Research and development of new and existing products is a key area of importance to Anika Natural Products. Our development team is constantly testing new ingredients and materials as they come on to the market ranging from emulsifiers, preservatives, actives and essential oils.
Our customer’s success is our success, so we can either use an existing formulation provided or utilise one of ours. We are currently formulating skin care products for the Asian, European, and Australian markets.
Coordinating research & development with a strategic third party manufacturer is imperative during the initial stages of a product. Anika Natural Products is constantly striving to develop new and exciting products. Our development team utilise a variety of authoritative and innovative resources to conduct research. Raw Material Technical Data, Material Safety Data Sheets, and Clinical Data is provided through our suppliers and our close relationship with their development partners. We also utilise online references, academic references and clinical sources for research contribution.
Development
- All development is achieved through our quality approval system that ensures smooth and specific results.
- Customers complete development briefs, provide market comparables and all essential information
- Over the years we have developed a vast number of in house formulas and a range of manufacturing capabilities. We will work with you to design and develop a profitable product suited to meet your market needs
Regulatory Compliance
Development and formulation covers many considerations. We are familiar with many global control procedures and can assist with all aspects of product registration.
We also provide documented certification such as: Certificate of Manufacture, Certificate of Free sale, BSE Certificates, GMP Certificates, Certificate of Analysis, MSDS (material safety data sheet).
Testing
We have the utmost faith in delivering the greatest product every single time, thanks to our stringent testing and quality control standards. Our products are tested during development, production and filling to ensure consistent and stable results. We conduct the vast majority of our product testing through an accredited third party test facility. All products are scrutinised for the highest quality using state of the art equipment. Specific Gravity (sg) tests, pH balance tests.
Viscosity tests Appearance (aesthetics) tests, Odor tests, Microbial tests, Stability tests are all standard tests which we conduct regularly.