Gattefossé provides innovative excipients to human and animal pharmaceutical industries, as well as to the dietary supplements industry. With a service and distribution network that spans over 12 affiliates, 40 distributors, and 90 countries, Gattefossé prides itself on having introduced innovative products tailored to formulators’ needs. We manufacture our products in France, Singapore, and in our new production site in Lufkin, Texas, to better serve our customers all over the world with equivalent high-quality standards.
Our lipid excipients are manufactured using vegetable oils, a wide array of plant-derived fatty acids, and alcohols such as polyglycerol, fatty alcohols, polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol. Depending on the raw materials used, the esterification reaction leads to solid, semi-solid, or liquid excipients. Through the selection of raw materials, the design and the control of the synthesis reaction, our oleochemists can develop high-quality, functional pharmaceutical excipients having targeted properties.
Selecting the best excipients to optimize drug delivery
Oral drug delivery
Gattefossé offers bioavailability enhancers including dual-functional excipients that are both solubilizers and intestinal permeation enhancers such as Capryol® 90, Labrafac™ MC60 and Labrasol® ALF; lymphatic uptake promoters such as Maisine® CC, Peceol™, and the Labrafil™ series; lubricants for tablets (Compritol®); sustained-release agents (Compritol®, Geleol™ Mono and Diglycerides) ; as well as excipients for taste-masking and API protection (Precirol® ATO 5). Learn more about Gattefossé oral excipient portfolio.
Topical drug delivery
Gattefossé offers solubilizers and skin penetration enhancers such as Transcutol® P or Lauroglycol™, and a wide range of emulsifiers and co-emulsifiers to achieve topical dosage forms with improved textures. Learn more about Gattefossé topical/transdermal excipient portfolio.
Gattefossé has built a solid scientific reputation with its functional excipients and their drug development applications. Continuous R&D investment and employment of highly qualified scientists demonstrate our commitment to providing customers worldwide with quality technical and regulatory support. A part of our technical expertise lies in our 4 Technical Centers of Excellence located in France, China, India, and the United States.
The main aims of these centers are to:
provide customer technical support
characterize and optimize the performance of excipients in drug delivery systems and processes
share knowledge through education and training
In Gattefossé tradition of knowledge sharing, we provide comprehensive technical documentation, including brochures, formulation guidelines, prototype formulations and videos. We also host regularly technical webinars to share with our customers the most updated information. All this technical documentation is freely available on our website.
Innovating with care and responsibility
At Gattefossé, we innovate with care, guided by our Gatt’Up&Act roadmap—25 goals to be met by 2035 across three core pillars: Environment, Employees, and Society. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact, including a 25% cut in GHG emissions at our main site. Supporting employee growth is equally vital, with action plans focused on health and well-being for all. Social responsibility is embedded in our culture, with employees actively engaged in global volunteer efforts. Recognized with EcoVadis Gold and ISO 14001:2025 certification, our sustainable vision continues to inspire trust worldwide.
Brochures
Selecting the best excipients to optimize drug delivery
Sustained drug release with Compritol® 888 ATO
Safe and efficient skin drug delivery
Lipid-based formulations Bio-enhancers by nature
Skin-friendly textures
Lubricants for challenging tablets and capsules
Transcutol® P
Different breeds, different needs
Rectal drug delivery
Pediatric medicines
Maisine CC
Tefose 63
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