Richard Lothion is an experienced researcher and experimental engineer with a background in plant production and phytosanitary products. Since December 2021, Richard Lothion has held the position of Ingénieur recherche at CTIFL, following a concurrent role as Ingénieur d'expérimentation at La Morinière since March 2017, where responsibilities included drafting a synthesis of 2016-2017 results and optimizing spraying techniques for the Pulvarbo project. Richard Lothion gained further experience as a Stagiaire en expérimentation et production at Syngenta in 2016, focusing on the experimentation of a fungicide against Venturia inaequalis. Academically, Richard Lothion earned a Master 2 in Production et technologie du végétal and a Master 1 in Biologie et technologie du végétal from Université d'Angers, as well as a Licence in Biologie from Université de Tours.