From bench to major pure player on the market in 5 years

Florine Maes

CEO and co-founder

PhD

For more than 10 years, Florine has had knowledge and a broad vision in physical chemistry of polymers and soft matter, and in droplet-based microfluidics.

After her doctorate at the Mines ParisTech, she joined the team of Jean-Christophe Baret at the Max Planck Institute in Göttingen in 2012, then continued to work alongside Jean-Christophe Baret at CRPP in 2014. Florine joined as a Business Developer in January 2017 on the FluoSurf project which led to the creation of the company Emulseo in September 2018 and of which she is the CEO.

Eric Ollivier

Commercial Director

LAURIE LESCOS

Sales

PhD

After studying chemistry at the University of Bordeaux, Laurie achieved a PhD in physical chemistry at the Institute of Molecular Sciences, during which she was able to specialize in theoretical/computational/quantum chemistry. She had the opportunity to take part in international collaborations, notably with Belgium, Italy and Spain. Whether during her various internships or during her PhD, Laurie has always been keen to work on environmental or biomedical projects.

At Emulseo, Laurie employs her in-depth comprehension of surfactant properties and droplet microfluidic behavior. This expertise enables her to provide valuable support, advice, and assistance to Emulseo’s customers.

Adèle Varnier

Sales

With an engineering degree in formulation chemistry and materials (ENSCR) and a desire to complement her scientific background with managerial skills, Adèle achieved a master degree in management and business at IGR-IAE Rennes.

Fascinated by the care and health sectors, Adèle begun her career managing cosmetics development projects followed by four years’ experience as Technical Business Manager with a CDMO offering drug product development services for clinical trials.

In 2024, her attraction for internationally-oriented technical innovation prompted her to join Emulseo, where she plays an active role in business development, providing customers with the benefit of her technical understanding.

Loïc Pichavant

CTO - R&D

PhD

As a Chemical engineer, Loïc specialized in polymer chemistry during his thesis at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne. For nearly ten years, Loïc worked on the synthesis of polymers with controlled architectures for biomedical applications (vectorization, drug delivery …) at the Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO) and is co-author more than 20 publications and one patent.

Jérôme Buchoux

Production

After studying engineering chemistry, Jérôme has begun his career in fats and oils extraction and purification. Then he continued his professional experience in cosmetic materials process development and industrialization.

He joined the Emulseo team in April 2022, where he is working as production operations manager.

He is in charge of the chemical reactor where the magic happens: thanks to Jerome’s attention to details, the surfactants syntheses are all perfect to meet our customers satisfaction.

Estelle Andre

Microfluidic applications

PhD

After studying chemistry in an engineering school in Toulouse (ENSIACET), Estelle specialized in droplet-based microfluidics during her PhD at IFP Energies nouvelles in Rueil-Malmaison.

Then she joined CEA Grenoble to work as a post-doc on pancreas-on-chip.

Her different experiences gave Estelle a strong interest in microfluidics for biotechnology applications.

Hamza Ouattara

Microfluidic analyses

Hamza is specialized in the analysis and formulation of dispersed environment (emulsion formulation, complex fluid formulation with polymers or particles…) during his technical studies at the University of Bordeaux.

He has since worked as technician R&D in the research laboratory, on enhanced oil recovery (EOR), improving the performance of detergents or the gelcoat formulation.

Quentin LACOUME

Organic & macromolecular synthesis

On completion of a master degree in Organic Chemistry applied to the Living at the university of Poitiers, Quentin is specialized in the conception and characterization of complex organic molecules used in the study and the manipulation of living organisms. Having had the opportunity to realise diverse experiences during his academic career and with a strong attraction to innovatives technologies, Quentin joined EMULSEO’s team in September 2023 where he is dedicated to the synthesis of macromolecular organic molecules.

Valérie Scappaticci

CFO

Valérie Scappaticci graduated from the EM Lyon business school with an MBA (finance and accounting), she is also a certified public accountant and auditor.. She worked for 25 years in auditing and management consulting at EY and PWC, in France and abroad (Australia, Spain). As Associate Director at EY, she focused on accompanying innovative companies in their strategic development, through mergers, acquisitions, and IPOs.

In 2013, determined to take up an entrepreneurial challenge, she co-founded Aelis Farma, a biotech company, and was initially its Chief Executive Officer, before switching to a CFO role in 2017. She was key in enabling the company to structure itself from a start up company to a listed entity, in securing the financing required by its development programs, in establishing a major manufacturing partnership, and in listing the company onto the French regulated stock market in 2022.

In 2023, she chose to invest her energy into helping innovative startup companies in facing the challenges of fund raising and structuring of their activities. Emulseo was a logical first choice since Valérie has been a member of its strategic committee since 2019, and is also one of its shareholders.

Marie-Hélène Lacchia

HR

Justine Bunot

Marketing and communication

After completing her education in Business and Management, Justine swiftly honed her expertise in international project management and communication through roles with two prominent companies in the United States (1 year) and England (3 years).

With about 10 years as a dedicated Project Manager, she has demonstrated exceptional proficiency in orchestrating diverse projects with precision and efficiency. Justine’s passion for communication and marketing drives her to continually expand her skill set, particularly in fostering the growth of small to mid-sized enterprises. Her commitment to excellence and adaptability make her a valuable asset in any professional setting.