OUR COMPANY

At a time when many of our everyday products  are still too heavily dependent  on petroleum based molecules AFYREN is offering to a wide panel of industries biosourced replacements, thanks to an environmentally friendly technology that uses natural microorganisms.

Founded in 2012, AFYREN collected more than €70 million funding in 2019, which allows the company to grow from a pilot stage to industrial-scale production.

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MANAGEMENT TEAM

Nicolas SORDET

CEO & FOUNDER

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"My 15 years of experience in finance have taught me to be open to the world and also given me the desire to change our high-carbon, oil-dependent society. With AFYREN, I feel I am leading a project that is truly transformative for our clients, one that combines innovation, the environment, and economic viability."

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CEO & FOUNDER

Jeremy PESSIOT

MD, CTO & FOUNDER

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"I have spent more than 10 years acting on the conviction that the environment and the economy go hand in hand marvelously, and on making that combination a reality. AFYREN has been an incredible journey. It is the story of a number of exceptional people who have worked together to overcome every possible technical and human limit with the shared aim of creating an industry for the future."

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Maxime CORDONNIER

CFO

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"I have spent over 10 years working on technological and industrial projects with a positive social and environmental impact. The AFYREN project combines economic performance with a respect for the environment, and I am at this point involved on a daily basis in preparing its deployment and making this technology accessible worldwide."

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Fabrice ORECCHIONI

COO

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"My commitment to AFYREN is the result of 20 years of experience in green chemistry. It is based on firm humanist convictions that we must produce things in a new and different way. This is what we work on each and every day as we deploy innovative technologies to service a more sustainable form of industry."

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Joachim MERZIGER

CCO

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“In my 20 years of experience in the chemical industry I have developed two main priorities: business development and problem solving. AFYREN has given me the opportunity to unleash an immense development potential by providing solutions to some of the major problems that our industry and society are facing as a whole.”

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Caroline PETIGNY

CSO

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"With more than 15 years of experience in the chemical industry, my driving force has always been to serve the common interest, combining a scientific approach and strong human relations. This is also what motivates my commitment to AFYREN, an ambitious and meaningful project for a more sustainable industry."

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STEFAN BORGAS

Chairman

Nicolas Sordet

CEO & Founder AFYREN
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Christophe Calice

Ecilac Capital
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Michaël Krel

Sofinnova Partners
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Cécile Thébault

Sofimac Partners
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Fadi Noureddine

Valquest
Board Member

Jérémy Pessiot

MD, CTO & Founder AFYREN
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Josko Bobanovic

Sofinnova Partners
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Julien Cristiani

Supernova Invest
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Walid Sfeir

Valquest
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AFYREN NEOXY

AFYREN NEOXY is the first manufacturing plant to implement AFYREN’s technology and expertise. Located at the CHEMESIS platform  in Carling Saint-Avold, it produces a family of 7 organic acids.

AFYREN NEOXY is the result of a joint-venture between AFYREN and Bpifrance’s SPI Fund.

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OUR VALUES

Our success is built by a team that shares the same ambition and positive mindset. AFYREN’s corporate culture draws on three core values that have driven our progress and laid the foundation for future achievements: commitment, agility and humility.

COMMITMENT

An unwavering commitment to a more sustainable world.

We aim to prove that reconciling industry and the environment is possible. Our team is dedicated to working with stakeholders every day to reduce our impact on the climate and create sustainable value chains.

AGILITY

A natural agility fuels our vitality.

AFYREN’s agility is innate. In an ever-changing world, we remain poised to react to the needs of our clients — and society at large — as they arise. We stand ready to adapt our strategy and our methods.

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HUMILITY

Challenging ourselves with humility, in the service of our ambition.

We address the vast challenges our planet and society face with humility, constantly renewing our resolve to create better solutions. We strive to do a little more every day to advance the cause of sustainability, bolstered by our determination and the contributions of our partners.

OUR PARTNERS

Since AFYREN’s foundation, we have developed the company by working closely with a number of academic, institutional, industrial, and financial partners. The creation of our first industrial facility, AFYREN NEOXY, is the direct result of all of these cooperations.

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