Custom Cosmetics
Seqens has more than 50 years of experience in up-scaling and custom manufacturing of small molecules and polymers for the personal care and cosmetic industries. We successfully operate multi-step syntheses while complying with our quality standard inspired from GMP guideline.
BENEFIT FROM OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERTISE IN ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Seqens strong expertise in specialty ingredients relies on multi-step synthesis of complex molecules, extraction and purification of bio-actives and functionalization of specialty polymers, such as acrylics, siloxanes, PEG, polyamides and PLGA. The main active ingredients we manufacture on a custom basis are anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-wrinckles, anti-ageing, and UV-filters. There is no limit in the properties we are able to provide to our customers.
RELY ON OUR QUALITY SYSTEM COMMITTING TO THE MOST STRINGENT STANDARDS
Seqens manufactures cosmetic actives in several sites in Europe, with a specific quality standard adapted to the cosmetic industry. When required, we can manufacture cosmetic ingredients in GMP compliant facilities inspected by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other national administrations.
OUR PERFORMED REACTIONS
BOTANICAL SERVICES
We offer a wide array of tailor made botanical ingredients thanks to a high-level knowledge in botanical extractions.
BOTANICAL EXTRACTIONS
BIOTECHNOLOGIES SERVICES
Extend your technology portfolio with bio-manufacturing capabilities
With Proteus, a subsidiary of Seqens, we offer active ingredients manufactured by bio-catalysis. Thanks to our technological platform, we design and produce high-performance enzymes and microbial strains for use in bio-catalysis. This enables us to offer innovative industrial solutions for bio-procedures using these enzymes and strains.
BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS
Production sites
Nîmes Protéus by SEQENS
France30000 Nîmes
Surface: 1, 000 m²
Lab surface: 500 m²
Capacities:
- 1 kilo-lab in fermentation (80 L total capacity)
- Robotic platform for highthroughput screening (HTS)
- Analytical platform for chromatography (GC, GC-MS, U-HPLC)
Flagship technologies:
- Protein engineering
- Microbiology aerobic & anaerobic
- Syngas fermentation
- Enzymes & strains fermentation
- Biochemistry
- Biocatalysis
- Design of experiments (DoE)
- Data mining
Number of scientists: 19
Porcheville
France78440 Porcheville
Surface: 40, 000 m²
Capabilities:
- 4 kilo-labs
- 2 cGMP pilot plants with 11 multipurpose reactors from 100 L to 2, 800 L (total capacity of 12 m³)
- Temperature range: -15/+150°C (hastelloy reactor: -80/+200°C)
- 3 finishing rooms (agitated filter dryers, filters, dryers, milling and sieving equipments)
Flagship technologies:
- Crystallization expertise and technologiesd(salt, co-crystal and polymorph screenings, process development)
- Process Safety expertise and tecnologies
- Flow chemistry for fine chemicals
- Potent API process development
- Genotoxic Impurities
- Issue Management
- Generic A.P.I Solid state expertise
Last inspection: ANSM October 2018
Certification: GMP
Number of scientists: 110
Other: Ecosystem Pharma with integrated services
CDMO Bourgoin-Jallieu
France38300 Bourgoin-Jallieu
Flagship technologies: Distillation
Advanced Specialties Couterne
France61410 Couterne
Surface: 120, 000 m²
Capabilities: 190 m³ of ISO 9001 reactors and kilo-lab
Flagship technologies: Most standard organic synthesis reactions (large volumes)
Certifications: ISO 9001

Benaissi
Cosmetic
Chemicals Sales Manager