AFYREN, a French company specializing in green technology, has reached a significant milestone, with over 2 million hours of fermentation testing in its R&D lab.
The company’s proprietary process, AFYNERIE, converts various organic raw materials into bio-based molecules using non-genetically modified microorganisms. This biomimetic approach mimics the natural fermentation processes found in ecosystems and has been used for energy production.
AFYREN’s expertise lies in controlling the transformation of bio-based raw materials to produce carboxylic acids, which are then extracted and purified to meet industry specifications. This enables the company to offer “drop-in” products that can replace petroleum-based molecules in existing production processes.
Through partnerships and collaborations with the agri-food and farming industries worldwide, AFYREN has tested over 300 potential raw materials and qualified 60 families of biomass for large-scale transformation into 100% bio-based molecules.
AFYREN’s innovation strategy focuses on three pillars: improving processes, expanding international presence through regional sourcing, and developing innovative products and derivatives. The company prioritizes partnerships to achieve these goals.
R&D efforts are focused on optimizing processes to increase yields and competitiveness while working closely with the business development team to expand the company’s portfolio of acids and derivatives. AFYREN’s platform molecules can be transformed into derivatives and new products through additional green chemistry steps.
Jérémy PESSIOT, Managing Director, R&D Director and co-founder of AFYREN, expressed: “We have drawn our inspiration from natural ecosystems, where nothing is lost, nothing is created, and everything is transformed, to build a lean, high-performance technology based on extracting value from biomass. Over 12 years of applied research into the control of methanization in the laboratory, we have developed an industrial-scale fermentation process that is unique in its category. Today, we are continuing to invest in research to identify new ways of extracting value from biomass. This strategy should enable us to secure various sources of raw materials and replicate a profitable industrial model in a diverse array of geographical regions, with a focus on short supply chains.”
