INDENA JOINS COSMETIC VALLEY COMPETITIVITY POLE

Milan - INDENA JOINS COSMETIC VALLEY COMPETITIVITY POLE

Milan, July 16th, 2008 – Indena, the world’s leading company dedicated to the identification, development and production of active principles derived from plants, has today announced that it has joined Cosmetic Valley, the leading worldwide centre for resources in perfumes and cosmetics.
Commenting on the news, Christian Artaria, Indena Marketing Director, has said: “this is an important step allowing us to get closer to the industry needs, better understand them and provide the big companies making part of this dynamic network with our long expertises in the field of botanical derivatives. Our entrance in the Cosmetic Valley is a further confirmation of the strategic role played by the cosmetic sector in our business”.
By entering the Cosmetic Valley, Indena will have the opportunity to work even closer and to better support companies developing projects and products based on the science of nature.
Cosmetic Valley coordinates with support from regional authorities a network of companies, research centres and training institutes committed to a partnership approach based on innovation and conquering international markets.

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INDENA PROFILE:
Indena is the world's leading company dedicated to the identification, development and production of active principles derived from plants, for use in the pharmaceutical, health food and cosmetics industries. The key to Indena's success is its research, covering: the screening of medicinal plants for their pharmacological benefits, the identification of new active principles and the development of extraction and purification systems at the cutting-edge of industrial application. Backed up by over 80 years of botanical experience, the phyto-chemical research is carried out in Indena's own Settala Research Center, near Milan. Indena also co-operates with the world's most prestigious universities and private research institutions in the biological assessment of safety and effectiveness up to clinical phase I. The company has more than 150 primary patents and has published around 700 scientific studies. Indena, with more than 700 employees, including 10% dedicated to full-time research, manages cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution operations in more than 40 countries. Headquartered in Milan, Indena has 5 production sites and 5 international branches throughout the world. The Company's experts communicate and interact constantly with the major international regulatory authorities such as WHO, EMEA, and ESCOP, and work with all the main pharmacopoeias.
THE COSMETIC VALLEY POLE IN FIGURES:
300 companies, representing 24,500 jobs and turnover of 7 billion euros
4 universities (Orléans, Tours, Versailles Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines)
178 public research laboratoires and 5,500 researchers
82 training establishments
Brands: Chanel, Clarins, Caudalie, Guerlain and Dior (LVMH), Hermès, Lolita Lempicka (Pacific Création), Paco Rabanne and Nina Ricci (Puig), Shiseido, Yves Saint Laurent and Gemey-Maybelline (L’Oréal), Calvin Klein (Coty Prestige).

Further Information on Indena:
www.indena.com

Further Information on Cosmetic Valley:
www.cosmetic-valley.com

Indena Press Contacts
Cohn & Wolfe Milan
Laura Faravelli laura_faravelli@cohnwolfe.com
Lorenzo Petracco lorenzo_petracco@cohnwolfe.com
Tel.+39 02 202391