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Apinov will be at international Apimondia congress that will take place this year in Kiev, Ukraine, from September 29th to October 4th, 2013.

APINOV, and its trademark APILAB, now installs hives for private companies and public communities in order to monitor environmental quality and assess impacts of sustainable development actions.
Acces to Apilab website

Apinov officially announces a capital increase from
17 500,00 to 160 000,00 euros.

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APINOV
Pôle Technologique
40 rue Chef de Baie
17000 La Rochelle
France
+33 (0)5 46 34 10 71
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Pôle Technologique - 40 rue Chef de Baie - 17000 La Rochelle - France
Tel : +33 5 46 34 10 71
Fax: +33 5 35 54 01 98

OurTeam

	Benjamin Poirot Founding Partner R&D manager / Business developer Member of the International Honey Commission Benjamin POIROT has a Master of Science obtained at the University of Compiegne, and a doctorate in Biochemistry/Biotechnology from the University of La Rochelle, France. Son and grand-son of beekeepers, he decided to merge beekeeping and research, creating Apinov in collaboration with Myriam Laurie in 2007.
Thanks to his scientific skills and beekeeping know-how, he is now responsible for the Research and Development department; thus he initiates and supervises a large number of projects within the company. His beekeeping and scientific skills are recognized by the company of legal experts and the family court of Poitiers for which he has been nominated expert.. Lecturer, he is also member of the French Apitherapy Association.
	Myriam Laurie Executive director, Human resources, administration and financial manager Member of the International Honey Commission Myriam Laurie has a food-processing engineering degree, from the ENSBANA of Lyon, France, with a specialization in sensory analysis. She decided to join her competences to the passion of her partner, Benjamin Poirot, creating Apinov company in 2007.
Myriam Laurie is now responsible for the administrative and financial management of the company. Her role is also to manage Apinov team and supervise the different steps of projects development, from technical studies to final report writing. Finally she is in charge of the validation of products and recipes, setting up sensory analysis tests.
	Valérie Nevers Research project manager Member of the International Honey Commission Valérie Nevers has a Master of Science obtained at the University of Compiegne, and a doctorate in Biochemistry/Biotechnology from the University of La Rochelle, France. She was also qualified by the French National Council of Universities (NCU) in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, and nominated expert for the court of appeals of Poitiers.
Valérie Nevers joined Apinov team in 2010. Her principal missions are the coordination of R&D projects, in close collaboration with Mr. Poirot, and scientific and technical studies. On this occasion, she also carries out a permanent technology watch as well as scientific communications, in particular during international symposiums and conferences.
	Capucine Meneau Market studies, communication and international relations Member of the International Honey Commission Capucine Meneau has a Bachelor’s degree in foreign languages and a Master’s degree (level 5) in Languages, Cultures and International business, both of them from the University of La Rochelle, France. She is more particularly specialized in North and South American languages and cultures.
Capucine Meneau joined Apinov team in 2009. Her mission is to develop markets knowledge for study reports or research plans. She is also in charge of the development and the control of the company awareness (website, press releases, newsletters, etc.). Finally her multilingual skills contribute to the company visibility abroad, thanks to the different conferences and shows she takes part with her collaborators.
	Robin Azémar PhD student Honey split process project manager Robin Azémar has a Master of Science in chemical and food-processing industry, process engineering option, from the University of Nantes, France.
Robin Azémar joined the team in september 2011. His mission is to develop and optimize an industrial pilote for the "Honey split process" project, enabling to obtain liquid honey from any raw honey and to keep it durably under this liquid form (24 months at least).