1987 - 1997 The Start-up Phase

The Group was founded in 1987 when Gilles Martin purchased the rights to the SNIF-NMR technology from the University of Nantes, a technology that had been researched and developed by his own parents, who were professors at the university.

During this start up period the SNIF-NMR patent was registered and approved in the US and broadened to apply to a wider range of products than the original wine test, such as fruit juices and other non-alcoholic beverages.

The strategy was then formulated to develop the offering in-house and to expand the range of tests provided to customers.