BioLab

What BioLab does

BioLab is a privately held, family-owned Belgian company founded in 1998 by Jean-Max Duraffourd and Isabelle Deroulede-Duraffourd, headquartered in Waterloo, Belgium. The firm operates as a B2B contract developer and manufacturer of natural cosmetics and food supplements, serving brand clients across Western, Northern, and Southern Europe. Its services fall into two models: bespoke (tailor-made) formulation and white-label (turnkey) products, delivered as a 360-degree offering spanning formulation, regulatory support (CPNP notification, GMP/BPF compliance), manufacturing through partner sites in France, Belgium, Sweden, and Italy, and logistics.

The company's technical foundation is a proprietary library of more than 4,000 plant-based formulas developed over 25+ years, plus the trade-secret-protected Duraffourd Index for evaluating essential oils. BioLab supplies a wide range of galenic forms (emulsions, gels, serums, oils, balms for cosmetics; tablets, capsules, powders, including orodispersible and multi-layer tablets for food supplements). Customer acquisition is conducted through direct B2B relationships with dedicated account managers — one for cosmetics and one for food supplements — supported by a bilingual (French/English) website. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with contract cadences described as multi-year, and revenue is not reported. The company holds GMP/BPF compliance and offers CPNP notification as part of its service stack.

Name

BioLab

Legal name

BioLab

Website

https://biolab.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BioLab is a family-owned Belgian B2B contract developer, founded in 1998, that formulates and manufactures bespoke and white-label natural cosmetics and food supplements for brand clients across Europe via a 360-degree formulation-to-logistics service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Waterloo

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Formulation Services: Bespoke formulation services for brands requiring tailor-made cosmetic and food supplement products. Includes full service from brief to industrial production.
2. White-Label Products: Sale of pre-formulated niche products with complete regulatory dossiers that brands can quickly bring to market under their own label

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

BioLab is a B2B contract manufacturer that designs and produces natural cosmetics and food supplements on behalf of brand clients. The company offers two service models — tailor-made custom formulations built around specific client requirements and ready-to-market white-label products with completed regulatory dossiers — across two product categories: cosmetics (emulsions, gels, serums, oils, balms) and food supplements (tablets, capsules, powders). Services span formulation, regulatory support, manufacturing through partner factories in France, Belgium, Sweden, and Italy, and logistics.

Product overview

BioLab is a contract manufacturer offering two service models (tailor-made custom formulations and white-label turnkey products) across two product categories: cosmetics and food supplements. For cosmetics, they provide custom emulsions, gels, serums, oils, and balms, plus white-label niche products. For food supplements, they offer custom formulations in tablets, capsules, and powders, plus white-label options. The company provides a 360° service encompassing formulation, regulatory support, manufacturing via partner sites in France, Belgium, Sweden, and Italy, and logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cosmetics (Tailor-Made Formulations) Custom formulation services for cosmetics including emulsions (cream, milk, lotion), gels, serums, oils, and balms, built around the client's specific requirements with full regulatory and manufacturing support. Designed for cosmetic brands seeking distinctive natural products aligned with their brand identity.
• Cosmetics (White-Label) Turnkey niche cosmetic products with proven efficacy and completed regulatory dossiers, allowing brands to launch quickly under their own label without extended development phases. Designed for cosmetic brands seeking rapid time-to-market with ready-made formulations.
• Food Supplements (Tailor-Made Formulations) Custom formulation services for food supplements available in various galenic forms including tablets (round, stick-shaped, oblong, orodispersible, multi-layer), capsules, and powders, with premium plant extract sourcing. Designed for food supplement brands seeking scientifically-formulated, distinctive products.
• Food Supplements (White-Label) Ready-made food supplement formulas with completed regulatory files, enabling brands to bring products to market under their own brand rapidly. Designed for supplement brands seeking fast market entry with turnkey formulations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,000 formulas developed by founder Jean-Max Duraffourd
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Industrial Partners in SwedencoreOthersManufacturing partner for food supplements and cosmetics production in Sweden, part of BioLab's network of industrial partners ensuring manufacturing meets highest industry standards
• Industrial Partners in ItalycoreOthersManufacturing partner for food supplements and cosmetics production in Italy, part of BioLab's network of industrial partners ensuring manufacturing meets highest industry standards
• Industrial Partners in FrancecoreOthersManufacturing partner for food supplements and cosmetics production in France, part of BioLab's network of industrial partners ensuring manufacturing meets highest industry standards

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kolmar Korea: Korean-listed cosmetics ODM offering contract manufacturing and turnkey product development for global beauty brands. Comparable B2B contract manufacturing model to BioLab's cosmetics business, including private-label and bespoke formulation services.
• SIRIO Pharma: China-based contract manufacturer of nutraceuticals, supplements, and functional foods with global operations serving brand clients. Comparable B2B contract manufacturing model to BioLab's food supplements business, including custom formulation and turnkey product development.
• Intercos: Italian listed cosmetics contract manufacturer and ODM with global operations serving prestige and mass beauty brands. Directly comparable to BioLab's cosmetics formulation and manufacturing business, with similar custom and private-label service offerings, though at significantly larger scale.
• Mana Products: US private contract cosmetics manufacturer offering custom formulation, filling, and packaging services for prestige and emerging beauty brands. Directly comparable to BioLab's cosmetics contract manufacturing business in service model, though serving North American clients.
• NutraScience Labs: US private contract supplement manufacturer offering custom formulation, manufacturing, and packaging for supplement brands. Directly comparable to BioLab's food supplements contract manufacturing business model including turnkey and custom formulation services.
• Cosmax: Korean-listed cosmetics ODM with global manufacturing footprint serving beauty brands with formulation and turnkey product development. Closely comparable business model to BioLab's cosmetics custom formulation and white-label offering, with much larger global reach.
• Giellepi: Italian contract manufacturer specializing in food supplements, nutraceuticals, and medical devices, offering formulation and production services for European brands. Comparable to BioLab's food supplements business and located in the same European contract manufacturing ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Aenova: German pharmaceutical CDMO offering solid dosage forms, semi-solids, liquids, and sterile manufacturing for pharma and consumer health brands. Comparable contract manufacturing model to BioLab's supplement business as a broad European incumbent with substantially larger scale.
• Recipharm: Swedish pharmaceutical CDMO with broad drug development and manufacturing services, including some supplement capability. Overlaps with BioLab's contract manufacturing model as a broader European CDMO with much greater scale and pharmaceutical focus.
• Albéa Group: Global cosmetics packaging and formulation giant serving prestige, mass, and indie beauty brands across packaging, formula development, and full-service manufacturing. Overlaps with BioLab's cosmetics business as a much larger broad incumbent offering integrated capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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