Industrial experience and scientific expertise in (bio)chemical processes

“We believe that smarter methodologies and simulation tools are increasingly needed in our industry. It is not enough to move to digitalization: this move must be done in a way that brings real value to our sector. This way is still to be cleared.”

Roger-Marc Nicoud
Founder and CEO of Ypso-Facto

Ypso-Facto proposes a synergetic offer for your (bio)chemical processes: consulting services and software tools.

We associate (bio)chemistry, process engineering and software development to help you through all phases of your projects, from brainstorming to scale-up, from route scouting to debottlenecking.

Development, simulation, evaluations and optimization

• Chemical synthesis routes
• Biochemical synthesis routes
• Purification processes routes
• Overall process design
• Cost estimates
• Technical performances assessement

Daily operations assistance

• Training
• Start-up assistance
• Debottlenecking - Troubleshooting
• Selection of technologies/suppliers
• Process related quality support

Our expertise results from the combination of:

• industrial experience by having developed 100s’ of (bio)chemical processes at renowned companies
• and scientific expertise with PhDs & engineers from internationally recognized universities.

We assist our customers with mechanistic modeling and virtual lab complemented by an innovative solution: the GPX Concept.

This expertise allows us to:

• contribute to preserve the environment by decreasing raw materials and energy consumption for producing the molecules that people need.
• improve human health, especially through the development of innovative processes that create new drugs
• help companies to evolve towards efficient digitalization and reach their target performances by making rational decision.

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