ONE GROUP, TWO COMPLEMENTARY AREAS OF EXPERTISE
ITERG-IMPROVE
Group
ITERG (Institute for fats, oils and related products) and its subsidiary IMPROVE (platform dedicated to adding value to plant proteins) form a unique group, expert in vegetable oils and alternative proteins.
Since 2020, we have been putting our skills at the service of the food, nutraceutical, cosmetics and biosolutions industries.
Our mission: to transform your ideas into competitive, sustainable products, by combining scientific expertise, technological mastery and market vision.
SPEED UP YOUR INNOVATIONS, GAIN IN PERFORMANCE
From seed to ingredient, from laboratory to production line, we master every stage to accelerate your development, reduce your risks and guarantee the industrial reliability of your innovations.
We are the only group in France to combine :
– Applied research,
– Process expertise & scale-up (from kg to tons),
– Market vision & sustainability,
to serve manufacturers who rely on vegetable oils and alternative proteins as pillars of their competitiveness.
BENEFIT NOT ONLY FROM THE EXPERTISE AND PLATFORMS OF EACH STRUCTURE, BUT ALSO FROM THE COMBINED POWER OF OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY SKILLS.
OUR SERVICES
Our strength: an integrated approach, from upstream research to industrialization, backed by cutting-edge expertise in chemistry, nutrition, processes, analysis and eco-design.
▶︎ Oil extraction and refining
▶︎ Dry/wet protein extraction
▶︎ Application formulation
▶︎ Protein functionalization
▶︎ Physico-chemical and sensory analysis
▶︎ Plant chemistry
▶︎ Nutritional studies, biological analysis
▶︎ Environmental studies (life cycle analysis…)
▶︎ Industrialization from kg to ton and toll production
▶︎ Training/Audit
▶︎ Business intelligence
Different markets, same leverage: vegetable oils and proteins
OUR MARKETS
We support players of all sizes – start-ups, SMEs, major groups – in the following markets:
▶︎ Food: functional ingredients, clean labels, plant-based foods
▶︎ Health nutrition & nutraceuticals: proteins, lipid extracts, active ingredients
▶︎ Cosmetics: vegetable oils, co-products, eco-friendly formulation
▶︎ Animal feed: valorization of co-products, animal nutrition, oil cakes
▶︎ Biosolutions & biotechnologies: bio-based ingredients, green chemistry, biorefineries
▶︎ Industry & materials: plant-based surfactants, bio-based materials, natural solvents
YOUR CHALLENGES, OUR PRIORITIES
Sovereignty & food safety
Objective: to strengthen food sovereignty with local, reliable and industrializable solutions.
We develop safe, high-performance processes to enhance the value of all raw materials (oil, protein, fiber), while guaranteeing the quality, traceability and safety of ingredients.
Ecological transition & sustainability
Our strength: combining innovation, eco-design and environmental assessment right from the R&D phase.
We optimize your processes and develop bio-sourced solutions to concretely reduce the carbon footprint of your products.
Industrialization & Scale-up
Results: increase efficiency, traceability and sustainability throughout your value chain.
We provide you with advanced technological platforms to test, make reliable and industrialize your processes on a large scale.
OUR VALUES
People at the heart of our performance and success
Our ambition is to federate a competent and committed team, in the service of ourcustomers and the challenges of tomorrow.
A strong commitment to future generations
Our ambition: to accelerate
transitions towards a healthier, more sustainable future.
A competitive and sustainable oil-protein sector
Our ambition is to reinforce French excellence, from seed to finished product, on diversified markets.
KEY FIGURES
Employees
Sales figures
Active customers
OUR TWO STRUCTURES
TESTIMONIALS
“We greatly appreciated the involvement and hard work of the teams, who were operating outside their comfort zone, and who enabled us to carry out a study whose quality and output exceeded our expectations.”
Anthony SEHL Technical Solution Project Manager - FERMENTALG
«ITERG is, without doubt, our reference partner when it comes to projects involving lipids.»
Cyrille Pauthenier CEO / CSO ABOLIS
“The ITERG team is responsive and has an excellent level of expertise, bringing undeniable added value to our projects.”
Marion DUMONT Operational Quality Manager-EMILE GROUP
“The diversity of equipment, flexibility, competence and know-how of the teams are the qualities that made us choose the ITERG Group to support us in our current and future projects.”
Jérôme SCHWAB Directeur R&D de Innovert
“Continuing our partnership and relationship of trust, we are once again entrusting ITERG with the monitoring and updating of our Bilan Carbone!”
Stéphanie ANTON CSR Manager LSDH Group
« As we work to integrate a fully functioning lab at our facility, IMPROVE has saved us time and money while elevating us to a world class lab in months versus years. »
Christine LEWINGTON, CEO PIP INTERNATIONAL
« In ITERG/IMPROVE we have found a partner who listens, responds and is competent. The teams have a multi-disciplinary approach and our exchanges are ongoing, regular and productive."
Cosima DUFOUR SCHROIF, Responsable scientifique et technique de l’incubateur Green Sciences, Département for the Future & Green Sciences, L'ORÉAL
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