Research & development

Phodé Sciences is a research and development company belonging to the Phodé Group, and works in close partnership with some of the biggest international research units. Phodé Sciences has a profound understanding of the mechanisms of action carried out by olfactory molecules and plant extracts on the cerebral ecosystem and, more specifically, their impact on stress physiology, appetite and behaviour, and uses this knowledge to improve the Better-being and health of humans and animals.

Research programs and international publications have earned Phodé Sciences recognition as one of the first laboratories in the world to fully grasp the direct interactions between stress, appetite and sensitivity to bacterial attacks.

All Phodé solutions are positioned as sustainable alternatives and benefit from technologies owned by Phodé Sciences and protected by international patents.

Their efficacy is scientifically validated by cerebral imaging, via our exclusive university partners and several scientific trials conducted by our worldwide industrial partners in the fields of nutrition, health and the environment.

The Phodé Group uses a holistic approach and considers living beings to be complex organisms which interact with their environment.

In order to explain its scientific approach, the Phodé Group has developed the unique concept of the “cerebral ecosystem”, which is based on the understanding of the three organs which interpret information within the living being to coordinate a physiological response:

• the central nervous system
• the enteric nervous system
• the microbiota

This scientific approach has enabled the Phodé Group to obtain pioneering expertise in the physiological impact of olfactive molecules on the cerebral ecosystem and on behaviour, in order to improve Better-being and health, making the Phodé Group one of the global leaders in sensorial and functional additives.