GF Biochemicals

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GF Biochemicals
Key people
Pasquale Granata, Mathieu Flamini [1]
Number of employees
80 [2]
Website www.gfbiochemicals.com

GF Biochemicals is a biochemical company founded in 2008. It was co-founded by and named after Pasquale Granata and Mathieu Flamini. It is the first company in the world able to mass-produce levulinic acid. [3] The company worked with the University of Pisa for seven years on its production. [2] In 2016 GF Biochemicals acquired the American company Segetis.[ citation needed ] The company has a plant in Caserta that employs around 80 people.[ citation needed ] In 2015, the company won the John Sime Award for Most Innovative New Technology. [4] The company has offices in Milan and the Netherlands. [2]

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References

  1. "GFBiochemicals".
  2. 1 2 3 Tim Bowler; Russell Hotten (2016-04-15). "Mathieu Flamini: Arsenal's biochemical midfielder". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. "Arsenal star Mathieu Flamini reveals secret he has been keeping from team-mates for SEVEN years - Mirror Online". mirror.co.uk. 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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