Bénédicte Flambard

My job

My job offers diversity in the sense that it combines research, business and development.
One thing is to discover and study the health promoting effects of probiotics and bacterial-associated functional foods. Another challenge is to make it available to people all over the world.

My responsibilities

As head of Innovation, I am in charge of Chr. Hansen's research activities within the field of Probiotics. This entails cooperating globally with experts - not only with colleagues within Chr. Hansen, but also with some of the most respected research institutions and universities around the world.

My motivation

What has made me stay in Chr. Hansen for more than ten years are the daily challenge combined with the opportunity for personal development. Routine work does simply not exist in my job. The most interesting part of my job is to make a difference in the market - to create an idea with my team, assess it together with selected customers early in the process, and shape it into a product that will be accepted by the market. Freedom to operate is key at Chr. Hansen. We can have that bright idea – and once it is analyzed properly and has proven commercially viable, we are free to go.

I really enjoy all aspects of my job - especially being at the interface between research and business. The high-quality research that we conduct allows us to be a preferred partner of both the business and the research & development part of the organization.