About us
Who is Applexion ?
The only global player, all over the world and all over the life cycle of your equipment.
Our mission
We contribute to reducing climate impact & carbon emission of the industry by
- Increasing efficiency of our customer’s daily production.
- Developing processed for healthy food and new bio-sourced molecules.
To do so, we offer day to day solutions for excellence in purification processes:
- Helping you in the design of the process you need. Easy to use and robust from lab to industrial scale:
- In mature or new applications.
- For main products on side-products valorization.
- Improving everyday operation :
- By ensuring every day’s performance.
- Reducing products inputs and maximizing outputs.
- Extending lifetime of consumables.
- Modernizing your existing unit.
Our history
Where are we coming from?
Applexion creation
Dedicated to ion exchange system design & special applications, Applexion was founded in 1968 and developed a unique know-how for responding to the needs of the food, pharmaceutical, chemical, para-chemical and bio industries.
International development
In the '80s, Applexion experienced significant international expansion outside Europe, particularly in Asia, the Americas and North Africa. The company continued its development of the field of applications.
Expanding technologies
- The company then developed membrane filtration and continuous chromatography.
- Using SMB technology at first, while developing SSMB which will soon become the leading chromatography technology in food & biotech industry.
- Start of process lines projects combining multiple technologies.
Joining Novasep group
It acquired TechSep from Rhodia/Solvay Group in 2004 and added Kerasep™ ceramic membrane in its technology portfolio.
This was also the period when Applexion set up operations in China and developed applications in industrial biotechnology, biomass purification and biobased chemicals.
Fast expansion in China
Alongside its rapid expansion in China, Applexion underwent strong application diversification and increased its consumables and services activities.
It also developed digital services based on its in-house modeling expertise.
Applexion is back
Independent after 20 years in the Novasep Group, the company launches a wide range of digital services supporting the industry's decarbonization efforts and modernizes its technologies. The development of application diversification continues, supported by decarbonization trends.
Our team
A word from the President
Damien Brichant
Applexion
Our values
Innovation
We create new products, new services or ways of working.
Commitment
We challenge ourselves, we dare, and we stick to our word.
Care for people
We care for the ones we work with and for the ones we work for.
Our team
Our management
Damien Brichant
President
Didier Caire
VP Sales - Systems & Process development
Céline Deliere
Chief Financial Director
Franck Honoré
VP Sales - Services & Consumables
Nicolas Pautal
Operation Director - Services & Consumables
Olivier Pauwels
Marketing & Business Development Director
Hervé Stephann
General Manager Asia Pacific
Cécile Tissot-Guerraz
Human Resources Director
Eric Valery
Technology & Innovation Director
Eric Wintenberger
Operation Director - Systems & Process development
About us
Applexion in figures
Applexion
Our expertise
From the early idea of a project to its execution, we are your partner for your purification projects.
From the lab feasibility and consumable screening to the commissioning of system, we are your partner for your purification projects.
From the production optimization to the system modernization, we are your partner for your purification systems,
From consumables supply to consumables management, we are your partner for your purification systems.