South Clinton Research

Laboratoire Bio-EC is specialized in ex vivo testing on human skin explants and isolated hair.
Ex vivo tests permit to:

demonstrate the activity of an ingredient or formulation on specific markers within a living skin
show the protective or corrective activity of a product against an induced stress
assess skin tolerance by complete histological analysis

Laboratoire Bio-EC is continuously developing new technics and methodologies with:

over 150 validated markers
a wide range of simulated stresses: pollution, IR & UV irradiation, acne, blue light, glycation, healing, etc.
expertise in techniques such as skin permeation, Raman spectroscopy, interferometry, viscoelasticity

South Clinton Research is the exclusive coordinator for Laboratoire Bio-EC in North America.