Leafworks GmbH

For businesses in the natural products industry, ensuring the authenticity and quality of plant-based ingredients is a significant challenge. The market is often plagued with mislabeled products and inconsistent materials, which erodes consumer trust and creates risk for brands. Customers, including cultivators, breeders, and product manufacturers, need reliable methods to verify their plant material, from ensuring seeds are feminized to authenticating the genetic identity of their final products. Without this verification, they face potential financial losses from failed crops, legal issues, and damage to their brand's reputation. This is why LeafWorks provides a critical service, offering a scientific backbone to an industry that has historically operated with a lack of standardized, verifiable data.

LeafWorks is a plant genomics company that directly addresses these challenges by offering cutting-edge DNA testing and certification services for the cannabis, hemp, and broader botanical industries. Our customers rely on us to mitigate risk and build consumer confidence. We provide a suite of services, including cannabis and hemp DNA sex tests that can identify male plants just seven days after germination, saving growers significant time and resources. We also offer cultivar registration and supply chain certification, which uses genetic testing to create a verifiable record of a plant's identity and consistency. This is all made possible by our commitment to scientific rigor, using validated methods and building our services upon a foundation of Botanical Reference Material—the gold standard for plant genetic identification. Led by a team of dedicated female scientists with PhDs in Plant Genetics, our mission is to empower our partners with the tools they need to protect their work, honor the plants they cultivate, and build a more transparent and sustainable botanical world for everyone.