Can you tell me a bit about medical companies turning to you for testing/research?

Companies of all different kinds, pharmaceutical, cosmetic,food, nutritional, invite me in to speak with them about how various plants and their extracts can be worked into products of all types, from beverages to skin creams. So part of this work has to do with understanding each of those market sectors, and knowing what will turn them on, as a result of knowing what is out there. I do a great deal of work for the French extraction company Naturex. If not for their funding, I wouldn't be able to do even a quarter of the field work I enjoy. Many of the companies I visit are Naturex customers. Sometimes we start projects that take years to come to fruition.