A team of experts in industrial development, supported by leading scientific partners.

In order to accelerate industrialization, IAΣO brings together unique and complementary experiences and areas of expertise:

Dr Jean JENCK

Jean Jenck

PhD in chemistry, chemical engineer

Jean has held numerous positions during his career, as a senior executive of the Rhodia Group, industrialist at Rhône-Poulenc and DuPont, director of a CNRS-industry 'Unité Mixte'. Also co-founder of biotechnology startups, founder, chairman and CSTO of IAΣO, he underwrites our industrial development and leads the strategy.

Jean‑Paul Cadoret

PhD in biology

Jean-Paul, CSO at AlgamaFood, served as CEO of Greensea, and is vice-president of EABA, the European Association of macro- and micro-algae. He leads our Scientific and Technological Council bringing together renowned experts from industry, pharmacology and biology.

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Sébastien Jubeau

PhD in biotechnology

Sebastien worked as head of microalgae and cyanobacteria biorefining at AlgoSource, served as director of R&D at Xanthella, expert in photobioreactors in Scotland, co-founded Phycofoods. Chief Technology Officer, he is in charge of 'Upstream' (cell production) and 'Downstream' (harvesting, fractioning/purification, vectoring) processes.

Lionel Gautherie

Lionel, manager of LAG Participations, an expert in business transfers, fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, is a shareholder of IASO and serves as Chief Financial Officer.

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CEO

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Expert in galenic pharmacology

Pharmacological Engineering, to design biodrugs and make microalgae a new vector of oral/mucosal/topical delivery, will be integrated when first cell lines are produced on a small scale.

Our scientific partners

Our scientific partners are recognized teams in their respective academic fields:

* Our 2 partners in synthetic biology are world‑renowned in microalgae genetics: At the University of Bielefeld (DE), Prof. Kruse heads CeBiTec Algal Biotech and the spin‑out Bio‑Compete IIT GmbH. At University College London (UK), Prof. Purton leads Algal Biotech and spin‑out Synthetica Biotech Ltd.

* our partner in oncology is the world reference for human cytolytic fusion proteins (publications, patents, preclinical trials): at University Cape Town (ZAF), Prof. Barth leads an expert group in targeted immunotherapies.

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Stefan Barth

Professor Medical Biotechnology & Immunotherapy at University Cape Town (ZAF).

Medical biotechnologies (antibody, protein engineering, fusion proteins expression. UCT gains access to the intellectual property created by Stefan Barth in his former institution (Fraunhofer IME, DE).

Saul-Purton

Saul Purton

Professor of Algal Biotechnology, University College London (UK).

Structural & Molecular Biology.

Fields of research : biochemistry and cell biology, synthetic biology, industrial biotechnology.

Spin-out enterprise: Synthetica Biotech Ltd.

Olaf Kruse

Professor of Algal Biotechnology, University of Bielefeld (DE).

Fields of research: molecular biology, genetic engineering, bioprocess engineering & fermentation technology.

Research associate: Dr Thomas Baier.

Spin-out enterprise: Bio-Compete GmbH.

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Felix-Ciceron

Félix Cicéron

PhD in biology

Felix is an expert in the genetic and biological engineering of eukaryotic microalgae. He is currently a researcher at the University of Exeter (UK) at the Living Systems Institute.

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Aude Carlier

(PhD in Biology)

Aude created, with Jean-Paul Cadoret, the company ALGENICS in Nantes (FR), a pioneer in genetic engineering of microalgae, our precusor. Before disappearing in 2016, the company produced and patented therapeutic recombinant proteins (monoclonal antibodies, HIV subunit vaccines, hepatitis C).

Under the aegis of IAΣO, one of the five daughters of Asklepios, the deities of medicine, goddess of healing in Greek mythology.

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IASO BIOPRODUCTION SAS
Head office: 3 chemin des Balmes, F‑69110 Sainte‑Foy‑les‑Lyon (France)
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