Sgs Proderm

Name

Sgs Proderm

Legal name

SGS proderm GmbH

Website

https://sgs-proderm.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Research Organization (Dermatological Clinical Trials)

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical CROs (Phase I–IV) (HLAGAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Therapeutic-Area CROs (e.g., oncology/rare disease) (HLAGAAAL), Central Laboratory & Clinical Trial Testing CROs (HLAGAAAE)

Keywords

• Dermatological clinical trials
• Contract research organization
• Cosmetics efficacy testing
• Medical device trials
• Skin analysis services

Headquarters

HQ city

Schenefeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Research Services: Contract research organization providing dermatological clinical trial services to pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and consumer care companies. Revenue generated through study contracts for efficacy and safety testing of drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and consumer products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SGS Proderm is a dermatology-focused contract research organization (CRO) that designs and executes clinical studies for cosmetics, consumer goods, nutritional supplements, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices. Services span study planning, regulatory consulting, subject recruitment, in-vivo and in-vitro testing using proprietary biophysical measurement technologies (Raman spectroscopy, LC-OCT), data management, statistics, monitoring, and scientific publication.

Product overview

SGS proderm is a contract research organization (CRO) specializing in dermatology, operating as part of the SGS Group. The company offers three interconnected service divisions: Consumer Care (clinical trials for cosmetics, cosmetics, consumer goods, and food supplements), Medical (full-service CRO for drugs and medical device clinical trials), and Scientific Consulting (scientific advisory, workshops, webinars, and publications). The company operates specialized research equipment and methodologies including Raman Spectroscopy, LC-OCT imaging, standardized clinical photography, skin profilometry, oral hygiene testing, hair testing, photobiology, and specialized clinical study methods such as wound healing models, pruritus testing, herpes studies, and ocular tolerability assessments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consumer Care Clinical Studies
• Medical CRO Services (Drug and Medical Device Trials)
• Scientific Consulting, Workshops and Webinars

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of studies completed in time during the last 10 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SGS Group (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGS proderm is a subsidiary of SGS Group, the world leader in testing, inspection, and certification. This affiliation provides access to global SGS network, resources, and brand recognition.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ICON plc: Global CRO offering full-service clinical development across multiple therapeutic areas including dermatology. Comparable in providing Phase I-IV dermatology clinical trial services to pharmaceutical and consumer products sponsors, though at a much larger scale.
• Eurofins: Global testing, inspection, and contract research group with significant clinical and cosmetic testing capabilities. Comparable to SGS proderm in offering laboratory and clinical research services to consumer care and pharmaceutical clients, but at vastly larger scale and across multiple industries.
• Parexel: Global clinical CRO providing dermatology, oncology, and rare disease clinical trial services to biopharmaceutical sponsors. Direct overlap with SGS proderm's regulated medical CRO business, particularly for Phase I-IV dermatology drug and device trials.
• IQVIA: World's largest CRO with broad dermatology and consumer health clinical trial capabilities. Provides clinical research services to pharma, biotech, and consumer care sponsors at global scale, overlapping with SGS proderm's service offering but with vastly broader geographic and therapeutic reach.
• Intertek: Global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) group that, like SGS Group, offers consumer products and pharmaceutical testing services. Sister-company competitive dynamic to SGS Group with overlapping service lines in cosmetic and dermatological product testing.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC company providing testing and certification services to consumer products and life sciences clients. Comparable to the broader SGS Group structure, with consumer goods testing offerings that overlap with SGS proderm's cosmetics and personal care business.

Direct peers

• Medpace: Mid-size global CRO with full-service clinical trial execution across multiple therapeutic indications including dermatology. Operates a similar full-service model targeting pharma and biotech sponsors, making it a close comparable in scope and operating philosophy.
• Bioagility: Specialized clinical research and consulting organization with dermatology and consumer care focus. Closest scale and therapeutic-area comparable to SGS proderm as a niche CRO serving cosmetic and dermatology clients.
• Charles River Laboratories: Major global contract research organization providing preclinical and clinical research services including dermatology and consumer care testing. Directly comparable as a CRO serving pharma, biotech, and consumer products clients with regulatory-grade study execution.

Others

• Proksch / proderm-Institut (historical): Predecessor entity and dermatology research institute with a long history in German clinical dermatology research. Listed as a thematic/historical connection given the shared proderm naming and German dermatology research heritage that informed SGS proderm's founding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SGS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sgs-proderm
• Instagraminstagram.com/sgsinstitutproderm

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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