Steep Hill (company)

Founding and Services

• Founded by David Lampach, Addison DeMoura, and Steve DeAngelo in 2007.
• Conducts analyses for active compounds, microbiological contamination, residual solvents, and pesticides.
• Uses Shimadzu equipment for gas chromatography.
• Advocates for strict safety and quality testing regulations in the cannabis industry.
• Known for QuantaCann and QuantaCann2 systems.
• QuantaCann provides on-site potency and moisture analysis in 60 seconds.
• Created GenKits for identifying cannabis strains.
• Offers Phenosight™ products for breeding programs.
• Provides Strain Fingerprint to quantify cannabinoids and terpenoids in strains.

History and Expansion

• Selected as a Mendocino County 9.31 inspector in 2011.
• Consulted the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board in 2013.
• Merged with Halent Scientific Inc. in 2013 to form Steep Hill Halent Lab Inc.
• Signed a partnership with the University of Technology Jamaica in 2014.
• Expanded lab locations to Washington state in 2014.
• Expanded to the East Coast with new locations in Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and Maryland in 2016.
• Obtained approval to operate in Maryland in 2017.
• Expanded services to offer cannabis testing in Canada through a partnership with Canadas First Nations Pontiac Group.

Recent Developments and Business Ventures

• Closed a two million dollar funding round in August 2017.
• Dr. Reggie Gaudino testified before the New Mexico Legislative Health and Human Services Committee in 2017.
• Formed a strategic alliance with New Frontier Data in November 2017.
• Identified inconsistencies in potency results in Alaska.
• Leading in cannabis testing and analytics.
• Merger with top medical marijuana testing and research companies.
• Steep Hill Canada joint venture with First Nations.
• Raised $2 million in funding.
• Expansion to East Coast and licensing agreements.

Lab Expansion and Cannabis Testing Services

• Opened lab in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Expanded to Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
• Licensed cannabis testing laboratories in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
• First MD medical marijuana testing lab in Maryland.
• Agreement to license cannabis testing technology in Alaska.
• Cannabis strain fingerprint launch in partnership with Leafly.
• Expanding cannabis lab testing services to Washington State.
• Lab testing services in Oakland, California.
• Collaboration with UTech for cannabis research.

Pesticide Testing and Industry Influence

• Over 50% of cannabis samples found with pesticides.
• 84% of cannabis tainted with pesticides.
• Study shows California cannabis failing Oregon’s standards.
• PathogenDX testing.
• Focus on safe cannabis for patients.
• Leading seed-to-sale cannabis software.
• Analyzing cannabinoids and terpenes.
• Impact on marijuana research technology.
• Addressing testing issues in Alaska.
• Influence on cannabis quality assurance and breeding.

Steep Hill (company) Data Sources