AFYREN, which created and is industrialising a breakthrough innovation in green chemistry, is pleased to announce its selection for the second straight year in the French Tech 120. AFYREN’s ambition is to make a sustainable impact on industry by providing biosourced, low-carbon solutions for the food, feed, cosmetics, perfumes and fine chemicals markets. In 2020, being part of the French Tech […]
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Creating innovative value chains from non-food biomass feedstock
“AFTER-BIOCHEM project aims at creating innovative and more sustainable value chains from renewable raw materials to multiple high added-value products at industrial scale” AFTER-BIOCHEM, a unique European project coordinated by AFYREN NEOXY is highlighted in the first issue of the year of Open Access Government in a special dossier on: “Circular bio-based industries: Driving Europe’s […]
Read MoreGreen chemistry on an industrial scale: AFYREN starts construction of its first factory
AFYREN, a biotechnology start-up that is a member of the French Tech 120, is making the leap to industrial-scale production as it begins construction of a zero-waste, low-carbon factory in France’s Grand Est region. Responding to the growing desire to cut the use of oil derivatives, AFYREN provides organic acids by reusing non-food biomass. AFYREN’s […]
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AFYREN appoints Stefan Borgas as Chairman of the Board
AFYREN, a biotechnology company producing bio-based ingredients and molecules for markets including cosmetics, food, feed, and fine chemicals, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stefan BORGAS as Chairman of its Board of Directors. The appointment marks a key part of a strategic development phase for AFYREN: Its transition from innovative start-up to industrial and […]
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AFYREN and the AFTER-BIOCHEM European consortium obtain a funding of 20 million euros
AFYREN and the AFTER-BIOCHEM European consortium obtain a funding of 20 million euros for the industrial production of new bio-based products AFYREN, a French biotech company which designed a breakthrough innovation in green chemistry to help preserve the planet, has successfully gathered 12 key bioeconomy players around a new European project to develop the […]
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AFYREN strengthens management team with new hires
AFYREN, the flagship French biotech industry, designs and develops breakthrough innovation in green chemistry to promote a circular and low-carbon bioeconomy. The company is now preparing to build its first factory in the Grand-Est region. AFYREN recently strengthened its team by hiring three new managers with a wealth of experience: Joachim Merziger, Ivana Champier and […]
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AFYREN receives “Efficient Solution” label from the Solar Impulse Foundation
The Solar Impulse Foundation works to unite ecology and economy. Its goal is to recognize 1,000 solutions that are both environmentally-friendly and economically viable through its “Efficient Solution” label. To date, 378 solutions around the world have received the label. In France, there is an abundance of technologically feasible initiatives that qualify, based on the […]
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