Let’s shape ideas together!
From idea to production, we validate your hypotheses and reduce risks at every stage, for smooth industrialization at controlled costs.
Let’s talk about your projectDeveloped within Bionomous from 2025 to 2026: a program completed in a year and a half, patent filed, New Product Award at SLAS Europe 2026.
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Proto Graphia’s first assignment, in 2018: a compact module that doses powders with widely varying properties, from first sketches to functional injection-molded parts in less than nine months.
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Accessories and improvements for the Zabriskie 575 sailboat, using reverse engineering: the sailboat and its trailer are 3D-scanned, then the parts are modeled to fit the complex shapes of the scan.
Every project moves forward in short steps, and a prototype is usually at its heart. You can entrust us with a study or targeted advice, a prototype or the entire development.
A project starts long before the first sketches…
Examples of services: needs and use analysis, solution finding, feasibility studies, integration of existing technologies, process improvement, competitive and technology intelligence, product roadmap.
A project truly comes to life when the first prototype is on the table…
From the Greek prōtos, “first,” and typos, “impression”: the prototype is the first impression of your idea. It is a real version of your product, to hold in your hands, test in real conditions and show to your partners and customers, so you can decide, answer questions and make the case for the next step.
Examples of services: proof-of-principle, aesthetic and functional prototypes, test benches, process trials and usability tests; 3D printing and manufacturing in partner workshops.
From validated prototype to production: series, special purpose machine or process integrated into your workshop.
Examples of services: design optimization for production, design of injection-molded plastic parts, sheet metal parts and machined parts, supplier selection, endurance testing, commissioning and transfer to production.
You have an idea for a product.
We translate it into clear needs, specifications and a realistic roadmap.
You need to choose between several options.
Technology and competitive intelligence, concept exploration and opportunity analysis guide your decision before you invest.
A technology or an innovation has to prove itself.
A demonstrator prototype and targeted tests give you the facts to decide, test usability and convince partners and investors.
A manufacturing process needs to improve or an operation needs to be automated.
Quality, throughput, cleaning, finishing, sorting, inspection or handling: we look for solutions, from proven technology to special purpose machines, carry out validation tests and support you in integrating the chosen solution.
Your team needs reinforcement.
We can also step in on a specific stage, within your engineering department.
“Before the Mixfit startup even existed, Yann helped design the overall machine architecture and developed the multi-powder dosing module. From first sketches to injection-molded parts in less than nine months, with a design that worked right the first time. Attentive to our business and technical challenges, he brought great ideas, high-quality deliverables and seamless collaboration with our engineering team based in Switzerland, the US and the Netherlands.”
“When working at Bionomous, Yann was central to turning Sortivo from a prototype into a market-ready platform that won the SLAS New Product Award, a patent and CE certification. He has a talent for taking an idea from the whiteboard all the way to a product in customers’ hands.”
Over 20 years combining R&D engineering, innovation project management and production launch.
2025–2026
Bionomous · Innovation Manager
Lead system engineer, project manager and hardware lead for the Sortivo project, from architecture to patents; point of contact for engineering, design, manufacturing and intellectual property partners.
2023–2024
IMA Automation Switzerland · Project Manager
Automated assembly lines for medical devices, from specifications to delivery.
2021–2023
Celgene, a Bristol Myers Squibb company · Consultant, project manager and technology lead
Packaging integrity, vision and traceability, new equipment, ATEX certification of the site.
2018–2020
Merisant, Whole Earth Brands · Senior Project Manager
Canderel and Whole Earth packaging, print feasibility, recyclable materials.
2018
Mixfit · Proto Graphia’s first assignment
Compact multi-powder micro-dosing module and packaging interface.
2017–2018
B. Braun Medical · Senior Development Engineer
Life cycle of flexible packaging for injectable solutions.
2009–2017
Nestlé · Innovation, Development and Industrialization Project Manager
Nescafé Dolce Gusto capsule machines and professional beverage dispensers, including twelve months in Japan at a strategic supplier.
2006–2009
Frewitt · R&D Engineer and Project Manager
Powder milling and handling for the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries; first product range of the Chinese subsidiary.
2004–2005
Saint-Gobain Isover · Mechanical Engineer
Production reliability, quality, safety, automated recycling equipment.
Describe your needs in a few lines. We will get back to you to arrange a first discussion.