Nature's most interesting compounds — adaptogens, nootropics, rare botanicals — in the hands of people who know exactly what to do with them.
Capabilities
Novel compounds, ancient botanicals, functional actives — we design formulas with the depth of a research lab and the sensibility of a design studio. Every ingredient earns its place.
Your formula, our production floor. cGMP-compliant, fully documented, scaled to your specifications. Capsules, tinctures, topicals, edibles — any format, any volume.
Federal, state, and emerging regulatory frameworks — we've navigated them all. Your products arrive compliant from formulation through final label, without the guesswork.
We track what's next — emerging compounds, novel delivery systems, shifts in consumer science — and we move on them before the market catches up.
Full traceability. Certificates of analysis on every batch. Documentation that satisfies the most demanding retail buyers and regulatory bodies without a second request.
The product is only as good as the experience of holding it. We design packaging that communicates intelligence — material choice, structural form, print precision, sustainability.
Our Process
We learn your market, your consumer, your thesis. No formula gets written until we understand why this product needs to exist.
Bench trials, stability testing, iteration. The formula isn't done when it works — it's done when it's the best version of itself.
Bench to batch, scaled with precision. Every run documented, every output consistent, every unit identical to the one before it.
Market-ready, shelf-stable, fully compliant. Packaged, labeled, and delivered on the date we agreed to.
The difference matters. A contract manufacturer fills your order. We interrogate your idea, pressure-test your formula, redesign what isn't working, and deliver a product that's genuinely better than what you walked in with.
Adaptogens, nootropics, functional botanicals, novel extracts — we work across the full spectrum of interesting compounds. The throughline is design intelligence: every decision, from active ingredient sourcing to packaging substrate, is made with intention.
If you have a compound, a concept, or a category you want to own — we should talk.
Alex.buckner@cgoperations.com