RE:LEASES AND EVENTS

L’ancien footballeur d’Arsenal s’est reconverti dans la chimie verte avant la fin de sa carrière sportive. PDG de GFBiochemicals, Mathieu Flamini vient d’en rapatrier le siège à Aix-en-Provence.

Former Arsenal midfielder turned biochemical entrepreneur is backing Green Football Weekend to change attitudes. Mathieu Flamini, elite footballer turned biochemical entrepreneur, asks the question. The answer, it turns out, is 2,000 litres of water. “Insane,” he says. The passion, the elan previously shown in midfield for Marseille, Arsenal over two spells and Milan is in full flow as the Frenchman presents his designs for life.

Mathieu Flamini sweeps into the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London. He is here to talk about his life in elite sport and the biotech industry, and when Flamini talks — at full speed and with full conviction — you want to listen. The trouble is, the hotel lobby is packed with a cacophony of guests, staff and people here for a conference.

Sofinnova et un fonds anglais apportent 15 millions d'euros à son entreprise de chimie, GFBiochemicals, qui veut proposer des produits de substitution biodégradables aux dérivés du pétrole.

Ex-Arsenal Star Flamini Takes CEO Role at Own Chemical Startup