What QuantiLAB does

QuantiLAB Ltd is an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited, multi-disciplinary analytical laboratory headquartered in Phoenix, Mauritius, that provides testing, inspection, and certification services across seven segments: Food & Feed, Environmental, Pharmaceutical & Cosmetics, Petroleum, Equine Doping Control, Inspection, and Audit & Certification. The company operates a state-of-the-art laboratory equipped with advanced analytical instrumentation including QQQ GC/MS, HS-GC/FID, HS-GCMS, UPLC QqQ MS, UPLC HRMS/MS, ICP/MS, and NMR, enabling methods that span nutritional, microbiological, pesticide residue (500+ chemical standards), heavy metal, mycotoxin, dissolution, stability, and equine anti-doping analyses compliant with IFHA, ARF, AORC, and ILAC-G7 standards. It serves 1,100+ clients worldwide — including food manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, petroleum traders, environmental regulators, and racing authorities (e.g., Madras Race Club since 2017) — with a workforce of 70+ employees, many of whom have 15+ years of tenure dating to the predecessor Mauritius Turf Club Laboratory (MTCL, 1986).

QuantiLAB generates revenue through quote-based per-test analytical fees, transaction-based third-party inspection services (ISO 17020), and professional services for HACCP, BRCGS, IFS, GLOBALG.A.P, and SMETA audits delivered in partnership with WQS LLC. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements are governed by proposals with 30-day payment terms. Distribution is direct to enterprise clients, supplemented by parent company QIMA's global footprint (40+ offices, 95 countries) for cross-sell and brand reach. The company is a fully owned subsidiary of QIMA, a global leader in testing, inspection, audit, and certification services, and operates with the leadership of Founder & CEO Bertrand Baudot.

Name

QuantiLAB

Legal name

QuantiLAB Ltd

Website

https://quantilab.mu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

QuantiLAB is an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratory in Mauritius providing analytical testing, inspection, and certification services across food, pharmaceutical, petroleum, environmental, and equine doping control segments to 1,100+ clients, operating as a fully owned subsidiary of global TIC group QIMA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Analytical Laboratory 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

Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen) (AFALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food, Feed & Nutraceutical Analytical Testing (HLAGADAN), Food Safety Certification Bodies (ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, SQF) (AFALAAAC), Regulatory Compliance & HACCP Consulting (FDA/USDA/EFSA) (AFALAAAD)

Keywords

• Analytical testing services
• Laboratory inspection services
• Food feed testing
• Pharmaceutical quality testing
• Equine doping control

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

Mauritius

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Analytical Testing Services: Laboratory testing for food & feed, environmental samples, pharmaceutical products, petroleum products, and equine doping control. Revenue generated through testing fees based on sample types and parameters analyzed.
2. Inspection Services: Third-party inspection services for consumer products, commodities (sugar, fishmeal, ethanol, flour, rice), and petroleum products. Includes supervision of loading/unloading, quantity measurement, bunker survey, and quality certification.
3. Audit, Training & Certification: HACCP, BRCGS, IFS, GLOBALG.A.P Certification, SMETA & Social Compliance audit services provided in collaboration with WQS. Training services for food safety schemes and regulations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

QuantiLAB is an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited multi-disciplinary analytical laboratory providing testing, inspection, and certification services to enterprise clients. Services cover food and feed testing (nutritional, microbiological, pesticide residues, heavy metals, mycotoxins), environmental monitoring (water, soil, air, surface swabs), pharmaceutical and cosmetic testing, petroleum product testing and bunker surveys, equine doping control for racing authorities, ISO 17020 third-party inspections for commodities and consumer products, and food-safety certification audits in partnership with WQS.

Product overview

QuantiLAB is a laboratory services company offering an integrated portfolio of testing, inspection, and certification services across seven segments: Food & Feed, Environment, Pharmaceutical, Equine Doping Control, Petroleum, Forensic Toxicology, and Audit & Certification. The core offerings include analytical testing services (using advanced equipment such as QQQ GC/MS, HS-GC/FID, UPLC QqQ MS, ICP/MS), inspection services (based on ISO 17020), and certification services (in partnership with WQS for GFSI-recognized schemes). The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a software platform, providing end-to-end quality assurance solutions for clients worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food & Feed Testing Services Comprehensive analytical testing services for food and feed products including nutritional analysis, microbiological analysis, pesticide residues testing (500+ chemical standards), heavy metal analysis, mycotoxin screening, and melamine derivatives testing, targeted at food manufacturers, processors, and feed producers for safety compliance and nutritional labeling.
• Environmental Testing Services Environmental monitoring and analytical solutions covering water (potable, bottled, effluent, wastewater, irrigation), soil (NPK, pH, pesticides, heavy metals), air quality (CO2, CO, ozone, PM2.5, PM10, VOCs), and surface swab testing aligned with EU Council Directive 98/83/EC, for corporate organizations, governmental institutions, and industrial operators.
• Pharmaceutical Testing Services Routine and non-routine testing for pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors using advanced equipment such as QQQ GC/MS, HS-GC/FID, HS-GCMS, UPLC QqQ MS, UPLC HRMS/MS, ICP/MS, NMR fat analyser, and a microbiology laboratory, including heavy metal analysis, active ingredient identification, dissolution studies, uniformity testing, microbiology, and stability studies per USP and BP pharmacopoeial standards.
• Petroleum Testing Services Comprehensive testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services for petroleum products including motor gasoline, aviation fuel (Jet A1), gasoil, fuel oil, and marine bunker fuels, with rapid recertification turnarounds (Jet A1 5-6 hours, Motor Gasoline 6-8 hours, Gasoil 24 hours, Marine Fuel Oil 6-8 hours) and round-the-clock 365-day availability for petroleum traders and marine bunker operators.
• Equine Doping Control Services Accredited equine doping control testing with extensive analyte coverage per IFHA Article 6 and 6E, A-sample analysis, B-sample confirmatory analysis, and feed analysis, delivered with near-perfect AORC proficiency test scores over almost 10 years for racing authorities such as Madras Race Club.
• Inspection Services Third-party inspection services based on ISO 17020 covering container stuffing and unstuffing supervision, individual client quality criteria, quantity calculations, and quality certification for consumer products, commodities (sugar, fishmeal, ethanol, flour, rice), and petroleum products.
• Audit, Training & Certification Services Food safety auditing and certification services including HACCP, BRCGS, IFS, GLOBALG.A.P, and SMETA compliance audits, plus social compliance audits and food safety training, delivered in collaboration with WQS (a QIMA Group affiliate approved by GFSI-recognized schemes, government entities, and major food retailers; QIMA/WQS was awarded Food Certification Body of the Year 2021 by BRCGS).

