Portrait Published on 29 September 2016

Olivier LÉPINE

Company : Algosource

Job : CEO

Year of creation : 2008

Atlanpole : Your Business in brief: Olivier LÉPINE :

AlgoSource group offers a complete range of services from microalgae production engineering to their industrial development.

Its unique expertise, recognized worldwide, covers the whole range of processes for the production and processing of microalgae: it offers an integrated approach to its industrial customers and 100% natural products to the general public.

AlgoSource is one of the key players in ecology.
A. : What about your connection with the Ecosystem network? O. L. :

As well as the natural support of the University and GEPEA, Atlanpole, the Blue Cluster and the Mer Bretagne Atlantique Cluster have all played a role in our development, both through the various forums that enabled our connection with professionals such as Ceris and JSP, and through the commitment of the Region in the marine bio-resources sector, with the recent support of Bpifrance in our major investments.

A. : Expected outcomes within 3 to 5 years? O. L. :
  • The building of the first microalgae biorefinery in Europe for the commercial development of our products worldwide.
  • The launch of a clinical study on humans concerning one of our flagship products in order to demonstrate its antioxidant power.
  • The construction of the first microalgae bio-wall in Paris (Invivo project, winner of the competition ”Reinventing Paris”).

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