With the growing demand of private label natural health and dietary supplements
comes the rise in contract manufacturers like NutraLab Canada Ltd, a pharmaceu-
tical contract manufacturing company of capsules, tablets, soft gels, powders and
liquids. Founded in 1996 by Chinese native Dr. Peter Ou, NutraLab Canada tackles
raw material supplies and is complete with an in-house analytical lab to meet the
demands of the pharmaceutical industry.
Earning a PhD from University College London in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxi-
cology, CEO Dr. Ou brings over thirty years of experience from his background
as an academic of medical science. From teaching medicine in China to earning a
scholarship to study at the University of London, Ou was always interested in the
trends of natural health in the western world, and when he arrived in Canada in
’96, he brought along with him the knowledge gained from his time spent in China
and the UK.
“I spent six years in London training Western pharmaceutical companies before
coming to Canada,” says Ou. “I needed to find something that maximized my in-
terest, in not only academic research but something that helps people too.”
Before launching the Toronto-based company, Dr. Ou opened its sister company,
Honson Pharmatech Group, in 1996 not knowing how quickly his business would
eventually expand. Before the birth of NutraLab, Honson’s primary goal was pro-
viding OEM and private label services for natural health and dietary supplement
products.
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