"InVivo Digital Factory has made enormous progress in processing large volumes of data thanks to artificial intelligence. This is the case with our MAÏTÉ solution, which supports the growth ambitions of Malteries Soufflet. "
Head of Data at InVivo Digital Factory.
FOCUS ON INVIVO QUEST
InVivo's innovation programme
This programme operates in the following two areas:
- open innovation, whose roles are to detect innovative solutions developed by start-ups and SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) and to set up pilot projects with the various InVivo businesses;
- intrapreneurship, whose objective is to support the group's employees from the development of their innovative idea to the launch of a dedicated subsidiary.
Some examples of projects: Cultiv, the agricultural cosmetics brand; Atekka, the new generation agricultural insurance company; and Grafite, the marketing of low-carbon agricultural raw materials (see page 29).
"The idea for the Cultiv brand came about in 2016 when Thierry Blandinières emphasised the need to find new ways of promoting French agricultural products. At the same time, InVivo decided to encourage intrapreneurship. It was the perfect opportunity to get started."
Co-founder and Director of Cultiv.
FOCUS ON THE CRIS
Centre for Scientific Research and Innovation
Following the strategic review work carried out in 2022, the CRIS R&D mission was refocused on serving the upstream agricultural businesses (Soufflet Agriculture, Bioline, and Malteries Soufflet), with three objectives:
- promoting co-products;
- innovation for field crops, in particular bio-inputs;
- strengthening specific know-how.
FOCUS ON A team serving the group's businesses
The industrial and supply chain management supports all of InVivo's businesses and assists them in the following areas:
- safety, notably to sustainably reduce the occupational accident rate through training, prevention and behavioural safety inspections;
- energy to improve the energy performance of sites and reduce overall consumption;
- environment to limit water use, reduce GHG emissions and opt for renewable energy;
- operational excellence with the roll-out of tools to optimise team performance.