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About Eurofins ADME Bioanalyses SAS

Eurofins ADME Bioanalyses is a leading CRO delivering integrated expertise in bioanalysis, in vivo studies, ADME, DMPK, biomarkers, immunogenicity and dermal projects. The company supports the development of small molecules and biologics across the entire drug development life cycle, providing high quality, regulatory compliant data to support confident, informed decision making.

Locations

Vergèze

Laboratory

75 Avenue de Pascalet, 30310 Vergèze, France

Laboratory

Accreditations

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Compliant Facility

Issuing Body Agence nationale de sécurité du medicament et des produits de sante (ANSM)

Issuing Body Country n.a.

Issuing Body Website https://ansm.sante.fr/documents/reference/bonnes-pratiques-de-laboratoire

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Compliant Facility

Issuing Body Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (ANSES)

Issuing Body Country n.a.

Issuing Body Website https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/les-bonnes-pratiques-de-laboratoire-bpl

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Compliant Facility

Issuing Body Comité Français d''Accréditation (COFRAC)

Issuing Body Country n.a.

Issuing Body Website https://www.cofrac.fr/nos-services/evaluer-les-bonnes-pratiques-de-laboratoire-bpl/

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Good Laboratory Practice regulations (NRC GLP)

Issuing Body Autorité de sûreté nucléaire et de radioprotection (ASNR)

Issuing Body Country FR - France

Issuing Body Website https://reglementation-controle.asnr.fr/

Issuing Body Other

Issuing Body Country FR - France

Issuing Body Website Other

Eurofins ADME BIOANALYSES: a Contract Research Organisation

Eurofins ADME BIOANALYSES is a Contract Research Organisation providing diverse services to the pharmaceutical industry in the fields of pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism.

Based at our site in the heart of Southern France we have over 2500m2 of laboratory and office space with a team of 100 FTE.

We have four business units which, working cooperatively between each other and in partnership with other Eurofins entities, can offer the full range of pre-clinical and clinical DMPK services.

  • Small molecule bioanalysis
  • Large molecule bioanalysis
  • Biomarkers
  • Dermal absorption and in vivo studies

Through regular, ongoing investments in equipment and staff training we target the optimisation of our client's registration timelines in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic or nutrition industries.

Eurofins ADME BIOANALYSES: history


Eurofins ADME BIOANALYSES was founded originally as ADME BIOANALYSES in 1987 in Sophia Antipolis (near Nice) in France by Dr. Patrick Duchêne.

In 1999, the Company moved to new facilities in Vergèze, between Montpellier and Nîmes in France.

In 2005, the Company joined the Eurofins Scientific Group to expand its technological and geographical reach. This new organisation allowed the Company to strengthen its market position and to accelerate its development to provide ever increasing quality and range of technical services.

In 2013 and 2017, the Company increased its capacities with two consecutive extensions at the Vergèze site.

In 2018, following the retirement of the company founder, Dr. Tanja Schubert became the company CEO.

Eurofins ADME BIOANALYSES’ primary objective is to keep increasing its capacities and range of service offerings whilst remaining a gold standard partner for its clients.

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Discover our Services

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Early Stage - Drug Development

It is in the early stages of development that reliable information is required with a quick response time and at a competitive price.

Eurofins ADME Bioanalyses offers a range of services in-house to aid in the decision making process from first “in-life” studies to compare products and formulations to in-vivo and in-vitro metabolism studies.

We have the capacity to manage studies on large, molecules, small molecules and ADC with all conventional and novel delivery systems. 

 

 

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Screening studies

Bioavailability assessment, Early exploratory PK in rodents, BBB permeation, tissue distribution, CSF, All phases in-house, Adaptable study design for lead selection, +3000 molecules already tested

ADME studies

14C/3H radiolabelled or cold compounds by LC-MS/MS Blood/plasma kinetics, PK analysis Excretion evaluation, Mass balance

Small molecule bioanalysis

Any biological matrix (fluids and tissues) Supporting screening, pre-clinical exploratory/safety and clinical studies Small molecules (LC-MS/MS) Method development, transfer and/or optimization

Large molecule bioanalysis

Diverse biological matrix (fluids and tissues) Supporting early, pre-clinical exploratory/safety and clinical studies Large molecules - ELISA / ECL (Mesoscale)

Topical product development

IVRT/IVPT for generic product development In vitro / In vivo application of topical products Franz diffusion cells, Bronaugh diffusion cells, PhoenixTM Dry Heat system

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Pre-Clinical

Pre-clinical development demands both GLP and non-GLP studies in-vivo and in-vitro.

