HeteroGeneity, LLC is a consulting firm based in Washington, DC, addressing the needs of domestic and international clients. 

HeteroGeneity specializes in assisting manufacturers, investigators, Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), researchers, policy makers, and government and nongovernment agencies in developing, assessing and regulating: 

Novel, complex or combination healthcare products regulated as:

• foods-- including dietary supplements, "Foods for Special Dietary Uses" & "Medical foods"
• drugs-- both prescription and non-prescription "over-the-counter" (OTC) drugs
• cosmetics
• biologics
• medical devices
• "functional foods," "nutraceuticals," "cosmeceuticals" 
  

Heterogeneous and natural products: 

• plant-derived, botanical, herbal, phytomedicine products
• animal-derived products, such as fish oils, blood-derived products
• vaccines and products of biotechnology

Products used in the practice of

• Complementary or Alternative Medicine (CAM),
• Kampo medicines, "Traditional Chinese Medicine" (TCM), Ayurveda, and other traditional healing practices.