About Us
 
The Natural Products Laboratory is located in Enka, NC in the AB Tech Small Business Incubator.  The lab is staffed and operated by the North Carolina BioNetwork BioBusiness Center.

 

 

Laboratory

 

The Natural Products Laboratory (NPL) offers services for medicinal herb manufacturing.  Our services help customers meet current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for dietary supplements.  These analyses are performed using High Performance (also refered to as Pressure) Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC) and/or Mass Spectrometry (MS).  The NPL’s goal is to provide quality constituent quantification in addition to identification and speciation of select herbs.  We strive to provide this service at an affordable price with a fast turnaround time and excellent customer service. 

 

Laboratory Rental

 

We also provide rentable lab space for individuals and companies interested in product research, testing and development .The fees listed below are intended to help guide you in your business planning.  The fees are evaluated each fiscal year and are subject to change.  Users will be given 30 days notice prior to any changes.

 

Laboratory Equipment and Basic Supply Fees:  

$8 per hour Incubator Tenantaw

$18 per hour Local Business   

This fee is used to pay for equipment, equipment maintenance agreements and basic laboratory supplies. Laboratory users are subject to additional fees based upon the use of supplementary materials.


Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Dietary Supplements

 10/6/2010 - 10am—4pm

and

10/20/2010 - 10am—4pm

or

11/17/2010 - 10am—4pm

and

11/18/2010 - 10am—4pm

This course is an introduction to GMP for Herbal Products. Class information includes documentation and terminology regarding the packaging and quality control of herbal dietary supplements. Generic templates for GMP documentation will be distributed and each student will prepare an herbal tincture following GMP documentation.


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For More Information Contact:

Sarah Schober
A-B Tech Enka Campus
1463 Sand Hill Road, Suite 201
828-254-1921, Ext. 5845
sschober@abtech.edu