Gattefossé is a family-owned French specialty ingredients company founded in Lyon in 1880 and now run by the 5th generation of the founding family. It states it is "a leading provider of specialty ingredients and formulation solutions for the beauty and health care industries worldwide", specialising in lipid and plant chemistry and producing natural actives and functional lipid excipients. Its pharmaceutical business supplies lipid excipients with technical support for human health, animal health and nutraceuticals.
Compliance iCounts agency registrations (FDA, EU GMP, MHRA, PMDA, WHO GMP, NMPA, PIC/S) at 6 points each capped at 35, ISO certifications at 5 each capped at 20, GMP status (cGMP commercial 25, GMP 18, Pharma-grade 10), plus DMF 7, CEP 7 and TSE/BSE statement 6. Levels: 80+ Fully GMP-compliant | 60-79 GMP-compliant | 40-59 Developing compliance | below 40 Research-grade. Whether this dimension matters for you depends on your specific project.
25Research-grade
Quality iBlends the reported audit score (up to 40 points), CAPA closure rate (up to 25) and deviation history (starts at 20 and loses 2 points per deviation), plus 8 for CoA availability and 7 for validation packages. Levels: 85+ Excellent quality | 65-84 Strong quality | 45-64 Good quality | below 45 Developing. Whether this dimension matters for you depends on your specific project.
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Delivery iBlends on-time delivery percentage (up to 50 points), lead time (up to 30 - shorter is better, 2 points lost per week; 15 if not reported) and service level (Emergency supply 20, Expedited 14, Standard 8). Levels: 85+ Highly reliable | 65-84 Reliable | 45-64 Standard | below 45 Variable. Whether this dimension matters for you depends on your specific project.
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Documentation iCounts documents in the profile vault at 5 points each, capped at 35, plus flags for a Certificate of Analysis (15), validation packages (15), DMF (10), CEP (10) and a TSE/BSE statement (5). Levels: 80+ Full documentation | 60-79 Strong documentation | 40-59 Established | below 40 Basic. Whether this dimension matters for you depends on your specific project.
0Basic
Regulatory iCounts regulatory regions declared at 7 points each capped at 40, QMS maturity scaled by 1.5 (Validated 30, Established 18, Basic 6) capped at 30, and 15 for a declared FDA registration. Only the sub-scores a supplier has actually published count, and the total is rescaled to 0-100 over those - a missing input is never scored against it. Reports the dimension as undisclosed - no number, no bar - when neither a region nor a QMS tier is on file. No band claims inspection evidence; that lives in the cited certificate register. Levels: 80+ Strong regulatory | 55-79 Established | below 55 Developing. Whether this dimension matters for you depends on your specific project.
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Breadth iCounts product categories at 7 points each capped at 35, catalog size at 3 points per listed product capped at 30, modalities served at 4 each capped at 20, plus 8 for sterile-grade and 7 for GMP-grade offerings. Levels: 80+ Broad portfolio | 60-79 Multi-category | 40-59 Focused | below 40 Specialist. Whether this dimension matters for you depends on your specific project.
32Specialist