| 1989 | | Creation d'Archimex a technological transfer centre with the status of non profit making organisation in Vannes, at the initiative of local and regional councils and Breton industrial leaders. |
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1994 | | Invention of the (patented) microwave extraction technology called VMHD. |
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1996-1997 | | Valorisation of Archimex research - creation of the company Hitex SAS (supercritical CO2 extraction). |
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2004 | | Sale of "fluorinated solvent" patents to 3M. |
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2010 | | Privatisation of Archimex.
Archimex became Archimex SAS, a private company on 1st April 2010. The new company has raised €1.2m with the investment fund Synergie Finance and secured a loan of €1.4m to finance its industrial investments. Archimex SAS has become the only contract manufacturer in France to have an industrial microwave extraction unit ... .. by investing €800 K this year in new industrial capacity microwave extraction equipment, a technology for which they hold a patent family, and have expertise with the extraction of nearly 300 vegetal species. This technology which is clean and efficient produces very high quality, eco and organic certified botanical waters and oily ingredients. |
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