Setting the standards of the Minnesota grow scene
PhytoLab is committed to providing analytical services that ensure accuracy and integrity in Minnesota’s cannabis market. Our goal is to bring respect and honest partnership to Minnesota cannabis growers, producers and distributors by providing a consistent framework backed by legitimate methodology. At the heart of everything we do is our core values: integrity, reliability and exceptional customer service. With a vision to become a leader in the cannabis industry, PhytoLab presently looks to grow alongside the rest of Minnesota as we navigate this exciting new time.
Who we are
W. Casey Solomon, Founder & CEO
Casey is a PhD biochemist, an Afghanistan war veteran and a registered nurse. He has 17 years of experience in bioanalytical chemistry, complex separations and biomolecular characterization. He is a subject-matter expert in both analytical separation/quantification and cannabinoid biochemistry with two years of C-level experience developing yeast-based cannabinoid production methods focused on biosynthetic pathway development and regulation, navigating regulatory processes, and developing analytical test methods
Mollie J. Holter, Co-Founder
Mollie brings more than 25 years of experience in medical microbiology, sterilization, biocompatibility, toxicology and chemistry of globally regulated products, including cannabis, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, tattoo inks and in-vitro diagnostics. She founded MicroBio consulting in 2018 as a Woman-Owned Business certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), where she and her 30 subject-matter experts utilize their FDA and ISO/AAMI Technical Committee regulatory experience to support new product development and sustaining engineering projects. In her career, she has designed and developed 10 laboratories throughout the U.S.
How we test
We currently use the Orange Photonic LightLab 3 High-Sensitivity (HS) Cannabis Analyzer. With 30 times higher sensitivity than LightLab 3, LightLab 3 HS can quantify cannabinoids down to 1.7ppm. That gives LightLab 3 HS analysis capability from 99% isolate down to a 1mg infused beverage.
Hemp terpene analysis and microbial, pesticide and heavy metal analysis will be available in early 2025.
