Gattefossé Announces Inauguration of its North America Technical Center of Excellence


To expand its presence in the North American region, the Gattefossé Group announces the establishment of its fourth Technical Center of Excellence, located in Paramus, New Jersey.


This center brings together pharmaceutical and personal care application laboratories in a 5,300 ft² (492 m²) space with state-of-the-art equipment.
The technical team will offer an essential interface with both pharmaceutical and personal care customers throughout North America by providing formulation troubleshooting, inspiration and technical support. For pharmaceuticals, emphasis will be given to oral bioavailability enhancement and modified release projects. For personal care, the laboratory will develop specific formulas to meet local needs and trends.

About Gattefossé North America

The USA and Canadian affiliates of Gattefossé (created respectively in 1982 and 1997) were established to provide local service and support to the pharmaceutical and personal care industries in North America. Since its creation, Gattefossé North America has enjoyed continuous growth, expanding its presence as a provider of innovative solutions involving performance ingredients. Under the leadership of Eric Brun, PhD, a specialized team of professionals, including marketing, customer service, supply chain, quality, and technical support, is fully committed to servicing customers from the corporate offices in Paramus, NJ, Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC. Local service is also provided by long-term partners in the US Midwest and West Coast, as well as Mexico. Today, Gattefossé has 34 employees and 3 offices in North America as well as 3 warehouses in Edison, NJ, La Mirada, CA and Toronto, ON.

About Gattefossé Group

Gattefossé develops, manufactures and sells specialty ingredients for the pharmaceutical and personal care industries. Specialist in lipid chemistry and plant extraction, Gattefossé offers recognized expertise in formulation and technological advice to its customers using its application laboratories. Gattefossé markets its products in more than 60 countries through 12 affiliated companies and a network of agents and distributors. Innovation, ethics, quality and long-term stability are the company key-drivers since the beginning. Gattefossé was founded in Lyon, France in 1880 by Louis Gattefossé to whom building strong relationships with customers was a priority. The company is still a family-run and independent business and now employs more than 280 people worldwide.


Global Media Relations

Claudine Blondet

cblondet@gattefosse.com

Tel. : +33 4 26 04 19 81

www.gattefosse.com

For North America

Pharmaceuticals

Jasmine Musakhanian

jmusakhanian@gattefossecorp.com

Personal Care

Lauren DelDotto

ldeldotto@gattefossecorp.com