Eurofins today announced that it has closed the acquisition of Alba Science as part of its long-term strategy to expand and strengthen its capabilities in cosmetics and personal care testing.

Today, we cater to an increasing demand for clinical studies by adapting our approach to expansion through acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and investments.

Eurofins’s recent acquisition supports the 2021 strategy in multiple ways: expanding upon existing capabilities, enabling us to offer more clinical studies, insight and sensory evaluation, opening access to a significant UK panellists database and custom imaging system, and bringing us closer to local and regional customers. The Scottish company headquartered in Edinburgh and employs 23 people.

This acquisition will further assert our leadership position in the cosmetic testing market globally.

Judith Russell, Managing Director of Eurofins Consumer Product Testing Limited, said, “We are very excited to have Alba Science as part of the Eurofins team. This acquisition will expand our capability in UK and is a great addition to the existing clinical network.”

Marie Reynolds, Managing Director of Alba Science, said, “Alba Science Ltd. is delighted to become part of the Eurofins family which will facilitate our ability to grow,  providing high level testing services to our valuable customer base with increased capacity and geographical expansion”.

The company will hereafter be referred to as “Eurofins Alba”.

About Alba Science

Alba Science Ltd. was founded in 2006 by Marie Reynolds and Victor Reynolds. It employs 23 staff who are highly skilled and motivated in their fields, and has annual revenues of ca £2M per year.

Alba Science Ltd. is a CRO based in Edinburgh, UK, servicing a global customer base. It primarily provides safety and efficacy studies to the cosmetics and personal care industry. The company has developed significant relationships with globally recognised brands on skin care, oral care and hair care protocols that requires high level of expertise.

About Eurofins and its Cosmetics & Personal Care Business Line

Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care is the leading provider in cosmetics and personal care testing worldwide, offering the most comprehensive service portfolio from its state-of-the-art cosmetics testing laboratories across the globe. With a network of over 26 high-level laboratories active in the field across Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care offers an unmatched range of services to both top-tier international and local clients, including: regulatory and toxicological services, physico-chemical analyses, microbiology, ecotoxicity and biodegradability, in vitro testing, clinical studies, consumer tests and sensory evaluation, and audit and consulting services.

Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care is part of the Eurofins Group.

Eurofins is Testing for Life. Eurofins is the global leader in food, environment, and pharmaceutical product testing. It is also one of the market leaders in testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing.

With over 55,000 staff across a network of more than 900 laboratories in over 50 countries, Eurofins’ companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods.

Eurofins Shares are listed on Euronext Paris Stock Exchange.

Contact : cosmetics@eurofins.com

www.eurofins.com/cosmetics/