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Silab Founder Earns France’s Top Honor

Jean Paufique receives Croix de Chevalier de Légion d’honneur

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Silab Founder Jean Paufique received the Croix de Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur from French President François Holland. The honor was bestowed to reward his commitment to the service of France.

“This ‘Légion d’honneur’ is for me a true recognition of the results obtained during a long career in the service of my country,” said Paufique. “Silab is simply the culmination of a human, scientific and technological adventure of 30 years, which has been successful because it is based on strong values of independence, excellence and quality, with a focus on humanism. I am of course very proud to dedicate it to all those who have accompanied me on an exceptional human adventure.”

Paufique an agronomist engineer and biologist, began his career in child nutrition and contributed greatly to its rapid expansion. An inventor/developer of baby food, he joined BSN Gervais Danone as Director of Research for infant nutrition and diversification before creating and directing, still for the BSN group, the Crealis research center in Brive-la-Gaillarde (Corrèze, France).

After 14 years dedicated to child nutrition, he created Silab, a company based in Corrèze, to apply to the field of dermo-cosmetics the extraordinary scientific advances of modern biology. Silab develops, produces and markets effective and innovative natural active ingredients for the global cosmetic industry.

Nearly 30 years after its creation, Paufique continues to actively lead the development of the company. He also created the Silab – Jean Paufique Corporate Foundation, which funds fundamental research in the field of skin cancer.

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