Spin-off support
IFP Energies nouvelles provides support to employees wishing to create companies using technologies and expertise that IFP Energies nouvelles and its subsidiaries do not intend to bring to market themselves. IFP Energies nouvelles therefore makes its business start-up skills available to project managers: market research, business model, development plan, legal and financial aspects, search for and equipping of premises, etc. IFP Energies nouvelles can also provide financial backing, through its ISIS Développement subsidiary.
Poweltec : polymers to optimize oil & gas production
The first company to emerge as a result of IFP Energies nouvelles's spin-off policy, Poweltec is a service company specializing in the assisted recovery of hydrocarbons using polymers. It tests and recommends the most efficient polymers to improve oil and gas production, ensuring these polymers meet environmental standards in terms of ecotoxicity. Poweltec continued to grow fast by diversifying its customer portfolio.
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Previznet: 3D visualization software
In this context, two employees left IFP Energies nouvelles to set up their own company, Previznet, which markets 3D visualization software dedicated to the interior decorating market. In 2008, Previznet won an award in the national innovative company start-up competition run by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, and also in the Concours Tremplin-Entreprise (business stepping-stone competition) organized by the French Senate and ESSEC.
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