Laboratories: Charles River Laboratories is a global CRO and preclinical/preclinical-to-clinical testing services provider serving pharmaceutical, biotech, and consumer health manufacturers. It is comparable to Mortec for the clinical trials, pharmaceutical testing, and medical device testing portions of Mortec's portfolio, and represents the scale-tier incumbent Mortec would face when competing for larger pharma sponsors.
• Labcorp Drug Development (formerly Covance): Labcorp Drug Development (formerly Covance) is a major global CRO offering clinical trial design and laboratory services for pharmaceutical and natural health product manufacturers. Mortec's clinical trials services for natural health products and supplements directly overlap with this CRO-style offering, though Labcorp operates at vastly greater scale across global pharma and biopharma customers.

Direct peers

• NSF International: NSF provides testing, certification, and auditing services across food safety, supplements, water, and consumer products, with particular strength in nutritional label verification and dietary supplement testing. It is highly comparable to Mortec's nutritional analysis, natural health product, and supplement testing offerings, and similarly targets regulated B2B manufacturers seeking accredited analytical results.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Mérieux NutriSciences is one of the largest dedicated food testing and safety service networks globally, offering microbiological, chemical, nutritional, and shelf-life testing across food, pet food, and beverage categories. It directly overlaps Mortec's core food manufacturer and pet food manufacturer testing segments, serving very similar B2B regulated customers with comparable ISO 17025 scope.
• AGAT Laboratories: AGAT Laboratories is a Canadian-owned analytical testing network offering food, environmental, pharmaceutical, and microbiological testing services with ISO 17025 accreditation. As a Toronto-area-headquartered Canadian competitor, it is one of Mortec's closest direct competitors for food safety, environmental, and pharmaceutical testing B2B clients in the Canadian market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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