Brightside Scientific
Brightside Scientific is a state-of-the-art cannabis testing laboratory based in Long Beach, California, dedicated to ensuring safety and quality through rigorous testing standards. With over 50 years of laboratory diagnostic experience, they adhere to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation, CLIA guidelines, and high complexity laboratory standards. Their services include testing for residual solvents, moisture content, terpenes, microbiological contaminants, heavy metals, pesticides, mycotoxins, cannabinoid potency, homogeneity, soil, wine-infused cannabis, and shelf-life stability. They serve a diverse clientele including growers, processors, dispensaries, physicians, and consumers, providing reliable, accurate, and timely results to meet regulatory compliance and safety standards.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Brightside Scientific
3027 South St. Suite A Long Beach CA 90805
Services
Quantitative profiling of cannabinoids in plant and product matrices to produce potency results and COAs.
Targeted analysis of terpenes/terpenoids to characterize aroma and flavor compounds.
Screening and quantitation of residual solvents from extraction and processing across a wide solvent list.
Multi-residue pesticide, fungicide, herbicide and growth-regulator screening panels for regulatory compliance.
Trace element analysis for toxic metals in plant and product matrices.
Testing for pathogens, total viable counts, yeast and mold, and foreign materials to assess product safety.
Quantitative profiling of cannabinoids in plant and product matrices to produce potency results and COAs.
Targeted analysis of terpenes/terpenoids to characterize aroma and flavor compounds.
Screening and quantitation of residual solvents from extraction and processing across a wide solvent list.
Multi-residue pesticide, fungicide, herbicide and growth-regulator screening panels for regulatory compliance.
Trace element analysis for toxic metals in plant and product matrices.
Testing for pathogens, total viable counts, yeast and mold, and foreign materials to assess product safety.
Expertise Areas
- Cannabis analytical testing
- Analytical chemistry and mass spectrometry
- Microbiological testing and contamination screening
- Stability and shelf-life studies
Key Technologies
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
- Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC‑MS/MS)
- Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC‑MS)
- Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)