R&D
STRATEGY
- To get inspired by the latest scientific advances;
- To work in partnership with French and international research on ambitious programs;
- To plan, control, and secure all phases of active ingredient development, from the sustainable supply of raw materials to their finalization;
- To identify their mechanisms of action following rigorous experimental methodologies dictated by advanced research;
- To provide in vivo proof of efficacy according to perfectly reliable and reproducible “tailor-made” study protocols;
- To protect our innovations by systematic patents applications and community trademark registrations;
- To be a forerunner, and always surprise and contribute to the evolution of active cosmetics and dermo-cosmetics, by offering innovative scientific concepts with safe, natural, and effective active ingredients compliant with international cosmetic regulations.
TEAMS
More than 100 multidisciplinary researchers (1/4 of our staff), skilled in biology, biochemistry, analytics, data science, sensory evaluation, botany, statistics, etc.: doctors, engineers, and technicians, who benefit from continuous training in their fields of expertise
UNIQUE EXPERTISE
- Mastering natural: ethical and sustainable sourcing, securing of raw materials, authentication, biotechnologies (controlled cultivation of micro-organisms), etc.
- Eco-design: eco-extraction, green chemistry, enzymatic bioengineering, biopolymerization, purification, etc.
- Proof of performance, both in terms of biological activity and clinical efficacy: cell culture, tissue engineering, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, high-speed screening, clinical trials, optical biopsies, data science, etc.
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES AND EQUIPMENT
- A high-tech research center
- Total laboratory space: more than 3,500 m²
- 14 platforms and specialized laboratories
- State-of-the-art equipment taken from the clinical nutrition, food industry, dermatology, and pharmaceutical sectors
- Advanced technologies, including UPLC-MS/MS, in vitro confocal microscopy, transcriptomic studies, metasequencing, LC-OCT, in vivo Raman microspectroscopy, data science (AI, deep learning), etc.