Skinobs, a French referencing platform for preclinical and clinical cosmetic tests, is celebrating ten years of cosmetics evaluation.
Since 2016, the Aix-les-Bains company has built a cosmetics testing database bringing together over 9,000 experts from 124 countries, 500 laboratories, and more than 800 methods and technologies.
The Skinobs story began in 2013, when a then American colleague of founder and CEO Anne Charpentier (pictured) was looking for a laboratory in southeast Asia for an innovative anti-ageing study, it took nearly eight days to identify the right provider.
The lack of reliable, exhaustive, and centralized global information on testing methods and laboratories was glaring.
Drawing on this experience and her extensive career, Charpentier set out to build an independent, self-funded platform alongside industry stakeholders—R&D and evaluation managers, testing laboratories, and instrumentation manufacturers—to structure and provide global access to cosmetic testing information.
In 2016, she launched Skinob's clinical testing platform based on in vivo efficacy tests.
Today, the platform allows evaluation managers to find the most suitable provider and method in just a few clicks.
“Ten years ago, we started with a simple observation: finding the right testing laboratory and the right method in the right country took a considerable amount of time,” said Charpentier.
“Today, Skinobs has become the independent, exhaustive, and reliable ecosystem we envision. What makes me proudest is the trust that 9,000 experts from 124 countries place in us today. We are only at the beginning of this adventure."
2026 marks a new stage in the evolution of Skinobs with the launch of My Laboratory Space, a smart dashboard providing testing providers with permanent visibility, real-time industry statistics, and direct access to qualified leads from major global brands.
Skinobs is also continuing the rollout of its freemium model, designed to open platform access to a wider audience while reinforcing the value offered to long-standing partners.
By 2030, Skinobs aims to become the indispensable database for global cosmetic testing, capitalizing on its rich data—which reflects testing intentions even before products hit the market—and the strength of its international community of experts.
