Annual CSR Report - PiLeJe 2025 | Page 34

Commitment 1 CSR Report 2025

Commitment 1 CSR Report 2025

Acting to advance better-supported health, grounded in science and appropriate use

Our industrial facilities: built to last and to innovate

We have chosen integrated manufacturing, in which R & D is directly connected to production. This close link between laboratory and plant sets us apart: it allows us to turn a scientific discovery quickly into a practical solution, while keeping full control over quality, safety and traceability.
In Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort, in the Allier department, this model comes into its own. Our site is more than a production facility: it embodies a vision of industry rooted in its local area – demanding on quality, sparing with resources and a source of skilled, lasting jobs. By cultivating close ties with local academic and scientific partners, we make it a driver of innovation and regional vitality.
In September 2025, we inaugurated the site extension: 1 000 m ² of additional space, production capacity up 25 % across all site activities, and 130 skilled jobs secured for the long term. The project equipped the site with three new laboratories:
• Analytical Technologies Research Laboratory,
• Microbiology Laboratory,
• Analytical Production Laboratory. It represents 30 million euros invested in our industrial site over the past eight years.
Working with living organisms( probiotics, lactic acid bacteria, plants) demands particular rigour. Standardising active ingredients and guaranteeing their reproducibility to the highest pharmaceutical standards means ensuring the same effects for every patient, batch after batch. The site is FSSC 22000 * certified, operates under good manufacturing practices( GMP **) and complies with 21 CFR Part 11 ***.
* Food Safety System Certification 22000: international certification standard for food safety. ** Good Manufacturing Practices: a set of requirements ensuring the consistent quality and safety of products( notably pharmaceuticals, cosmetics or foods) during manufacture. *** US FDA regulation setting out requirements for the reliability, integrity and electronic signature of computerised records.
This site embodies our industrial and environmental standards: quality manufacturing, scientific rigour and resource efficiency. At Saint-Bonnet, we are preparing the future of more sustainable health.
Cédric Gonnet Site Director, PiLeJe Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort
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