Givaudan inaugurates French biotech center for beauty ingredients

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In France, fragrance and beauty ingredient maker Givaudan has opened a new White Biotechnology Innovation Centre in Toulouse.

The facility will accelerate development of biobased beauty ingredients and feature cutting-edge laboratories that consolidate Givaudan’s expertise in white biotechnology, including a dedicated fermentation lab and biocatalysis development area. New scientific concepts can be efficiently scaled up and transformed into next-generation ingredients.

“This Innovation Centre is designed to foster teamwork and creativity be-tween marketing and R&D,” said Markus Rassmann, Head of Active Beauty of Givaudan, in a press statement.  “It will allow us to service our customers with original and award-winning innovative ingredient solutions.”