Genibio — Company Profile

Genibio Voie Haussmann ZI du Couserans 09190 Lorp-Sentaraille France Tel.: +33 (0)5 61 04 80 18 Fax: +33 (0)5 61 04 80 38 Website: http://www.genibio.eu/

Founded in the late 1990s, GENIBIO develops innovative and natural ingredients such as probiotics, protein hydrolysates and vegetal extracts for the food supplement, pharmaceutical and cosmetic markets.

• From science to industry: GENIBIO is present all along the innovation chain and proposes an integrated approach from research and validation of active compounds and extracts to the production of the final ingredient.
• With high quality standards: Since 2004, a quality policy with an approach based on GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) has been established.
• A partnership strategy: GENIBIO develops strong partnerships, with industrial groups and academic research units. Located in the South-West of France, GENIBIO benefits from the proximity of Toulouse, one of the key French scientific centers in the field of health and biotechnology.

With a high dedicated skills panel and a powerful technological platform, GENIBIO is now the right partner for innovation from research to production of natural ingredients, used in health, health foods and cosmetics markets.


History

With the initial aim of developing research-based innovation for the market of food and cosmetic ingredients, GENIBIO was focused on R & D strong partnerships in the field of services.

1998: Creation of GENIBIO in Toulouse by François Paul, after a rich and diversified professional course in industrial and academic worlds.
With the initial aim of developing research-based innovation for the market of food and cosmetic ingredients, GENIBIO was focused on R & D strong partnerships in the field of services.

1999: Creation of GENIBIO INDUSTRIE.
Located in Lorp-Sentaraille and created to manufacture the ingredients issued from GENIBIO research, GENIBIO INDUSTRIE started up with the production of plant protein hydrolysates by enzyme technology.

Since 2002: GENIBIO research team settled in the same place as GENIBIO INDUSTRIE.
Now, GENIBIO is fully operational in its industrial site and offers a complete service from research to production of vegetal ingredients and probiotics.


Organisation

Currently, the site of GENIBIO employs about 30 persons, with one third of the people involved in R&D activities and distinguishes by its diverse and young team with expertise in biocatalysis, microbiology, extraction techniques, production processes, analytical methods and quality assurance.

GENIBIO R & D provides services for the development of innovative ingredients: natural plant extracts and probiotics.

Staff 10 persons
Facilities:

• Laboratory of Microbiology: selection and objectivation of lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria, development of probiotics and synbiotics formulae
• Laboratory of Biochemistry: development of extraction techniques and analytical methods

GENIBIO INDUSTRIE offers infrastructures for plant extraction and enzymatic hydrolysis processes.

Staff 20 persons
Industrial facilities: 2,000 m²
GENIBIO premises include a main production area for the manufacturing of fine powders (protein hydrolysates and other plant extracts), an alcoholic plant extraction platform, a control quality laboratory and two separated warehouses for raw materials and finished products.


Key Facts

Skills and Know-how:

• Research & Development and Production of natural ingredients
• Dedicated skills in Microbiology, Biocatalysis, Extraction technology, separation and filtration techniques

Core business areas:

• Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics: PRIMAFLOR^®
• Herbal and seaweed extracts
• Soy germ extracts and fermented soy germ: PRIMASOY^®
• Enzymatic protein hydrolysates and peptides: HYPRO^®

Markets:

• Food supplements
• Natural cosmetic ingredients
• Health, notably PAP (Pharmaceutical Active Principles) for phytotherapy

Source: Genibio