Laboratoires Sérobiologiques - 60 years of innovation in cosmetics and wellness-oriented products

20-Mar-2006

Laboratoires Sérobiologiques (LS), the active ingredients business of Cognis Care Chemicals, this year celebrates its 60th anniversary. Over this time, LS has introduced numerous innovations for the cosmetics market. With 70 patents registered since 2000, more than 100 extracts screened each year and its sustainability-based approach, LS has confirmed its reputation as one of the leading specialist global suppliers of innovative cosmetic active ingredients. Today, LS employs around 100 people, and its products are distributed to 50 countries.

LS is very conscious of the fast pace of change in the cosmetics market, and employs a multi-disciplinary research and development team of more than 40 specialists. "The research and technology department is the heartbeat of our business," says Isabelle Benoit, Marketing Manager LS. "We look to the natural world for inspiration in developing innovative cosmetic active ingredients. This approach, key to serving current market trends and anticipating future developments, is conducted following the sustainability guidelines that have driven LS dynamics over the last years." The development process includes fundamental and applied research, sourcing management, screening of new raw materials, and product efficacy testing, including the development of new measurement technologies. All of these stages are essential in the creation of innovative active ingredients.

The use of plants is done according to the LS philosophy of sustainability, and the requirement that sourcing should be carried out in an environmentally responsible manner compatible with socio-economic considerations. Since 2004, they have held ISO 9001:2000 and 14001 certification. To ensure the highest standards are maintained, product quality is monitored rigorously, and strict guidelines govern every stage of the production process, from receipt of raw materials through to the delivery of the finished product to the customer.

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