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Personal Care & Health

Smaltis supports the research, identification and development of your ingredients and finished products designed to maintain or improve skin health. To successfully carry out your projects, rely on our experts to accompany your developments, from the research phases through tests on volunteers.

Who are you?
What are you looking for?

In the framework of the development of your active ingredients or formulas, you are seeking customized in vitro solutions in microbiology and molecular biology to support your projects in the development and enhancement of personal care and hygiene products. Smaltis is the ideal company to meet your needs, given its scientific expertise and tailored approach.

The products you plan to develop

  • Prebiotics
  • Probiotics
  • Postbiotics
  • Preservatives
  • Plant extracts
  • Active ingredients of various kinds
  • Finished care or hygiene products

The approaches you work on

The products you develop can act on skin health by maintaining the cutaneous microbial balance of each individual, targeting harmful strains, rebalancing microbial dysbiosis, or protecting a formula against external contamination.

At what stage are you?

DEVELOPMENT STAGES 1

RESEARCH AND SELECTION

2

IN VITRO OBJECTIVATION

3

BIOPROCESSES

4

CLINICAL TESTS

YOUR OBJECTIVES

Optimized screening of candidates

Selection of the most promising candidates and anticipation of their clinical effects

Optimizing processes using strains

Assessment of the impact of a product on the balance of skin microbiota

OUR SERVICES

Characterization of products in terms of functionality and safety

Preclinical efficacy studies,
Understanding of mechanisms of action,
Biomarker research

Support for bioprocess optimization,
Supply and improvement of strain-producing compounds

Skin swabbing and standardized processing of samples,
In vitro monitoring of samples through metagenomic analysis or strain-specific studies,
Data analysis and correlation with clinical elements

Why choose Smaltis?

Our services enable you to supply, enhance, and secure your data within a rigorous scientific framework, guiding you in demonstrating the efficacy of your products and identifying claims. Engage with a specialized team skilled in the manipulation of microorganisms, using diverse models for an optimized selection of your candidates, and delivering scientifically accurate and validated results, including microbiome studies on volunteers.

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Testimonials and references

Sophie MAC-MARY
CEO
SKINEXIGENCE

Smaltis is a laboratory that set up in the same building as our company, Skinexigence, from its inception. The proximity of our offices and the identification of a very interesting collaboration opportunity allowed us to quickly initiate a partnership to meet the growing demand from our clients for studies on the skin microbiota of volunteers. Specialized in the evaluation of the effectiveness of dermo-cosmetic products, it was only natural that we turned to Smaltis to provide our clients with expertise in the study of skin flora. For these studies, Smaltis performs skin sampling on our volunteers, sample preparation, and metagenomic analyses. The development of a very rigorous and calibrated protocol enables them to access relevant and reliable information regarding the evolution or not of the skin microbiota of a subject, in relation to the clinical parameters we observe.

Clara LEANDRO
Head of Infection
TECHNOPHAGE

The advancement of Technophage's therapeutic pipeline products has received crucial support from SMALTIS in the scope of genetic modification of bacterial strains. Throughout this collaborative effort, the SMALTIS scientific team has demonstrated remarkable commitment to resolving various technical challenges, successfully aligning with our objective of acquiring a set of strains for our internal utilization, all within the stipulated timeline.

Eric ROBINET
Founder and President
LYMPHOBANK

Specialized in the production of cell banks from blood, for research and patient use, we needed to rely on a microbiology company to ensure the absence of contamination in our products from the start of our preparations. Established at the time in the premises of the EFS, it was only natural that we turned to Smaltis, located a few steps from our laboratories. Their work approach and the reliability of their results were exactly what we were looking for, and for several years now, we have entrusted them with all our microbiological analyses. The growth of our respective companies led us to look for new premises... and it is with pleasure that we took over the premises of Smaltis, who then moved into the building just across the street! It is important to have Smaltis in our network of reliable partners with common values, to contribute to the improvement of health!

Maxime GUALTIERI
CSO
NOSOPHARM

As part of our anti-infective molecule developments, we have repeatedly sought the expertise of the Smaltis team for cloning and construction of specific mutants. The services provided by Smaltis have notably contributed to our study describing and characterizing new mechanisms of resistance to Odilorhabdines in Klebsiella pneumoniae, which was published in 2021. We know that we can rely on their know-how and expert scientific advice for our future developments.

News and articles

ECCMID – ESCMID Global

Smaltis attends the 34th edition of the ECCMID international congress, renamed ESCMID Global, in Barcelona from April 27 to 30, 2024. This clinical microbiology and infectious diseases event is one of the largest and most important congresses in the field of infection, bringing together over 16,000 participants from all over the world to contribute to the dissemination of scientific knowledge.

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Sanofi Vaccines R&D Day

Smaltis attends the Sanofi Vaccines R&D Day, organized by Sanofi in partnership with Lyonbiopôle, Enosis Santé and Polepharma!
This event aims to foster partnerships around 5 themes: antimicrobial approaches, therapeutic vaccines and antibodies, mucosal or skin delivery of vaccines, immunology, and antigen design. Quite a program!

Cédric Muller will be present at this event, which will take place on April 11, 2024, at 14 Espace Henry Vallée in Lyon.

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Viruses at the service of humanity?

Once upon a time, the English bacteriologist Ernest Hankin demonstrated for the first time the presence of anti-bacterial entities in the waters of Indian rivers, putting humanity on the path to a promising anti-infectious therapy that is more relevant than ever.

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Microbiota & Health Day 7th edition

Smaltis is delighted to be taking part in the 7th edition of Microbiota & Health Day, organized by Lyonbiopôle and Alliance Promotion Microbiote, on March 26, 2024 in Lyon. The aim of this day is to bring together academic, clinical and industrial players to discuss topical issues that are driving innovation in the field of microbiota and their impact on health.

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AMR Conference 8th edition

Smaltis is happy to participate to the 8th edition of AMR Conference in Basel from March 6th to 7th 2024, a platform for SMEs, start-ups, big pharma, academia, investors and public institutions to discuss strategies and specific challenges faced by the innovation ecosystem in bringing new antimicrobial treatments and diagnostics to the market.

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The same… But better!

The year 2024 marks the 10th anniversary (already!) of the Smaltis adventure! 10 years of microbiology, 10 years of molecular biology, 10 years of passion, 10 years of twists and turns, 10 years of growth, 10 years of self-reflection, 10 years of continuous improvement, 10 years of scientific spirit, 10 years of ambition, 10 years of collaboration, 10 years of human relationships…

It was necessary to celebrate this milestone, and not just by blowing out the candles.

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The Polepharma Microbiomics Days

Smaltis is delighted to have participated in and sponsored, for the fourth consecutive year, the Polepharma Microbiomics Days, held in Rouen on November 22 and 23, 2023.

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The man who wanted to extend lifespan

Once upon a time, more than a century ago, Elie Metchnikoff hypothesized that health could be improved, and senility delayed by modulating the intestinal microbes thanks to bacteria present in yogurt. This zoologist and microbiologist was thus one of the first scientists to take an interest in gut microbiota and what we now call probiotics, the consumption of which he claimed helped to fight against aging.

This is the story of “the man who wanted to extend lifespan”.

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All our sincere wishes

In this new year that begins, let’s take the time…

Let’s take the time to extend our best wishes to you, from the bottom of our hearts. It seems essential to us, during these periods conducive to gratitude, to prioritize human relationships as the most important aspect of our lives.

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