{"id":19829,"date":"2024-07-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xd3kj9bvqee.preview.infomaniak.website\/?p=19829"},"modified":"2024-09-24T14:15:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T12:15:15","slug":"sgs-acquires-cosmetics-testing-laboratory-iec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/sgs-acquires-cosmetics-testing-laboratory-iec\/","title":{"rendered":"SGS acquires cosmetics testing laboratory IEC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Geneva-based SGS, a global specialist in testing, inspection and certification, has signed an agreement to acquire IEC (Institut d'Expertise Clinique).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A French family-owned group founded in 1990, IEC conducts clinical trials to assess safety and efficacy, as well as to test the effectiveness of its products. <em>in vitro<\/em>sensory analysis studies, as well as consumer tests. These tests are carried out for dermatological and ophthalmological products in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors. The group - which employs over 150 people - is present in Europe, Asia and Africa, serving an international clientele of some of the world's most prestigious brands.<br><br>Completion of the acquisition remains subject to the usual conditions precedent, including employee consultation in France.<br><br><em>\"Joining SGS, a leader in our sector, is a fantastic opportunity for IEC. It will help us to better serve our customers by leveraging the many synergies offered by such a global player, whether in terms of innovation, marketing, operational excellence or international expansion. We look forward to joining such a powerful network.<\/em>said IEC Chairman Etienne Camel.<\/p><div class=\"indus-dans-articles indus-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;display: flex;justify-content: center;\" id=\"indus-3581167346\"><div class=\"indus-adlabel\">Advertising<\/div><div id=\"indus-2649835158\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/ad\/24744\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"notrack\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"site-industries-cosmetiques Promotional graphic for Siemens&quot; &quot;The Beauty Thread&quot; videocast series, with French text about faster formulation and better control thanks to enterprise recipe management. Launch in April 2026, with a blue &quot;Discover Episode 1&quot; button. Abstract background.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12296_SIEMENS_Videocast_series_BAN2_1200x1200.jpg\" alt=\"site-industries-cosmetiques Promotional graphic for Siemens&quot; &quot;The Beauty Thread&quot; videocast series, with French text about faster formulation and better control thanks to enterprise recipe management. Launch in April 2026, with a blue &quot;Discover Episode 1&quot; button. Abstract background.\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12296_SIEMENS_Videocast_series_BAN2_1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12296_SIEMENS_Videocast_series_BAN2_1200x1200-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12296_SIEMENS_Videocast_series_BAN2_1200x1200-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12296_SIEMENS_Videocast_series_BAN2_1200x1200-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12296_SIEMENS_Videocast_series_BAN2_1200x1200-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12296_SIEMENS_Videocast_series_BAN2_1200x1200-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12296_SIEMENS_Videocast_series_BAN2_1200x1200-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12296_SIEMENS_Videocast_series_BAN2_1200x1200-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12296_SIEMENS_Videocast_series_BAN2_1200x1200-1068x1068.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\"We are delighted to welcome IEC and its talented teams to SGS. This acquisition is aligned with our strategic objectives and further strengthens our global leadership in cosmetics and hygiene testing. IEC brings SGS innovative capabilities and strong scientific expertise, as well as a complementary geographic footprint and service offering.\"<\/em>said G\u00e9raldine Picaud, CEO of SGS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SGS is a multi-sector group with almost 100,000 employees and a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories worldwide.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sp\u00e9cialiste mondial du testing, de l\u2019inspection et de la certification bas\u00e9 \u00e0 Gen\u00e8ve, le groupe SGS a conclu un accord pour acqu\u00e9rir la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 IEC (Institut d\u2019Expertise Clinique). Groupe familial fran\u00e7ais cr\u00e9\u00e9 en 1990, IEC r\u00e9alise des essais cliniques de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et d\u2019efficacit\u00e9, des tests in vitro, des \u00e9tudes d\u2019analyse sensorielle, ainsi que des tests [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":148,"featured_media":19830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"external_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[61],"class_list":{"0":"post-19829","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-management","8":"tag-info-marche"},"acf":{"nc":"","nc2":"","nc3":"","nc4":"","nc5":"","nom_url":"Site internet","lien_url":"https:\/\/www.sgs.com\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/148"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}