Cosmetics

Novaluxe: A better look

A growing array of services, including: custom testing options; fragrances, flavors and ingredients; NMR analytics; in vitro assays; derma-filler solutions.

Building breakthroughs together

A true partner, Novalix activates exceptional talent and customized techniques to help reach your goals.

Expert scientific teams

Deeply experienced teams from our chemistry and biophysics centers of excellence bring scientific rigor to your project, sourcing and validating new active ingredients.

Tailored testing

We plan the pathways that get you to market faster: developing the right approaches and experimental models, applying the techniques that yield optimal outcomes.

Fully integrated process

We combine a comprehensive range of technologies and services to address your specific needs and ensure the highest-quality product: from testing and screening of candidates through pre-clinical studies.

Cosmetics

Using our proven drug discovery expertise to develop better cosmetics through better science

Screening
Assiduous attention to detail to advance active 
compounds:
- Biobank and biosourcing
- Virtual screening
- Natural fragments library screening
Assays
An array of examinations to evaluate candidate potential.
In vitro assays:
- Skin barrier - Firmness and elasticity
- Aging
- Repair - Vascularization
- Inflammation
Characterization
Critical resources to refine formulation and efficacy:
- Cryo-EM, NMR
- Toxicity studies
- Quality control, detection of impurities and counterfeits
- Protection of intellectual property

Meet our experts

Some of the key leaders on the Novalix team in our Cosmetics platform

Philippe Pujuguet

Associate director biobank

20 years of experience in drug discovery from preclinical candidates to clinical trials: translational research biomarkers, scientific innovation in drug R&D.

Philippe Schambel

Senior research fellow

35 years of experience in drug discovery from hit identification to lead optimization. Specializing in chemo-informatics and natural products.

Viviane Brel

VP Pharmacology

More than 20 years of experience in drug discovery in big pharma (Sanofi/Pierre Fabre) from target proposal to clinical trials. Cell biology, oncology, immuno-oncology.

Marc Vitorino

Head of NMR

Over 15 years of experience in biotech and CROs. Applying HighField NMR in drug discovery, structural biology and analytics.

Novaluxe at work