/ NATURAL WELL-BEING
COSMETICS
Value chain:Extraction Formulation Evaluation Distribution
Plant Resources: Wood, vineyards, field crops, fruits & vegetables and processing by-products
Cosmetic Valley: Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional office of the Competitiveness Cluster
Research and Innovation: Transversal technologies
Four Reasons to set up in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Regional Priority
- A proactive regional policy
- Cosmetics, a sector integrated into the « Regional Health Road Map. »
- Grouped business actions
- Continuous development of innovative projects
- A regional office of the Cosmetic Valley competitiveness cluster, leading global resource center for cosmetic perfumery in terms of expertise, research and training
- A center of Strategic Territorial Excellence in « Naturalness ».
- High visibility and networking for a national, European and international market contributing to the influence of the « Made in France” concept.
- 200 companies, €1 M in revenues, 5,000 employees
- Bio-sourcing, naturalness of products
- Expertise in safety and efficiency
- Development, formulation, production
- Services to industry (packaging, marketing)
Innovation potential
« There is no doubt a little something from Nouvelle-Aquitaine in your products. »
A region conducive to inter-sector trade (agri-foods, leather, paper, aeronautics), public technologies (search for excellence) and private technologies (3D printing, laser, artificial intelligence, digital)- An efficient ecosystem supporting innovative projects
- A wealth of small businesses and/or innovation-based start-ups, providing a source of innovation for members of the Cosmetic Valley Competitiveness Cluster
- More and more industrial investments that reflect the rise of the industry
A high-end image
- Wine and spirits industry
- Luxury packaging: leather, printing, customizing
- Tourism
- Living well and aging well
- Closeness to nature
- Nutritional quality of products
Plant resources and expertise in extraction
- Eco-extraction: assets Biobased, natural dyes, short circuits
- Expertise fat & fatty substances for cosmetic applications
- First area of organic production of France
- An image of ‘naturalness ‘
- A region leader in quality certification
Leaders
Specialized Partners for Your Project
Several organizations specialized in innovation, research and development are present in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. This dynamic ecosystem provides a vector of opportunities for businesses in the implementation of their project and their business! Networks, partners, product innovation support, are among the many services and areas of expertise provided by these stakeholders to support the development of your business.
- Cosmetic Valley: first global resource centre of perfumery-cosmetics
- Southwest Innovation agri: agriculture, agri-food, agro-resources and agro-industries
- Aerospace Valley: Aeronautics, space, embedded systems
Clusters / Business networks
- InvivoLim: biotechnologies, life sciences
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine health ICT: e-health
- Aqui O Thermes: spas and thermal treatments
- Aquitaine Chimie Durable: sustainable plant chemistry
- Atlanpack: packaging
- Resocuir: professions using leather/luxury goods
- Inno’vin: wine growing and production sector
- Schools of engineering, agronomy, biology, and biomolecules
- La Morlette and Saint-Louis high schools, cosmetics and perfumery
- Plateforme Cosmétique Expérience: Search for training and jobs
- Aquiderm: dermatology and inflammation
- ARRDHOR CRITT horticole: plant-based coloring
- BMYSCREEN: bio-marker analysis
- Center for development of agro-resources (CVA)
- Chemistry and biology of membranes and nano-objects (CBMN)
- Colloids and lipids for industry and nutrition (CLIP’IN)
- Institute of fatty substances (ITERG)
- Institute of analytical science and physical chemistry for the environment and materials (IPREM)
- Institute of vineyard and wine making sciences (ISVV): natural substances
- Bordeaux research computer science laboratory (LABRI): online beauty coaching
- Laboratory of organic polymer chemistry (LCPO): interface, chemistry, biotechnology, physics and biology (joint lab with Oréal)
- Molecules of biological interest: polyphenols & health
- PEREINE: Chemistry of natural substances
Dedicated Bisiness Park
Our Services to Companies
| Business Environment
We will send you the information you need to study the feasibility of your project in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (supply of raw materials, market data, subcontractors, R&D partners, etc.).
| Real-Estate Solutions
We look for, select and present real-estate offers suited to your specifications. You can send us your search criteria and we take care of the rest in strict confidentially!
| Financing and Public Aid
Various programs are available to obtain the financing necessary for your business set-up. We can introduce you to our experts in financial engineering who will study the available public or private solutions.
| Networking
We open our network and put you in relation with the key stakeholders for your project. Our proximity to regional partners will enable you to fast-track the execution of your business set-up!
| Administrative Procedures
We know that certain procedures can be complex, so we activate our network to facilitate your installation. We mobilize various players according to your needs and your timetable.
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An Accessible Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on the Atlantic coast and bordering Spain, is strategically located on Europe’s North-South logistics itinerary. With extensive, modern transportation infrastructures, the region is easily accessible from European economic capitals, putting companies close to their markets:
Airports
- 11 airports, 7 serving international destinations
- Over 60 international routes with daily or weekly service
- Growing number of low-cost airlines
Road and Rail Network
- LGV SEA (Bordeaux – Paris in 2 hrs.)
- North-south and East-West expressway networks
Ports
- 4 ports of trade
- Links to 300 ports worldwide