Now part of the global public health and safety organization NSF International, AuthenTechnologies LLC is a contract, testing and research laboratory, created in response to increasing demands for botanical identity testing and research for herbal supplement and botanical pharmaceutical companies wanting to comply with FDA regulations. The firm applies their DNA technologies into a variety of applications including botanical identity testing, genetic diversity studies, authentication of raw materials for dietary supplement, botanical drug cGMP compliance and taxonomic studies of endangered species. Additionally, AuthenTechnologies has developed a line of DNA-authenticated Botanical Identity Reference Materials (DNA-BIRMs) to ensure that in-house testing and quality control retains the highest quality standards.