Who We Are
Our story
Inspiration
In 2015, Matthieu Gaston, a curious and creative young man with cystic fibrosis, imagined with his friend Alexandre to develop “a super protective mask”, which would allow everyone to evolve more freely in polluted environments. He drives the project and thinks about the design but he dies in 2016.
His father Vincent Gaston decided to make the project a reality and create the mask born from his son’s dreams.
He then teamed up with Franck Glaizal and Yves Hervieu-Causse and surrounds itself with the most advanced skills, particularly in the field of technical textiles from the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region, the true birthplace of AIRXÔM.
Research and development
Birth
In January 2019, before the SARS-CoV-2 / Covid-19 crisis, the company AIRXÔM was born.
For two years, research and development of the mask were carried out in particular in partnership with INSA and its Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics. The scientists carried out research focusing above all on breathability and efficiency, with the aim of objective of achieving the widest possible field of protection.
Steps
All stages of research and development have been carried out with the fundamental concern of guaranteeing maximum protection. The priority was therefore to carry out precise, rigorous and verified measurements and tests, to develop the purification device, before designing the design.
Researchers have worked by integrating as many technologies as possible to guarantee optimal air treatment and infallible safety. Optimizing comfort, size and portability was also an important concern in order to provide a protective and easy-to-use solution.
After 24 months of Research & Development, the prototype of the AIRXÔM mask is developed in 2021.
Innovation
AIRXÔM innovation is protected by 2 patents as well as by exclusive industrial know-how. Also benefiting from the expertise of the local textile (technical fabrics) and plastics (composite materials) sectors, the AIRXÔM respiratory protection device is entirely manufactured in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.
AIRXÔM has been selected by Business France as one of the twenty most innovative French start-ups to represent French Tech at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas in January 2022. The mask AIRXÔM was presented there as a world exclusive and was one of the most remarkable technological innovations.
Commercialization
Our team
An ensemble of complementary talents
Vincent Gaston
Founder – General Coordination
President
Franck Glaizal
General Manager
CEO Founder of Glaizal & Partners, a Management Consulting firm established in France, Italy and New York since 2015, Franck Glaizal has solid experience at the head of large industrial companies (including 20 years as General Manager of Danone Group companies and GPV Groupe , then 3 years of International Management of the GL-Events group). Former adviser to the Banque de France and former foreign trade adviser to France, he created, managed and developed companies in Europe, America and Asia. AIRXÔM benefits from these 30 years of career in the general management of the company (strategy, marketing, sales in France and abroad, management control).
Alumni of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po).
Yves Hervieu-Causse
Financial director
Diplômé des Facultés de droit de l’Université de Genève et de New York University, diplômé de l’Institut des Hautes Études Internationales à Genève et admis au barreau de Genève.
Dai Nguyen Trong
Technical director
He founded 3DRAION in 2015, and helps implement FabLabs in collaboration with African universities (in Chad, Senegal, Mauritania, Algeria) while managing the networking of these centers.
Olivier Molin
Sales Director France
Commercial Director of French subsidiaries, satellites of companies belonging to international groups such as VIRGIN or RICOH. Expert in multi-channel business creation and development.
Graduated in commerce from ICAD Paris accompanied by training in law at PARIS XIII.
Christophe Rondot
Export Manager
33 years of professional experience in sales, including 23 years abroad. Sales manager for international subsidiaries (Taiwan, USA, Canada).
Export strategy and construction of a global distribution network. B2B & B2C for products and brands with high added value.