R&D Locations

An R&D organization dedicated exclusively to dermatology   

Galderma’s three R&D centers are located in France, the United States and Japan and are playing a key role in the discovering and developing of innovative medical solutions for the global dermatology market.

Sophia Antipolis, France


Galderma R&D SNC
Les Templiers - 2400, route des Colles - Sophia Antipolis, 06410 Biot  - France
Phone: +33 (0)4 93 95 70 70  - Fax: +33 (0)4 93 95 70 71

The world's largest R&D center specialized in dermatology:
Located in southeast France, Galderma’s Sophia Antipolis facility is the largest laboratory in the world dedicated exclusively to dermatology. This state-of-the-art center is the birthplace of the adapalene molecule, the active ingredient of Differin and leading drug for the topical treatment of acne. Five hundred scientists and support staff work at the center which hosts all of Galderma's in-house research, pre-clinical and core development (clinical, pharmaceutical and biometric) activities.
Since its opening at the end of 2006, this 19.300 sq meters facility accommodates our scientists with expertise ranging from genomics to proteomics, from high throughput technologies such as screening, chemistry and toxico-genomics to early pharmacokinetics…

Princeton, USA


Galderma R&D Inc.
5 Cedar Brook Drive, suite 1
- Cranbury, NJ 08512  - USA
Phone: +1 609 409 77 01  - Fax: +1 609 409 77 05

Located in New Jersey, the Princeton center is focused on clinical development projects with the primary objective of obtaining registration of Galderma's products in the US and Canada.
Clinical studies directed by this site are conducted under international clinical harmonization guidelines and are often used to support regulatory submissions for Galderma’s products around the world.

Tokyo, Japan


Galderma KK
9th Floor, Sumitomo Fudosan Iidabashi - No.3 Building  - 13-1 Nishi-Gokencho Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 162-0812  - Japan
Phone: +81 3 5229 6900  - Fax: +81 3 5229 6903

The R&D team in Tokyo is entirely devoted to the development and registration of new products for the Japanese market, the second largest dermatology market in the world.
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