A look back at 10 years of Affinisep
It all began with two passionate PhDs in chemistry driven by a strong entrepreneurial spirit, specializing in polymers!
Their expertise? Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) technology.
10th October 2013: Affinisep company founded
From research to entrepreneurship, Affinisep’s mission is to put its knowledge and expertise at the service of scientists. In a spirit of collaboration with laboratories around the world, the founders decided to develop and manufacture turnkey kits for simplified and high-performance analyses, a revolution in the field of sample preparation.
2014: Creation of AFFINIMIP®SPE for food safety
AFFINIMIP®SPE range based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) technology are SPE products dedicated to food safety, quality control and analysis of food and environmental contaminants, such as Glyphosate, PAHs, PFAS, Aminoglycosides and many others.
- First product launch: the innovative AFFINIMIP®SPE Patulin kit, world leader SPE kit for Patulin analysis.
- Development of the AFFINIMIP®SPE Mycotoxins and AFFINIMIP®SPE Bisphenols ranges.
- Expansion to other applications: the range is constantly evolving and growing (products dedicated to the analysis of PAH hydrocarbons, pesticides/herbicides, antibiotics, etc.).
2015: Creation of the AttractSPE® polymers range
Affinisep is gradually increasing its production capacity and developing a new range of AttractSPE® HLB, DVB, SAX (MAX), SCX (MCX), WCX, WAX polymers.
2016: Passive sampling for environmental analysis
Development of our range dedicated to passive sampling for water analysis. Market launch of our POCIS HLB and Glyphosate.
2019: Launch of a new technology with AttractSPE®Disk
Affinisep develops a new range based on an innovative membrane marketed under the AttractSPE® Disk brand (C18, C8, C4, HLB, DVB, SAX, WAX, SCX, WCX).
2020: New prospects and involvement in the bioanalysis market
- Business development for Bioanalysis
Enrichment of our know-how: Affinisep brings its expertise to bioanalysis (omics) by developing products dedicated to microelution with a new AttractSPE® Disk microelution range.
- Subsidiary in the USA
Opening of a subsidiary in the United States. In addition to a distributor network already consolidated around the world (Europe, Asia, Oceania…), Affinisep is continuing to develop its international presence and is setting up operations on the other side of the Atlantic, in America.
2021: New facilities
Renovation of a former industrial site to host the company’s new headquarters, with the creation of modern laboratories to accommodate a larger and robotized production capacity. The Affinisep team is growing up again!
2022: Creation of the BioSPE® range
- Launch of a new BioSPE® range of ready-to-use kits dedicated to proteomic and metabolomic applications.
- Our new e-commerce site goes online to offer you our entire product catalog and meet your needs worldwide.
2023: It’s our 10th anniversary!
Thank you for believing in us from the start, and for trusting us all these years. Already 10 years of R&D, innovation and growth, and this is only the beginning of the adventure!