Eurofins ADME Bioanalyses offers a range of bioanalytical services in-house with in-life phases in partnership with other Eurofins companies for toxicology, pharmacokinetic and pharmacological studies.

Method development and method validation for large and small molecules and ADC with over 30 years of experience. Both FDA and EMA guidelines.

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ADME studies

14C/3H radiolabelled or cold compounds Blood/plasma kinetics, PK analysis Excretion evaluation, Mass balance

Small molecule bioanalysis

Any biological matrix (fluids and tissues) Supporting screening, pre-clinical exploratory/safety and clinical studies Small molecules (LC-MS/MS)

Bioequivalence

Study design Pre-clinical and clinical studies In-house method development (LCMSMS) and validation Calculation of PK parameters (WinonLin), bio-equivalence assessments

Pre-clinical PK/TK

Pharmacokinetics, Toxicokinetics and systemic exposure All pre-clinical species In-house bioanalytical method development & validation Extrapolation to predict First-In-Man dosage GLP compliant

Large molecule bioanalysis

Diverse biological matrix (fluids and tissues) Supporting early, pre-clinical exploratory/safety and clinical studies Large molecules - ELISA / ECL (Mesoscale)

ADC (Antibody Drug Conjugates)

ADC (Antibody-Drug Conjugates) tADC and tMAB analysis by ELISA/ECL Payload analysis by LC-MS/MS

Immunogenicity

Immunoassays and assessment of potential immunogenicity Anti-vaccine antibody titres In-house development and validation (FDA and EMA Guidelines)

Biosimilars

Study design Pre-clinical and clinical studies In-house method development and validation for Ab titres, ADA and NADA Calculation of PK parameters (WinonLin) GLP/GcLP compliant CDISC standards

Biomarkers

Understanding biomarkers for better drug discovery and development Scientific expertise for biomarker selection (clinical fields, biological pathways, biofluids) Proteins

Topical product development

In vitro / In vivo application of topical products Franz diffusion cells, Bronaugh diffusion cells, PhoenixTM Dry Heat system

Veterinary product development

Exploratory Pharmacokinetics Small molecules/Large molecules/Biologicals Bioequivalence, all species (production and companion)

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Phases I & II

Phase I and Phase II studies require reliable, GLP compliant analyses with dependable turnaround times and seamless integration into dossier submissions

Eurofins ADME Bioanalyses offers state-of-the-art bioanalytical services to support clinical trials run by Eurofins own Phase I/II clinical trial centres or with a client’s own choice of clinical phase supplier.

Method development and method validation for large and small molecules, ADC and biomarkers with over 30 years of experience. Both FDA and EMA GcLP guidelines.

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Small molecule bioanalysis

Large molecule bioanalysis

Clinical pharmacokinetics

Bioequivalence

Biosimilars

Biomarkers

Immunogenicity

ADC (Antibody Drug Conjugates)

Topical product development

Veterinary product development

If you are interested, please contact us :

Regulatory documents and Guidelines

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Regulatory Documents

Since 1989, Eurofins ADME BIOANALYSES has been successfully inspected by

  • FDA in 2009, 2017, 2021 and 2025 (Inspections on bioequivalence studies)
  • ANSM (French GLP authorities for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics), every two years
  • COFRAC (French GLP authorities for chemicals), every two years
  • ANSES (French GLP authorities for veterinary drugs), every two years
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OECD Good Laboratory Practice - ENV/MC/CHEM(98)17

European Good Laboratory Practice – Directive 2004/10/EC

French Good Laboratory Practice - Arrêté du 14 mars 2000, (For pharmaceutical products)

French Good Laboratory Practice - Arrêté du 10 août 2004 (For cosmetics)

French Good Laboratory Practice - Décision n° 2026-044 dès le 01/09/2026 (For veterinary drugs)

French Good Laboratory Practice - Article annexe II à l’article D523-8 du code de l’environnement (For chemical products)

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Quality policy

Our Objectives

To contribute to the Health and Safety of all, by providing our customers with high quality services, offering our employees motivating careers and increasing the investment value of our shareholders.

