Aberactives team

ROBERT LAROCQUE

General Manager | Founding member

Roche Diagnostics Canada (2003-2010)
Engineer McGill University, CNRC and CNRS
Molecular biology, enzyme production
and expression of enzymes

GURVAN MICHEL

Scientific advisor | Founding member

Engineer in Agronomy,
Director of Research at CNRS
Biochemistry of algae and associated bacteria
Humboldt Foundation

BERNARD KLOAREG

CEO | Founding member

Engineer in Agronomy,
Professor Emeritus at Sorbonne University
Director of the UMR CNRS-Goëmar (1999-2003)
then of the Roscoff Biological Station (2004-2018)
Biology and biochemistry of algae
Correspondent of the Academy of Sciences

CATHERINE GLOAGUEN

Project and Management Assistant

Responsible for projects and territorial development (cultural politics, inclusion, education, start-ups)
Ministry of Justice / Ligue de l’enseignement d’Ille-et-Vilaine/ UFCV Bretagne et Pays de la Loire/ City of Rennes/ Cadres en Mission
DEFA/DESJEPS Structure and Project Management

EMMANUELLE GAILLARD

Bioactive ingredients development advisor

Innovation Engineer – Robertet Group (2014-2020)
Engineer in Product Development & Innovation – Hitex (2006-2014)
Master Engineer – Nutraceuticals, Rennes 1 University
Founder of NutriCosme (2020 – …)
University Diploma – Nutraceuticals and metabolic diseases
Master Degree – Projet management in development of pharmaceutical and nutrition products,
(Clermont-Ferrand University)

DENIS DROUIN

Sales Director

Director of Business Development, Commercial and Innovation Director in the field of Naval and Maritime
President and co-founder of AMPHORIS
Theoretical Strategy Specialist
Engineer of the Ecole Supérieure du Bois (Nantes)
Master of Science at Buckinghamshire College (Brunel University, London)
Master of Business Administration from Audencia (Nantes)

ERWANN ZONTA

R&D Team - Fermentation processes engineer

BTS Bioanalysis and Controls (2016-2018)
Professional License in Biotechnological Innovations
and Biotechnological Platforms (2019)
R&D Laboratory Technician, Lactalis
and HTL Biotechnology
Production, extraction and purification of biopolymers

PAULINE RADER

R&D Team - PhD Student

Engineering diploma in microbiology and quality
in the food industry at ESIAB (2019-2022)
Double master degree in fundamental
and applied microbiology (2019-2022)
Microbiologist and biochemist of algae
(Roscoff Biological Station 2022)

KÉVIN HARDOUIN

R&D team - Research manager

PhD in marine biology, specialization in algal biotechnology and chemistry
Master’s degree in biotechnology, Univ. Bretagne Sud (2010-2012)
PhD – Enzyme assisted extraction of green algae, Univ. Bretagne Sud-Groupe Olmix (2012-2015)
Glycobiology in brown seaweed, CNRS-Station biologique de Roscoff (2015-2018)
Develop « green » process for invasive seaweed value, Univ. Bretagne Sud (2019-2023)

DADI LE GOFF

R&D team - Bachelor student in biotechnology

Student in Marine Biotechnology
Bachelor Degree – Marine Biotechnology, ISFFEL (2024)
Bachelor Degree – Food Safety, ISFFEL (2023)
Technical Degree ANABIOTEC, Redon (2023)