Filab

What Filab does

FILAB is an independent French analytical chemistry and materials characterization laboratory founded in 1979 and headquartered in Saint Apollinaire, within the Dijon metropolitan area. The company operates a 5,200 m² analytical park at the Ecoparc Dijon Bourgogne facility, supported by 140+ collaborators and delivering 99% of services in-house through COFRAC ISO 17025 and NADCAP accredited workflows. Its service portfolio is organized around three pillars — analysis, regulatory testing, and R&D/consulting — spanning chemical analysis (ICP-MS, LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, NMR, FTIR, ion chromatography), surface characterization (XPS, TOF-SIMS, AFM, MEB-EDX, profilometry), electrochemical characterization, analytical method development (including Design of Experiments), deformulation/reverse engineering, wear and failure analysis, and metallic-oxide/granulometric testing. FILAB also runs a Qualiopi-certified professional training program covering ICP, LC, GC-MS, SEM, and method validation.

FILAB serves industrial B2B customers across three principal verticals: Health (medical devices, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, biopharmaceuticals), Aerospace/Space/Defense (Safran, Framatome, Dassault Aviation, Airbus Defence & Space-approved), and broader Industry (automotive, energy/nuclear including EDF, luxury, metallurgy, polymers). The company is CIR (Crédit Impôt Recherche) approved, enabling client R&D activities to qualify for French research tax credit, and operates a regional presence in Toulouse to serve the Southern France aerospace cluster. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, reflecting custom analytical protocols adapted to each client's matrix and regulatory need.

FILAB's go-to-market is sales-led and direct: bespoke quotations, a multi-language web presence (FR, EN, BE, CH, DE, IT, ES), professional content marketing, LinkedIn engagement, and direct phone/email contact. The company reports 2,200+ clients in France and internationally and operates an approved-supplier model with anchor accounts across the French/European regulated industrial base. There is no public ticker, no disclosed funding rounds, and the company appears to be founder/management-owned (with founder Guy Simon listed as president); ownership and investor structure represent a data gap.

Name

Filab

Legal name

FILAB

Website

https://filab.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

FILAB is an independent French analytical chemistry and materials characterization laboratory founded in 1979, serving 2,200+ industrial clients across health, aerospace/defense, and general industry with COFRAC ISO 17025 and NADCAP accredited testing from a 5,200 m² Dijon facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dijon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Analytical Services: Professional analytical laboratory services provided to industrial clients across multiple sectors. Services include chemical analysis, materials characterization, regulatory testing, and R&D support. Pricing is quote-based, adapted to client needs and project complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FILAB is an independent French analytical laboratory providing chemical analysis and materials characterization services to industrial clients. Its offerings span organic, mineral, and materials chemistry testing, surface and electrochemical characterization, deformulation/reverse engineering, failure analysis, custom analytical method development, and regulatory testing (Pharmacopée Européenne, REACH, ISO 10993, ICH Q3D), delivered through a COFRAC ISO 17025 accredited and NADCAP-certified 5,200 m² facility.