 

See Our Values, Our Commitments

Guidelines

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For small molecule bioanalysis

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ICH-M10 guideline

on bioanalytical method validation and study sample analysis adopted by EMA in Jul 2022 and FDA in Nov 2022

EMA, Guideline on the investigation of bioequivalence

August 2010

FDA, Guidances for Industry for Bioavailability / Bioequivalence Studies

2019

EMA, Reflection paper for laboratories that perform the analysis or evaluation of clinical trial samples

February 2012

VICH GL1

Guideline on validation of analytical procedures: definition and terminology

VICH GL2

Guideline on validation of analytical procedures: methodology

VICH GL49

VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL METHODS USED IN RESIDUE DEPLETION STUDIES

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For immunoassays and immunogenicity

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FDA, Guideline for Industry Bioanalytical Method Validation

May 2018

FDA, Guidance for Industry: Immunogenicity Testing of Therapeutic Proteins products

Developing and Validating Assays for Anti-Drug Antibody Detection - January 2019

EMA, Guideline on bioanalytical method validation

July 2011

EMA, Guideline on immunogenicity assessment of therapeutic proteins

May 2017

EMA, Guideline on immunogenicity assessment of monoclonal antibodies intended for in vivo clinical use

May 2012

EMA, Guideline on the investigation of bioequivalence

August 2010

FDA, Guidances for Industry for Bioavailability / Bioequivalence Studies

EMA, Reflection paper for laboratories that perform the analysis or evaluation of clinical trial samples

February 2012

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For biomarkers

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Biomarker qualification: evidentiary framework

Guidance for industry and FDA, Dec 2018

OECD N°428 Guideline for the testing of chemicals: Skin absorption, in vitro method

April 2004

OECD N°427 Guideline for the testing of chemicals guideline: Skin absorption, in vivo method

April 2004

OECD N°156 Guidance notes on dermal absorption

August 2011

OECD N°28 Guidance document for the conduct of skin absorption studies

March 2004

SCCS Basic criteria for the in vitro assessment of dermal absorption of cosmetic ingredients

SCCS/1358/10 - June 2010

EFSA Guidance on dermal absorption 2017

15(6):4873

ECHA Guidance on the Biocidal Product Regulation Volume III Human Health

Assesment & Evaluation (parts B+C) Version 4.0 December 2017

EMA Draft guideline on quality and equivalence of topical products

October 2018

FDA Draft - In Vitro Permeation Test Studies for Topical Drug Products Submitted in ANDAs

October 2022

FDA Draft - In Vitro Release Test Studies for Topical Drug Products Submitted in ANDAs

October 2022

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For in vivo studies

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Animal Health Regulations European Guidance 2010/63/UE

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For transdermal patches

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EMA Guideline on quality of transdermal patches

EMA/CHMP/QWP/608924/2014 - 23 October 2014

FDA Draft - Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems

Product Development and Quality Considerations Guidance for Industry - November 2019

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Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems - Product Development and Quality Considerations Guidance for Industry

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DRAFT GUIDANCE

November 2019

Our Equipments

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12 LC-MS/MS SYSTEMS - API4000 (3), API5500 (2), Shimadzu 8060 (3), API6500 (2), API7500 (2)

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Liquid Scintillation Counters - 14C and 3H Counting

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HPLC Systems - With UV, fluorescence and diode array detection

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HPLC - With online radiometric detection

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Spectramax M3 & I3X Molecular Devices

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Watson Bioanalytical LIMS 8.4

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MESO QUICKPLEX SQ120 - Meso scale discovery

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Sample storage at -20°C

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Sample storage at -80°C

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Franz Cells

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PhoenixTM Dry Heat system

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Bronaugh Cell

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Orbitrap Exploris 120

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Fujirebio Lumipulse G1200

Our Experts

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Tanja Schubert - CEO/President

Pharmacist and PhD in Natural Sciences

Responsible for defining Eurofins ADME BIOANALYSES' short- and long-term strategies and leading the development of the company.

