Aplantex and Investissement Québec Team up to Produce Molecules for the Cosmetic and Food Industries

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aplantex and Investissement Québec are pleased to announce a partnership to boost the deployment of Aplantex's innovative green biotechnology. Under this partnership, Investissement Québec provides Aplantex access to its technological demonstration plant for sustainable chemistry in Québec City and to its technical innovation experts to increase its capacity to produce valuable plant-based molecules for the agri-food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and natural health industries.

The demonstration plant, a state-of-the-art explosion-proof facility of Investissement Québec, has equipment that allows the extraction of molecules of interest from any biomass, including plants. Grinding, the use of solvents, concentration, and purification are four of the steps of bioresource extraction that are used in high-end industrial production and bioproducts, such as those of Aplantex.

Thanks to this partnership, Aplantex, which produces certified molecules sought for their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anti-aging properties, can refine its extraction process, a key step in producing the molecules specified in its existing collaboration agreements.

"This partnership with Investissement Québec represents a strategic asset for Aplantex's business plan. The lessons learned from this production partnership, alongside the construction of our pilot plant, are important milestones towards the commercialization of the molecules developed to date by our scientific team," emphasizes Mr. Patrick Charest, B. Sc., Eng., mMBA, Chief Executive Officer.

"Investissement Québec is a growth partner for Quebec businesses, to whom we offer financing and tailored technological support to stimulate innovation, productivity, and sustainable growth. This production partnership with Aplantex fits perfectly within our mission," says François Gingras, Vice President, Innovation at Investissement Québec.

About Aplantex
The scientific team at Aplantex has developed a unique process for the local production of high-value plant active ingredients, which respects the principles of the circular economy. The core of this green biotechnology process is the continuous production, in a controlled environment, of plant biomass from photosynthetic replicators of proprietary plants. This abundant biomass is then dried, and the extraction, fractionation, and purification steps allow us to isolate specific molecules essential to many flagship products of major players in the cosmetics, food additive, and nutritional health product industries.

For more information on Aplantex, visit: https://aplantex.ca

About Investissement Québec
Investissement Québec is Quebec's economic development agency. The company offers financing and support from its experts so that businesses can innovate, increase productivity, and export more. Its mission is to contribute to the growth of Quebec businesses, whether they are small, medium, or large, throughout the entire Quebec territory. As these businesses grow, they create wealth, jobs, and bring along their employees, their suppliers, the businesses in their regions, their communities, and Quebec as a whole.​

Investissement Québec offers financing in the form of loans and investments, in addition to administering certain government programs. In terms of support, its experts advise companies in their technological transformation, to diversify their export markets or establish themselves abroad, as well as providing business advice. Investissement Québec International also ensures the attraction of foreign investment to Quebec.

For more information, visit: www.investquebec.com