History.
When the nature network® decided to set up a laboratory company more than a decade ago, it was our reaction to the economic changes taking place at the beginning of the 1990s. The borders were opening across Europe and multinational concerns were developing strategies to make optimum use of the new-found liberties and privileges. A comprehensive, internationally oriented centre of competence for herbal products and preparations was established to meet the increasingly stringent requirements of the pharmaceutical industry in terms of development, analysis and marketing authorisation - PhytoLab was born.
In our capacity as the founding team of PhytoLab, we enjoyed the tremendous advantage of not having to start from scratch, because Martin Bauer already had a Quality Control employing 43 people. This provided a sound foundation that enabled us to offer our services outside the nature network® as well.
The main pillars of our business have not undergone any fundamental changes over the years: they still include contaminant analysis and quality control of herbal starting materials and preparations to the same extent as project management and marketing authorisation dossiers, as well as advice and expert's reports on plant-based products. Some things have changed, however; first and foremost the increasingly stringent requirements to be met on all sides.
This is the main reason why we at PhytoLab have made safety and security the main focal points of our thoughts and actions. We have not only been able to increase product safety continuously in recent years by extending the number of substances under surveillance within the framework of pesticide, heavy metal and mycotoxin analysis, for instance, but have also established new experimental and analytical methods to examine other contaminants, such as acrylamide, nonylphenol and PAHs.
Considerable financial investments were needed in order to acquire the laboratory instruments and facilities required for this. As the years passed, our equipment pool gradually grew to such an extent that a new building had to be erected in Vestenbergsgreuth and an additional 1,200 m2 of laboratory space has been available since its completion in 2004. Incidentally, our service spectrum has also been augmented over the years, with increasing importance being attached to the verification of plant-based pharmaceuticals' efficacy and safety, as just one example. The importance of foresighted risk management is demonstrated by the most recent heated arguments relating to such tried-and trusted phytopharmaceutical products as kava or St. John's wort. We are now also able to offer our customers a variety of services in international markets within the framework of the global the nature network®, a valuable benefit to many companies in the light of the eastern expansion of the European Union.
Since its foundation, PhytoLab has developed to become a strategic partner with a widely diversified product and service spectrum. This development would certainly not have been possible without the loyalty of our customers and we would like to take this opportunity to assure you that we will continue to do everything in our power to comply with all of your requirements and wishes in the future as well. We look forward to furthering our positive cooperation.
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