“Farmers are once again demonstrating their willingness to be a driving force in seeking out and implementing new solutions. By associating Arvalis and Unigrains we are joining with the AGPB and the AGPM the efforts of two pillars of our sector to accelerate technological innovation in service of value-creating and resilient agriculture.”
Eric THIROUIN
President of Unilis Agtech
“Within this new support channel for young, innovative companies, Arvalis and Unigrains will bring value through the expertise of their teams, their respective know-how, the strength of their networks and deep understanding of go-to-market logic.”
Anne-Claire VIAL
Vice-President of Unilis Agtech
Our vision is that of a value-creating and resilient agriculture, capable of reconciling sustainability and competitiveness with the expectations of citizens, consumers and producers. To succeed in a productive and sustainable agroecological transition, agricultural sectors must be the driving force in the research and implementation of new solutions. We believe that technological innovation has an important role to play in serving this vision.
Our mission is to support young innovative agrotechnology companies in order to accelerate the optimization and integration of their solutions in agricultural systems for the production of row and forage crops.
THE LEADING TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN EUROPE
ON ROW AND FORAGE CROPS
ARVALIS - Institut du vegetal, is an applied agricultural research organization dedicated to row crops. Created by farmers it mobilizes expertise to favor the emergence of production systems that reconcile, across France, economic competitiveness, adaptation to markets and positive contribution to environmental challenges. It places agronomic and technical innovation at the center of the solutions developed by agriculture to major challenges of society.
The expertise of Arvalis covers a wide range of cultures in the areas of production, harvesting, storage and conservation as well as the promotion of productions of grains, potatoes, flax, fodder and tobacco.
Arvalis has 27 sites across France: research stations, experimental sites and farms, laboratories and boast a network of more than 300 engineers and technicians. With solid expertise in their sectors, Arvalis’ teams cultivate methodological excellence and a sense of service to provide solutions best suited to specific challenges.
27 SITES IN FRANCE
The reference partner for agri-food and agro-industry companies, Unigrains has supported more than 1 000 companies over 55 years providing tailor-made financial solutions, in equity and quasi-equity, as well as its recognized sector expertise. Today, Unigrains managers around 1 billion euros and is a partner to nearly 120 companies.
Since 2012, Unigrains has supported Agtech, Foodtech and Bioeconomy entrepreneurs by investing in leading venture funds. Through the Seventure Partners, Sofinnova Partners, Demeter Partners and Finistere Ventures teams, more than 50 startups have been supported in their development.
In addition, Unigrains relies on its investments in specialized private equity funds all across the world – Aqua Capital in South America, Midwest Growth Partners in the United States and Phatisa in Africa – to bring its partners strong visibility on all geographies.
Every two years, Unigrains brings together more than 200 industry leaders and investors to debate the future of food and ag at its flagship ReThink Eat! event, offering a selection of entrepreneurs to highlight their solutions.
THE REFERENCE PARTNER FOR COMPANIES OF
AGRI-FOOD AND AGRI-INDUSTRY