Product overview

FILAB is a French analytical chemistry and materials characterization laboratory offering a comprehensive suite of laboratory services organized around three main levels: analysis, expertise, and R&D support. The core portfolio includes Laboratory Analysis & Characterization Services as the primary offering, complemented by specialized sub-products for surface analysis, electrochemical characterization, analytical development, and deformulation services. FILAB serves industrial clients across healthcare, aerospace/defense, and general industry sectors with over 140 employees and 5,200 m² of laboratory space. The company provides testing services rather than a software platform, with services delivered through a COFRAC ISO 17025 accredited laboratory equipped with advanced analytical instruments including GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, ICP-MS, MEB-EDX, XPS, TOF-SIMS, and AFM systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laboratory Analysis & Characterization Services Comprehensive laboratory services for chemical analysis and material characterization, including organic, mineral, and materials chemistry testing for industrial clients across healthcare, aerospace/space/defense, automotive, energy/nuclear, luxury, metallurgy, and polymer sectors.
• Surface Analysis & Characterization Surface analysis services using XPS, TOF-SIMS, AFM, MEB-EDX, and profilometry to evaluate surface composition, topography, morphology, coating thickness, and surface energy for quality control and failure analysis on industrial samples.
• Electrochemical Characterization Electrochemical analysis services including corrosion measurement, galvanic coupling studies, EIS (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy), and polarization curve analysis (LSV) for metals and protective coatings, with application to aerospace corrosion resistance and coating evaluation.
• Analytical Development Custom analytical method development and validation services for specific matrices, using GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, ICP-MS, and chromatography techniques, including Design of Experiments (DoE) method optimization to meet regulatory and client-specific requirements.
• Deformulation / Reverse Engineering Chemical deformulation and reverse engineering services to determine composition and proportions of raw materials in complex formulations including polymers, composites, metals, paints, coatings, and adhesives, using chromatography, spectroscopy, and microscopy techniques for competitive analysis and supplier validation.
• Automotive Industry Deformulation Services Specialized deformulation and material analysis services tailored for automotive manufacturers and suppliers, focusing on polymers, coatings, and additives compliance.
• Medical Device Analytical Development Analytical development services for medical devices including biocompatibility testing, material characterization, and aging/durability testing per ISO 10993 standards, performed at an FDA-registered facility.
• Wear Analysis & Tribology Expertise Tribology and wear degree analysis services to identify causes of material degradation, validate surface treatment efficacy, and evaluate wear risk for metallic, polymer, composite, and glass materials in specific operating environments.
• Metallic Oxide Analysis Specialized analysis of metallic oxides in materials using X-ray diffraction (DRX), alloy grade control, and ICP techniques for titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, tin dioxide, and other metal oxides.
• Surface Tension Analysis (Goniometry) Contact angle and surface tension measurement services using goniometry for evaluating liquid-solid adhesion properties, wettability, and surface energy of materials.
• Adherence Analysis (Automotive) Adhesion testing services for automotive applications including cross-cut tests per ISO 2409, spectroscopic analysis, and thermal/mechanical stress behavior studies for coatings and assemblies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% of services performed in-house ensuring quality control and faster turnaround
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cofrac (Comité Français d'Accréditation)coreOthersCOFRAC accreditation body providing ISO 17025 accreditation for the laboratory (Accreditation number: 1-1793). This is a mandatory quality certification for analytical laboratories.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Intertek: UK-based TIC group offering materials testing, failure analysis, and chemical analysis services with strong industrial vertical coverage similar to FILAB's aerospace, energy, and industrial clients.
• NSF International: Global public health and safety organization providing testing, inspection, and certification across food, water, health sciences, and consumer products; comparable accredited testing services model serving regulated industrial and consumer verticals.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global leader in bioanalytical and materials testing with a French heritage; offers overlapping chemical analysis, materials characterization, and regulatory testing services across pharma, food, environmental, and industrial markets, operating at vastly larger scale than FILAB.
• UL Solutions: Global safety science organization offering testing, inspection, and certification services including materials and chemical testing relevant to FILAB's industrial and aerospace customer base.
• Bureau Veritas: French-headquartered TIC (testing, inspection, certification) major providing materials testing, commodity inspection, and certification services to industrial clients including aerospace, energy, and marine sectors that overlap directly with FILAB's customer verticals.
• TÜV SÜD: German TIC provider offering materials testing, failure analysis, and certification services across automotive, aerospace, and industrial markets; competes with FILAB for regulated-industry analytical engagements.
• TÜV Rheinland: Germany-based testing, inspection, and certification organization with industrial materials and product testing services that address comparable regulatory and quality assurance needs for FILAB's manufacturing customers.
• SGS: Switzerland-based global testing, inspection, and certification company with industrial materials and laboratory services that overlap with FILAB's chemistry and materials characterization work across automotive, aerospace, and energy customers.

Direct peers

• Mérieux NutriSciences: France-linked analytical testing services company focused on food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and environmental testing; overlaps with FILAB's health and cosmetics verticals and operates a similar accredited laboratory services model.
• ALS Limited: Australia-based testing services provider with significant life sciences, environmental, and industrial materials testing operations; comparable mid-to-large analytical lab services business model with similar B2B sales motion to industrial clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1mwomBf8hTbcoOG9HLt-7Q
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/filab-sas
• Xx.com/filab_sas
• Facebookfacebook.com/LaboratoireFILAB

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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