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Laurent Benazeraf - Laboratory and Test Facility Manager

Chemical Engineer

Responsible for managing laboratory and Test Facility operations.

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Charlotte Jouvène - Head of Bioanalytical Development

Doctorate in Biochemistry

Responsible for the Research and Development Unit, supervising the staff in the development and validation of bioanalytical methods.

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Valérie Piro - DMPK Bioanalysis Unit Manager

PhD in Chemistry

Responsible for the operation of the DMPK Bioanalysis (Small Molecule) Unit.

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Magali Breisse - Dermal DMPK Unit Manager

Master of Science in Biology & Pharmacology

Responsible for the operation of the Dermal absorption and In-vivo units.

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Isabelle Molina - Biomarker Unit Manager

PhD in Neurosciences

Responsible for Biomarker Unit operations.

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Alix Liausson Quittard - Quality Assurance Manager

Master in Quality and Analytical Chemistry

Responsible for the management of the Quality Assurance Unit and the QA programs and operations..

Our Commitments

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2025 Professional Equality

This year, our company achieved a good score of 82 out of a possible 85 points on the Gender Equality Index.

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Gender Equality Index

This result reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering a fair and inclusive working environment.

Although some indicators could not be calculated, the available data demonstrates a solid and consistent dynamic in terms of pay equality, career progression and representation. We will continue our efforts to further strengthen these achievements and maintain a high level of ambition in support of gender equality.

 

Below are the details of the evaluation criteria:

25/35

Difference in individual salary increase rates between men and women

Not Calculable

Percentage of women benefiting from a salary increase following maternity leave

5/10

Number of employees of the underrepresented gender in the top 10 highest salaries

40/40

Salary gap by socio-professional category

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Presenting the ADME Green Team!

Aiming to involve the staff in reducing waste and for better management of resources.

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A combination of external partners and internal actions provide the opportunity to reduce, reuse and recycle. Diverse initiatives have already been put into place - paper shredders provided by a recycling company, fresh fruit and veg boxes supplied to participating staff every 2 weeks, better communication of the risks and benefits of being eco-responsible, encouraging good habits etc.

The aim is to promote the company values of engagement, sensitivity, and partnering to promote an intelligent consumption of resources. The group has the objective of introducing a rolling cycle of new ideas and staff-led initiatives in the months and years to come.

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Eco-Responsibility Charter

Environmental issues now occupy a major place in the collective consciousness of our societies with regard to the phenomena affecting our planet and their consequences for humanity: climate change, erosion of biodiversity, depletion of natural resources, degradation of natural environments, etc.

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Faced with this situation, we all need to act, individually and collectively, to change our lifestyles and behaviour towards a more sustainable development model: "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (Brundtland Report, 1987).

Aware that its activities have an impact on the environment, Eurofins ADME BIOANALYSES, operating in the field of health, must have a sustainable development policy that simultaneously reconciles economic growth, social equity and environmental protection.

This approach is now at the heart of its priorities and its growth strategy and is a guarantee of progress and shared growth, beneficial not only to the company, its employees, partners and suppliers but also to society in general.

Within this framework, a Charter has been drawn up which sets out the provisions and commitments made by the company to act in a sustainable and responsible manner on a daily basis in the deployment of its activities.

This Charter is based on three interdependent components: environmental, social and economic.

New initiatives will regularly be added to this Charter.

OUR COMMITMENTS AND ACTIONS IN FAVOUR OF THE ENVIRONMENT

OUR COMMITMENTS AND ACTIONS IN FAVOUR OF SOCIAL COHESION

OUR COMMITMENTS AND ACTIONS FOR A RESPONSIBLE ECONOMY