{{Short description|French chemical company}} {{Infobox company | name = Seppic | logo = | type = Subsidiary of the Air Liquide group | industry = Chemicals | foundation = {{Start date and age |1943 }} | location = La Garenne Colombes, France | products = Specialty chemical products for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, nutrition, vaccine and industrial markets | num_employees = 700 (2017)<ref name="SEPPIC at a Glance">[https://www.seppic.com/seppic/seppic-glance “SEPPIC at a Glance”], SEPPIC.com</ref> | parent = Air Liquide | homepage = {{URL|https://www.seppic.com}} }} '''Seppic''' is a French chemical company that designs and supplies specialty products for health and wellbeing.<ref name="SEPPIC at a Glance"/> The company is based in France, with distributors and production sites around the world. It has four main areas of business: personal care, pharmaceuticals and nutrition, vaccine adjuvants and injectables, and industrial specialties.<ref>[http://www.chemeurope.com/en/companies/12160/seppic-s-a.html SEPPIC S.A. – Puteaux, France]. Chemeurope.com (2011-12-31). Retrieved on 2013-08-01.</ref>
Seppic has been part of the Air Liquide group since 1986.<ref name="Household 2011">“Seppic”, Household & Personal Products Industry,1 February 2011.</ref> Its research has led to innovations in medical treatments, such as the creation of CimaVax, the first therapeutic vaccine to treat lung cancer.<ref name="biopharminternational.findpharma.com">[http://biopharminternational.findpharma.com/biopharm/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=557900&sk=&date=&pageID=2 Manufacturing Process Development for an Epidermal Factor-Based Cancer Vaccine], BioPharm International, 2 October 2008, accessed March 2011.</ref>
==History== In 1943, French chemist André Bondouy founded SEPPIC (Société d’exploitation pour les produits de l’industrie chimique). Between 1946 and 1972, the company expanded, becoming the distributor for several other chemical manufacturers.<ref name="Ourhistory">[http://www.seppic.com/legroupe/our-historoy-@/778/view-1394-category.html "Our history"], SEPPIC, retrieved 8 November 2011.</ref>
In 1972, under the leadership of Jean Martineau (then president of the Paris Chamber of Commerce), the company purchased Société des Produits Chimiques de la Montagne Noire in Castres, France. It created the MONTANE and Montanox product lines of emulsifiers, designed for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and industrial markets.<ref name="Ourhistory"/>
In 1986, Seppic become a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Liquide as part of its healthcare business.<ref name="Household 2011"/> In 1989, the company established its first American subsidiary in Fairfield, New Jersey.<ref name="Ourhistory"/>
In 2013, after the 2011 divestiture of a significant portion of its Industrial additives business, SEPPIC acquired BiotechMarine, a company specialized in Marine based cosmetic ingredients including plant stem cells.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
In 2017, Seppic finalized the acquisition of Serdex, a specialist of botanical active ingredients for skin treatment.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
==Research== Research conducted by Seppic teams has led to several innovations in the cosmetics and health sectors. The company now holds a portfolio of over 140 patent families.<ref>[http://www.seppic.com/responsibility/commitment-to-sustainability-@/view-1415-category.html?menuid=& “Our commitment to sustainability”], ''SEPPIC'', retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref>
In an early example of green chemistry in the 1990s, SEPPIC created Montanov 65, an emulsifier derived from matter of vegetable origin.<ref>[http://www.innovadex.fr/PersonalCare/search?k=montanov+68&st=1 Trouvez montanov 68 pour applications en Produits cosmétiques & de soins | Recherchez fiches techniques, fiches de données de sécurité et commandez des échantillons]. Innovadex.fr (1923-07-30). Retrieved on 2013-08-01.</ref>
Later, it created SEPIGELTM 305, a pre-neutralized polymer in an inverse emulsion that enabled new textures, such as gel-creams.<ref>[http://www.innovadex.fr/PersonalCare/search?k=sepigel+305&st=1 Trouvez sepigel 305 pour applications en Produits cosmétiques & de soins | Recherchez fiches techniques, fiches de données de sécurité et commandez des échantillons]. Innovadex.fr (1923-07-30). Retrieved on 2013-08-01.</ref>
In 2008, Seppic adjuvants were used to develop CimaVax, the first therapeutic vaccine to treat lung cancer.<ref name="biopharminternational.findpharma.com"/>
==Partnerships== Seppic has research partnerships in the fields of health, nutrition, personal care, and vaccines with French and international companies, including the Japanese chemical giant Shin-Etsu. Seppic is also involved with the Cosmetic Valley business cluster.<ref>[http://www.seppic.com/corporate/partnerships-@/778/view-1367-category.html “Partnerships”], SEPPIC, retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.seppic.com/seppic-annonce-l-acquisition-de-biotechmarine-@/2364/view-1390-searticle.html;jsessionid=zs4wqimvCoO7mp-E-P+lbA__?lang=en SEPPIC announces the acquisition of BiotechMarine]. Seppic.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-01.</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Pharmaceutical companies of France Category:Pharmaceutical companies established in 1943 Category:Health care companies of France Category:French brands Category:Companies based in Paris Category:French companies established in 1943