Vanguard Laboratory offers consulting for food, beverage, supplement, peptide, pharmaceutical and cosmetic manufacturers. Our scientists bring experience in chemistry, microbiology, chromatography, mass spectrometry, metals and process authority work, and our team has consulted for clients ranging from startups to very large companies, including military and federal agency projects.
We also work with a team of affiliated consultants whose expertise extends what our staff covers. For each project we bring together the people whose experience fits the work, and when testing is needed it can be done here in our lab.
Some clients need an answer to one question. Others need a full program written, validated and handed over. We can do either.
Email [email protected] or use the form below with the product, the process, the problem and any deadline.
The first call is free. We talk through what you have, what you need and whether testing is part of it.
You get the plan, deliverables and timeline in writing. Formulation work is billed hourly. Other projects are quoted as a fixed project or by the hour.
You get the plan, protocol, validation report or recommendations in writing, with lab results if testing was part of the project. Follow-up questions after delivery are part of the job.
Depending on the project, these scientists from our lab work on it, along with affiliated consultants where the work calls for them.
Laboratory Director
Chemist, microbiologist and Process Authority. Food safety, process authority letters and laboratory quality systems.
Operations Director
BS in Animal Sciences with an emphasis in Chemistry. Sample management, workflow planning, quality documentation and project coordination.
Senior Scientist
PhD in Chemistry. Peptide chemistry, peptide characterization and mass spectrometry.
Senior Chemist
BS in Biology. Chromatography and mass spectrometry, quantitative methods, and LC-MS system qualification.
Analytical Chemist
BS in Chemistry. Pharmaceutical development and GMP testing, stability studies and method bridging.
Laboratory Manager
BS, microbiology and chemistry. Lab operations, metals analysis, method development and calibration.
Analytical Chemist
BS in Environmental Science. Trace metals by ICP-MS, SOPs, training, data review and QA/QC.
Microbiologist
Bachelor’s in Biomedical Science. Food and water microbiology, endotoxin and sterility testing.
Microbiologist
BS in Microbiology. Public health microbiology and PCR.
Analytical Chemist
Food science research background. HPLC and GC method development and ICP-MS sample preparation.
See some of our past work on our Representative Projects page.
The first scoping call is free. Formulation work is $450 per hour with a 2.5-hour minimum to start. Other consulting is quoted after that call, either as a fixed project price or by the hour. Testing is quoted separately at our normal testing prices.
If you know which test you need, you can order it directly. Consulting makes sense when you need a program written or reviewed, a process validated, a study designed, or help working out why something failed. If you only need a standard process authority letter, see our process authority page.
Yes. Our team can review data, reports and certificates of analysis from any lab and tell you what they mean for your product or process.
Most work can be done remotely by call, email and document review. Site visits can be quoted when the project needs one.
Yes. We can sign your nondisclosure agreement before you send formulas, processes or data.
Yes. Contact us as soon as you can with what you know so far. Recall and root cause work is prioritized, and testing for those projects can be rushed.
Food and beverage, dietary supplements and nutraceuticals, peptides and research compounds, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and personal care, and drinking water and environmental work.
Yes. Having the testing and the consulting in the same place means the team reviewing your results is the team that designed the study. Testing is quoted separately.
