Agnès Lemarchand

Vivescia Industries SCA processes cereal crops and oil-producing plants. It develops agro-industrial products. It focuses on large-scale farming crops. The firm processes cereal crops and oil-producing plants. Siclaé operates under the following activities: malt production, milling and frozen bakery, corn processing, animal feed, glucose and starch production, and research and development. Vivescia Industries was founded on April 8, 1998 and is headquartered in Reims, France.

bioMERIEUX Benelux SANV is specialized in the field of in vitro diagnostics for medical and industrial applications. The group designs, develops, manufactures and markets systems used in clinical applications (diagnosis of infectious diseases based on the analysis of biological samples) and industrial applications (the analysis of industrial or environmental samples to determine its microbiological quality). The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Bruxelles, Belgium

Institut Mérieux SA provides solutions for multifactorial management of diseases. The firm provides solutions for diseases, including tuberculosis, liver cancer and hepatitis. It specializes in the field human and veterinary of vaccines. It operates under the activities of diagnostics, immunotherapy and nutrition. The company was founded by Marcel Mérieux in 1897 and is headquartered Lyon, France.

Steetley Dolomite Limited - Supplying dolomitic products to the steel industry. For over a 100 years the name Steetley has been synonymous with high quality Dolomitic lime and dead burnt Dolomite products for the steel industry. Steetley Dolomite Limited is now an independent company owned by its management. Steetley Dolomite specializes in Dolomitic products for the steel industry and is one of the leading producers in the world. From the UK, Steetley Dolomite supplies, Dolomitic lime flux for EAF and BOS steelmaking. EAF monolithic refractories, Dolomite grain for the manufacture of refractory bricks and monolithics, Fine dolomite for filler and neutralizing uses and Steetley Dolomite products can be supplied worldwide. Steetley Dolomite products are manufactured under quality systems which are certified to ISO 9001:2008. Steetley Dolomite operates Environmental Management Systems which are certified to comply with the requirements of ISO 14001:2004.

Vivescia SCA operates as an agricultural cooperative company. Its members include producers of cereal, malt, and wheat. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Reims, France.

Orchadia SA provides financial consulting and investment services. The private company is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Banque Publique Dinvestissement (Bpifrance) is the French Government's public investment institution which was created in 2013 to 'serve the future' by providing financing solutions tailored to each stage of a company's life. Located in Maisons-Alfort, Bpifrance aims to invest EUR 12 billion in French companies by 2017. Their three main tasks are: to help overcome market failures that hamper the financing of enterprises, especially SMEs; to invest in the development of strategic sectors such as digital conversion, environmental and energy, and the social and solidarity economy; and to act as a lever to develop territories in connection with regions in France. Bpifrance includes OSEO, CDC Entreprises, FSI and FSI Regions. OSEO is a public institution whose mission is to support innovation and growth of SMEs. CDC Entreprises is a management company that invests directly or indirectly in SMEs and ETIs at all stages of their development. FSI is an investment fund established by the French government in 2008 to help French companies seeking stable investors to finance their development projects and FSI Régions is a management company which provides regional investment capital. In 2013, OSEO will become Bpifrance Financement and Bpifrance Investissement will regroup CDC Entreprises, FSI and FSI régions. CDC Entreprises, FSI and FSI Régions will merge to become Bpifrance Investment.

Orchad SAS provides business and other management consulting services. The private company is based in France.