Quantifiable outcome

• Perfect score on AORC proficiency test for nearly 10 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• QIMAcoreOthersQuantiLAB Ltd is a private company registered in Mauritius and is fully owned by QIMA, a global leader in testing, inspection, audit and certification services with more than 40 offices and laboratories across 95 countries. QIMA provides the parent infrastructure and brand for QuantiLAB's operations.
• WQS LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWQS is a QIMA Group Affiliate providing HACCP, BRCGS, IFS, GLOBALG.A.P Certification, SMETA & Social Compliance audit services in collaboration with QuantiLAB. WQS is approved by GFSI recognised schemes, government entities and major food retailers. QIMA/WQS was awarded Food Certification Body of the Year 2021 by BRCGS.
• MAURITAScoreOthersMAURITAS is the official accreditation body of Mauritius. QuantiLAB is accredited ISO/IEC 17025 with full ILAC MRA recognition by MAURITAS, which outlines the parameters for which the laboratory is accredited.
• International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA)minorOthersQuantiLAB is assessed for compliance with international standards established by IFHA as part of its ISO/IEC 17025 quality system for equine doping control services.
• Asian Racing Federation (ARF)minorOthersQuantiLAB is assessed for compliance with international standards established by ARF for equine doping control and racing integrity.
• Association of Official Racing Chemists (AORC)minorOthersQuantiLAB participates in AORC proficiency testing programs and has achieved perfect scores for nearly 10 years.
• International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC-G7)minorOthersQuantiLAB maintains ISO 17025 / ILAC G7 accreditation status, ensuring international equivalence of its testing results.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is the world's largest food, pharmaceutical, and environmental testing group with tens of thousands of methods across dozens of countries. QuantiLAB competes for multi-disciplinary analytical work, particularly in food and pharma, and is differentiated as a mid-tier ILAC-accredited alternative with strong racing-chemistry depth that Eurofins lacks.
• SGS SA: SGS is a global TIC leader covering food, agri, petroleum, pharma, and environmental testing across 100+ countries. QuantiLAB competes head-to-head for food/pharmaceutical/petroleum analytical work, especially with multinational buyers who sometimes favor SGS's local-lab density over a single-site regional lab.
• Intertek: Intertek operates global labs in food, agri, pharma, petroleum, and environmental verticals, including petroleum cargo inspection analogous to QuantiLAB's bunker surveys. Comparable on TIC breadth and accreditation footprint (ISO 17025, ISO 17020), differentiated primarily by Intertek's far larger scale and directly competing for the same multi-disciplinary RFPs.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas provides commodity inspection, petroleum testing, food and environmental analysis, and certification services globally. QuantiLAB's inspection and fuel-testing offering overlaps directly, particularly in marine bunker survey and food/feed residue work for trade flows through the Indian Ocean.
• TÜV SÜD: TÜV SÜD provides food, pharmaceutical, environmental, and product testing along with certification across global manufacturing supply chains. Comparable on certification (BRCGS, ISO schemes) and food/pharmaceutical testing services, and competes for the same multinational quality programs QuantiLAB targets.
• SGS Agricultural & Food Testing (formerly SGS / Mérieux JV): SGS Agriculture and Food division runs one of the largest global networks of ISO 17025 food and feed testing laboratories. As the segment-leader for pesticide residues, mycotoxins, and microbiological work in agri-trade flows, it is both benchmark and primary competitor for QuantiLAB's food/feed accounts outside of Mauritius.

Others

• QIMA: QIMA is QuantiLAB's parent and a global TIC group covering inspection, audit, and laboratory services in 95 countries. While the corporate parent, QIMA is also the most directly comparable TIC platform in commercial breadth, and internal referrals and shared clients make it both feeder and peer for analytical work.

Direct peers

• ALS Limited: ALS is a publicly listed multi-disciplinary testing services company covering food, environmental, pharmaceutical, and petroleum verticals across more than 60 countries. Closely comparable to QuantiLAB's analytical service portfolio and a relevant comparable on lab-services business model and accreditation-driven margins.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Mérieux NutriSciences specializes in food safety, water, and environmental testing for manufacturers and retailers, with operations in 30+ countries. Closest direct analogue to QuantiLAB's food/feed testing work, particularly on pesticide residues, microbiology, contaminants, and shelf-life studies.

Emerging players

• LGC Group: LGC operates sports/anti-doping and pharmaceutical reference laboratories, including equine doping control and forensic toxicology historically aligned with British and European racing. Direct competitor in racing chemistry (AORC proficiency participant, ISO 17025 accredited) and is the natural substitute bidder for any racing authority evaluating QuantiLAB.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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