Ensuring quality, from seed to sale
The Minnesota cannabis market is poised to boom. The best way to attract new customers and build brand loyalty? Investing in R&D. Deep-diving into your efforts early gives you the chance to develop unique and high-quality products that will stand out in what’s sure to become a crowded market.
Drive your product’s development and innovation
Research and development (R&D) testing offers a wide range of benefits for cannabis producers, going far beyond basic compliance. It's a proactive approach that drives innovation and improves product quality. As a result of your effort, consumers will have more confidence in your products, which ultimately makes your product and brand more profitable.
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Strain development and genetics
R&D testing is crucial for bringing out the desired traits in your new cannabis strains. You’re aiming to create unique profiles for flavor, aroma and therapeutic effects; an accurate panel reading on specific cannabinoids and terpenes will help you better understand how close you are to your goal before it’s time to harvest.
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Novel product formulations
For producers developing innovative cannabis-infused products like edibles, tinctures, topicals and concentrates, R&D testing can help you refine your formulations, optimize ingredient ratios and explore new delivery methods to enhance efficacy and consumer experience.
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Predicting product behavior
R&D can analyze how active compounds behave in different formulations and simulated environments, ensuring product stability and consistent effects over time.
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Shelf-life testing
Determining the shelf life of your cannabis products can help you optimize packaging and storage conditions, ensuring your product retains its quality and that your consumers have positive consumer experiences.
R&D testing gives you early control over your product’s quality and safety
One of the benefits of investing in R&D testing is how much earlier you can mitigate risks like contaminants. Identifying contaminants like pesticides, heavy metals, microbial impurities like mold and bacteria, and residual solvents early in your batch’s journey reduces the risk of failed COA testing later.
R&D testing also helps ensure the accuracy of the THC and CBD concentrations listed on product labels, which you’ll need to do to comply with regulations. You’ll get the chance to ensure your product doesn’t lose anything as it goes from a group of ingredients to something much more enjoyable.
Through continuous testing and data analysis, you can refine your processes to deliver consistent quality, potency and effects across batches. By catching issues early, R&D testing helps avoid damage to your brand and potential penalties for non-compliance.
Innovate and validate your cannabis today
R&D testing is a strategic investment for cannabis producers. It allows you to move beyond simply meeting regulatory requirements and instead focus on continuous improvement, innovation and delivering superior products to the market.
PhytoLab is ready to be part of that journey. Our laboratory exclusively tests cannabis and hemp products, meaning our operating procedures are designed with your products in mind.