About Us
Scientific leadership with practical product and testing experience
BioChroma Analytical Labs, LLC was started by two scientists and entrepreneurs, Benny McKee and Cheri Turman, PhD. Both built successful careers in the food, supplement, skin care, and pharmaceutical industries before taking the leap into ownership.
BioChroma Analytical Laboratory, LLC is accredited by PJLA to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for Biological and Chemical Testing. Accreditation No. 105837. Scope applies only to accredited activities.
Benny McKee and Dr. Cheri Turman have worked in a high-paced, customer-service-oriented profession with growing companies for 26 and 19 years, respectively. They have earned the respect of colleagues through hard work and dedication, and they count on that reputation to exceed expectations while continuously establishing an active client base.
How BioChroma Started
BioChroma was founded to bring scientific experience, practical testing knowledge, and product-development perspective together in one place. The company reflects the founders’ combined backgrounds in analytical laboratories, quality systems, operations, research and development, and regulatory support.
That mix of experience allows BioChroma to support clients across product categories while staying grounded in the service expectations that matter to growing brands and established businesses alike.
Benny McKee
President and Cofounder
Benny is the President and Cofounder of BioChroma. He is an executive leader with more than 20 years of service experience, with expertise in General and Operation Management, Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting, Profit and Loss Management, Regulatory Compliance, GMP Auditing, Food Safety Auditing, Statistical Processes, ISO 17025, formulations, and Microbiology Applications.
Prior to starting BioChroma, he was the Chief Scientific Officer at Coats Aloe International, where he led a team of R&D, Microbiology, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control professionals. He also spent almost 20 years at Analytical Food Laboratories helping build the foundation of the contract analytical laboratory by creating a team of scientists that increased testing capabilities and increased sales by more than 10%.
Benny has also held positions of Executive Vice President of Business Development, Vice President of Operations, General Manager, and Laboratory Coordinator. He is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University with a BS in Biology and has continued his education with HACCP, processing of low acid and acidified foods, microbiological shelf life & challenge studies for food products, sensory analysis, seafood decomposition, and seafood sensory training.
Cheri Turman, PhD
Vice President and Cofounder
Dr. Turman is the Vice President and Cofounder of BioChroma. She also serves as Vice President of Scientific Affairs for Provitas, a supplier of oil soluble vitamins and nutrients for fortifying both fat and water soluble food, feed, supplement, and personal care products, where she manages all regulatory, quality, and technical aspects of the company.
Prior to Provitas and BioChroma, she served as the Vice President of Quality for Coats Aloe International, a contract manufacturer for the pharmaceutical, beverage, dietary supplement, and skin care industries, where she oversaw all regulatory, QA, and QC. Other positions include Director of Chemistry and Research Chemist for a contract third party analytical laboratory and Laboratory Director for a Biotechnology Research Facility.
She has gained extensive knowledge in analytical method development, process engineering, and all quality and regulatory aspects concerning these areas. She holds BS and MS degrees in Chemistry from Stephen F. Austin State University and a PhD. in Biomedical Sciences from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and MD Anderson. Her area of research was drug metabolism and toxicology specifically as it pertains to Cytochrome P450s.
Dr. Turman has held various Adjunct Professor positions, teaching courses from undergraduate general chemistry to graduate level biophysical chemistry and biochemistry. She has received numerous honors such as Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemistry Honor Society Induction and Welch scholar. She is a member of organizations including The American Chemical Society, The Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Institute of Food Technologists, and The Society of Cosmetic Chemists. She also has many publications including peer reviewed journal articles, industry specific trade publications, and authored chapters in Case Files Biochemistry.
