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Last Updated: Oct 27, 2025, 07:33 PM
At BioLaunch, we connect science with real-world needs. Our team helps businesses, farmers, entrepreneurs, and organizations test products, improve processes, and develop new ideas. Whether you need to analyze soil, evaluate a product, or prepare something for market, we provide the equipment, expertise, and support to help you succeed, no technical background required.
Product & Ingredient Testing
Learn more: Mass Spectrometry Core Lab
If you need to understand what’s in your product, verify ingredient quality, or check for unwanted materials, our team can help. We provide accurate, easy-to-understand testing for foods, beverages, agricultural materials, and manufactured products.
Common reasons clients come to us:
- To confirm ingredient lists or nutrient levels
- To detect additives or contaminants
- To ensure products meet labeling or quality claims
- To compare batches for consistency
You’ll receive clear explanations and guidance on how to apply your results to your business or project decisions.
Material and Quality Analysis
Learn more: Analytical Core Lab
The Analytical Core Lab helps companies and researchers understand how products and materials perform. This is useful for manufacturers, food producers, and anyone needing dependable quality checks.
We can help you:
- Evaluate the quality and stability of ingredients or finished products
- Test the consistency of raw materials
- Troubleshoot quality or shelf-life concerns
- Support research and product development with reliable data
Our team handles the testing and provides results in plain language that’s easy to act on.
Process Development & Scale-Up
Learn more: Biotechnology Core Lab
If you’re developing a new product that involves biological or fermentation-based processes, the Biotechnology Core Lab can help you move from small-batch testing to full production.
Our team assists with:
- Developing or improving fermentation-based products
- Testing new ingredients or bio-based materials
- Increasing yield and product consistency
- Exploring environmentally friendly or waste-reducing methods
We help you take your idea from the early stages to a reliable, repeatable process.
Fermentation Testing and Support
Learn more: Fermentation Science Institute
The Fermentation Science Institute provides specialized testing and support for food, beverage, and fermentation-based products.
Services include:
- Alcohol content testing for wine, beer, cider, and spirits
- pH and acidity analysis
- Sugar and residual carbohydrate testing
- Sensory evaluations and product feedback
- Guidance on fermentation control and quality assurance
These services are ideal for breweries, wineries, distilleries, kombucha producers, and other businesses that rely on fermentation quality and consistency.
Soil, Water, and Environmental Testing
Learn more: Ecological Analyses Laboratory
The Ecological Analyses Laboratory supports farmers, landowners, and environmental professionals by providing dependable soil, plant, and water testing.
Typical services include:
- Soil nutrient testing for crops, gardens, and land restoration
- pH and organic matter analysis
- Water quality testing for agricultural, municipal, or private use
- Plant tissue analysis for nutrient and health assessment
- Environmental monitoring and field sampling support
We help you understand how soil and water quality affect your crops, property, or projects and what steps to take next.
Business & Innovation Support
Learn more: BioLaunch Business Annex
Through the BioLaunch Business Annex, we provide the business guidance and collaboration space needed to bring scientific ideas to market.
Our support includes:
- Advising on business formation and planning
- Guidance on intellectual property and funding opportunities
- Office and meeting space for startups and project teams
- Workshops, training, and networking events
Whether you’re testing a product idea, improving a process, or preparing to launch a new venture, our team connects science, business, and innovation under one roof.
Who We Serve
BioLaunch supports a wide range of clients, including:
- Small businesses and startups developing new food, agricultural, or bio-based products
- Farmers and landowners seeking soil and water testing for better management decisions
- Manufacturers needing quality or ingredient verification
- Researchers and organizations pursuing environmental or product-based projects
You don’t need a background in science, just a goal. We’ll help you take the next step.