A story made in France
70 years of a human adventure.
You don't give your all without a good reason... At Expanscience, we help individuals shape their well-being, from the youngest to the oldest.
It's what has inspired us to move forward, carry out research, and innovate for over 70 years!
A responsible and committed company
We’ll state it up front: the Expanscience teams are proud to work for a French family-owned group. Why? Because this explains our roots and our ability to have a long-term vision.
We know where we come from and where we’re going. This enables us to make strong strategic choices that are often pioneering, such as the decision made in 2004 by our President, Jean-Paul Berthomé, to voluntarily commit Expanscience to a Corporate Social Responsibility policy.
Two men, one French company
What we are today we owe to an encounter between two men in 1950. On the one hand, Paul Berthomé (father of the current president of Expanscience), a businessman and industrialist. On the other, Claude Guillon, a pharmacist.
Together, they decided to undertake the design, production and marketing of a lotion for babies that cleansed tender skin while moisturizing it. At the time, this was a revolution, as was the wish to develop and manufacture using the same quality criteria as those drawn up for pharmaceutical products.
It was the birth of our Mustela brand and the start of our company adventure!
A 70-year saga
1950
The adventure starts with the creation of Laboratoires Expanscience and our Mustela brand.
1977
We use our know-how in the area of fatty substances and molecular distillation to create a cosmetic active ingredients business.
1982
The Mustela Foundation is created to support research projects focusing on child development and parenting.
1992
With Piascledine 300, we enter the Rheumatology area and provide support for patients suffering from osteoarthritis.
2004
Building on our values and the commitment of our teams, we join the United Nations Global Compact.
2013
Our CSR policy is recognized as “Exemplary” with the CSR Committed label
2018
Our company takes another step forward by becoming the world’s first pharmaceutical and dermo-cosmetics laboratory to receive B Corp certification.
2021
We launch our impACT strategy to become a regenerative company with a positive impact by 2030/2040.
Epernon, the heart and lungs
In 1957, the two founders of Expanscience decided to implant their production site at Epernon, a small town in the Eure-et-Loir department.
Since then, the town and our laboratory have written their history together. This site has never stopped being at the core of our transformations and development.
71%
of purchases made in France
64
million products manufactured in 2021
All the French know-how of Expanscience radiates throughout the word from Epernon. Our historical site is home to both our Innovation, Research and Development (IR&D) and production teams, representing approximately 300 employees.
1,072
patents applied for worldwide since 1997
3.22%
of turnover was invested in IR&D in 2021
Our local implantation at Epernon is an integral part of our identity and commitment. Our site is fully part of local and departmental life and is one of the local economic lungs.
There is greenwashing... and then there are committed companies like Expanscience. As proof of this, our Epernon site is the first place where we apply our commitments to societal and environmental responsibility. It has thus been recognized with a number of certifications for quality, management and environmental protection.
100 %
renewable electricity purchased at Epernon since 2018
2
ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications and an HQE (High Environmental Quality) building
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