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While new product development can look like a mysterious and expensive world, we can help you navigate from concept to market-ready product. We have formulated more than 25 cosmeceutical, nutritional supplement, and food products for U.S. and overseas companies, and are currently working on several products both within and outside these categories.


New Product Development services include:

Concept evaluation

Product formulation

Prototyping

Patent and trademark services

Contract manufacture

Contract fulfillment services

International distribution

Import/export services

Business model design and development

Business and marketing plan development

Website design and development

Assistance with financing and fundraising

Franchising services

Networking and shared learning


Sample clients and projects

Safe Source Supplements — Ongoing product research, formulation, and prototyping. Market research, contract manufacturing arrangements, and sales and marketing coordination for a new line of nutritional supplements made in the U.S. using no Chinese ingredients. The first product in the line is Perfect SleepTM, a natural sleep aid.

Joynus Japan (Osaka) and Abios (Tokyo) — Product research, formulation, packaging research, and contract manufacturing for these Japanese nutritional products sales companies (direct sales and wholesale).

World Totes — Product design consultation, web design, and arranging and managing contract manufacture, sales, and fulfillment for this company that produces and sells stylish tote bags, offering flexible, fair-wage employment to its workers.

Nowa New York (Osaka) — Product research, formulation and contract manufacturing; development of not-for-resale import program; arrangement of contract warehousing and fulfillment services; website and promotional materials development for this Japanese cosmeceutical and nutritional product direct sales company.

Salon-quality, hypoallergenic hair care products — Entrepreneur guidance and contract manufacturing and fulfillment research for this line of hair styling products.

Japanese direct marketing firm — Competitive and market analysis, reverse engineering and formulation, prototyping, and production for functional beverages.

Natural, anti-microbial household products and toys — Concept evaluation, market research, and vendor research.

Regional Hawaiian beverage line — Reformulation, packaging, market and distribution research to take this regional product line to national distribution.

Human-powered vehicle — Assistance in the development of a line of human-powered, enclosed vehicles for urban use.



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