This Friday, September 6, miXscience celebrates its 10th anniversary in Château-Gontier, Mayenne, France. For 10 years, the mission of miXscience, an Avril subsidiary, has been to constantly innovate in order to create value for its customers and contribute to the development of sustainable animal breeding.
In 2014, Avril wanted to strengthen its animal nutrition activities by acquiring more research and innovation, industrial and commercial resources in order to develop its activities in France and expand internationally, which led to the birth of miXscience. The aim was to export its know-how in animal nutrition, based on over 100 years' experience - and the gamble paid off!
From the outset, miXscience's ambition was to become a world-renowned player in the development of alternative solutions for sustainable, technically and economically efficient livestock farming.
The entire miXscience strategy is based on Avril's raison d'être: Serving the Earth. miXscience is developing its product and service offering through two of its raison d'être commitments:
Acting for the climate:
Committed to the climate transition, miXscience is mobilizing to accelerate this movement by supporting its customers in their trajectory to decarbonize livestock farming and reduce its direct carbon emissions by 30% by 2030. miXscience has launched a program to reduce methane emissions for ruminant livestock farming, and thanks to its MATRICIEL formulation tool, miXscience offers low-carbon feed formulas.
Acting for agriculture that respects the planet:
Respecting the planet also means taking care of the living. miXscience is committed to preserving the health and well-being of animals by developing alternative and sustainable solutions for livestock farming, for example by upgrading its in vivo experimental systems with in vitro and in silico methods. In response to the need to limit the use of antibiotics in livestock farming, miXscience is deploying various alternative solutions, such as LUMIGARD TCB in poultry. Benefiting from VSTAR technology, LUMIGARD TCB has been successfully used for years in “antibiotic-free” chicken production, and today appears to be a robust and effective solution for significantly improving growth and feed efficiency.
The development of microorganism-based biocontrol products under the NOLIVADE brand also meets this objective of reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock farming. This innovative product range includes the NOLICLEAN and NOLIFEET solutions for managing lameness in livestock, and now includes a new additive for which miXscience obtained marketing authorization in the European Union at the beginning of the year. This additive, marketed under the name NOLIBAC BL, is designed to improve the bacteriological quality of feed for all animal species.
To support this strategy, miXscience has launched a major investment program dedicated to its production sites. Over the past 10 years, the Chateau-Gontier site has invested over 22 million euros in modernizing and increasing production capacity. In 2024, miXscience finalized a major investment to increase the production capacity of the line dedicated to its VSTAR products. This innovative technological process ensures maximum efficacy by releasing active ingredients in the right place and at the right time in the animal's digestive tract. It also guarantees greater stability during feed granulation and storage, by limiting interactions between components.
A forward-looking international company
miXscience employs 520 people in France and abroad. miXscience products miXscience products are distributed to 1,000 customers in over 55 countries.
By 2030, the company intends to strengthen its position in France, and pursue its international expansion, with the aim of achieving a presence in over 75 countries.
“ Our aim is to continue innovating and developing sustainable solutions to meet the growing needs of the world's population and the climate challenge,” says Jean-Marc Salaun, the company's CEO.
An event to match miXscience's ambitions
The event, held at miXscience's French production site in Château-Gontier, brought together nearly 300 people for a day of meetings, tours and company presentations highlighting miXscience's technological advances and innovations.
miXscience will be present from September 17 to 19 at the Space show in Rennes, Hall 9, stand 64.