* LIBRAGEN *
2001 - Midi-Pyrénées
Toulouse
www.libragen.com Design, Manufacturing
(also, Contract, Research)
Key words: Bioprocesses, Enzymes, Bio-catalysis, Meta-Dna libraries, Small molecules identification, Micro-organisms, Auriose
Mission: to discover, develop and improve innovative bioprocesses for the industrial production of healthcare molecules, by building on bacterial diversity, based on cooperation with 4 Public research units (Inra, Insa, Lyon CNRS, Orsay CNRS)
Clients: Pharmaceutical industry, Chemical industry, Cosmetics industry, Food industry
contact@libragen.com
Age: 9 year(s)
Identity| TYPE/MANAGEMENT/INVESTORS | FINANCES/STATUS | | Personal venture |
Managing Dir.-CEO: Nalin (Renaud) [born 1967, Ph.D., ex-CRO]
Sc.Dir.-CSO: Lefèvre (Fabrice) [Ph.D., Insa, ex-Protéus]
Fin.Dir.-CFO:
BusDev:
Financers (Hist.): Bioam, Galia Gestion | Turnover (M€) : 0.18 (2007)
Total funding (M€) : 3.0
Last funding (M€) : 2.2
Focus : Studies
Position : Proof-of-Concept
Company confirm : 16-Jun-2008 |
History | DATE | MILESTONE | TYPE | TIME | | 2010 .01 | Sustainable process intensification in the manufacturing of its cosmetic actives, Inoveol | MKTG | [8 years] |
| 2008 .12 | Launch of Inoveol (www.inoveol.com) actives (stable polyphenol cosmetic compounds) on the US market | MKTG | [7 years] |
| 2008 .09 | Partnering research agreement with DSM, to co-develop transaminases for production of chiral amines | R&D | [7 years] |
| 2006 .01 | Partnering research agreement with Pierre Fabre, enzymatic synthesis | R&D | [4 years] |
| 2005 .11 | Partnering research agreement with Minakem on biocatalysis and organic synthesis (green chemistry, fine chemicals) | R&D | [4 years] |
| 2005 .06 | Nomination : Fabrice Lefèvre, as CSO | ORGN | [4 years] |
| 2004 .09 | Company move from Lyon to Toulouse | ORGL | [3 years] |
| 2004 .05 | 1st round-financing : 2.2 M€, by BIOAM, Galia Gestion, and IRDI (Midi Pyrénées V.C.) | RFINA | [3 years] |
| 2001 .03 | Seed financing : 0.75 M€, by Bioam | SFIN | [0 year] |
| 2001 .02 | Company founded by Renaud Nalin and Pascal Simonet [CNRS] in Lyon | ORGF | [0 year] | Actualisation / Updating: 05-Feb-2010 |
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