Silab, a supplier of natural ingredients for the cosmetics industry, has just received the innovation award of the INPI (French National Institute of Industrial Property, Institut National de la Propriété́ Industrielle). This is a recognition for Jean Paufique, CEO and founder of Silab, whose watchword is, precisely, "innovation, innovation, innovation."

The award, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of the INPI, aims to highlight SMEs that place innovation at the heart of their strategy for growth and value their R&D through Industrial property. This year, five SMEs and a laboratory were honoured for the exemplarity of their innovation strategy. Along with Silab, and also in the health and beauty sector, Cousin Biotech, a company specializing in medical prosthesis and implants, was also awared, as well as Nuxe, the natural cosmetics brand.

Since its inception in 1986, Silab has been focusing on research and now invests 20% of its sales and one third of its workforce in research. The company has a portfolio of 163 patents and its research teams market two to three new products per year.

Menofit, the latest addition to Silab

The latest of its kind is Menofit, an active that is rich in purified peptides from artichoke leaves. Silab claims an original action regarding aging through a focus on menopausal skin. According to Silab, the Menofit helps compensating cells deficiencies in the dermis and epidermis, maintaining the thickness of the skin, increasing hydration and reducing wrinkles thus approaching the qualities of premenopausal skin. In vivo and in vitro objectivation tests support these results.

With Menofit, Silab offers a new active addressing the problems of mature skins linked to the decline in female hormones. A product in sync with changing demographics.