Alkemist Labs
Elan Sudberg has extensive work experience in the field of botanical testing and analysis. Elan started their career in 1997 as the Chief Executive Officer of Alkemist Labs, a contract-testing laboratory specializing in plant authentication and quantitative analytical services. Elan continues to hold this role.
In addition to their work at Alkemist Labs, Sudberg has held various advisory and board positions within the industry. Since 2007, they have served as an advisor for the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia. In 2010, they became the Chair of the Psychedelic Plants and Fungi Committee for the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and a member of the Board of Trustees and the Education and Research on Botanicals Foundation. Elan previously served as the Chair of the Cannabis Committee for AHPA from 2010 to 2013.
Sudberg's involvement in the cannabis industry extends to their role as a Review Board Member for the Patient Focused Certification (PFC) program at Americans For Safe Access since 2016.
Elan is also an Advisory Council Member for Sonoran University of Health Sciences, a Board Member for the National Animal Supplement Council, a member of the Science Advisory Board for Front Of The Pack, and a member of the Science and Agricultural Advisory Board for True Grace Health.
Sudberg's recent roles include being a Steering Committee Member for the Botanical Safety Consortium at the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI) since 2021, and a Board Member for the Nutrition Industry Association West (NIA-West) since 2022.
In summary, Elan Sudberg has a diverse range of experience in botanical testing, research, and industry leadership roles, contributing to the advancement and regulation of botanical products in various sectors.
Elan Sudberg's education history includes attending California State University, Long Beach from 2003 to 2007. During this time, they pursued a degree in Chemistry and specialized in the same field. Elan then completed a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the same institution. Additionally, Elan Sudberg also attended Ocean View, but there is no specific information regarding the degree or field of study in this case.
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Alkemist Labs
Founded in 1997, Alkemist Labs is a pioneer in botanical identity testing with expanded capabilities in phytochemical potency analysis. We are passionate about full method transparency, personalized technical support, and unrivaled customer service. With our expertise in this very specialized testing niche, we can help you in all aspects of ensuring that you know exactly what is in your products. Alkemist Labs helps companies achieve and maintain quality products and cGMP compliance. In addition to services such as identity verification by HPTLC and microscopy and potency testing by HPLC and GC, we now offer Next-Generation DNA Sequencing as a new powerful tool available for speciation in plant-based products. Because this technology has often been misapplied and standard methods are not yet developed, Alkemist Labs uses this platform alongside more established and accepted testing methods in order to accelerate understanding of this technology and help make it one of the useful testing tools for dietary supplements and ingredients. Alkemist Lab’s mission is to bring transparency to all areas of natural products industry testing includes education tools designed to demystify testing and help companies obtain accurate results to support regulatory compliance and illustrate their quality commitment to consumers. In addition to our testing services, Alkemist also offers a full catalog of reference materials to be used by your in-house laboratory. These critical tools for botanical identity verification, including the Alkemist Labs complete line of Composite Reference Botanicals (CRBs), AHP-Verified Botanical Reference Materials (BRMs), all easily purchased through the Alkemist e-commerce section of the website. We are hiring! We are looking for talented Scientists, Chemists, Analysts, Technicians and Quality Assurance personnel. For more information, visit www.alkemist.com/job-openings/