How Mapa Spontex extended the use of AI to its entire R&D team

In just one day of customized training, 15 junior and senior R&D employees from 2 Business Units adopted generative AI as a daily innovation lever.

Customer

Mapa Spontex

Sector

Consumer goods

Participants

15 people

Perimeter

2 BUs, R&D Division

Format

1 customized day

Context

R&D in search of acceleration

R&D in search of acceleration

Mapa Spontex, a major player in protection, care and hygiene products, has structured its R&D around two Business Units and three activities: packaging, protective equipment and hygiene. and cleaning tools. Faced with the growing power of generative AI, the R&D department wanted to train its entire team, both juniors and seniors, to transform its innovation processes.

The challenge is to go beyond mere technological curiosity and embed AI in everyday R&D practices, from product formulation to the automation of repetitive or complex tasks.

Our solution

Intensive, hands-on R&D training

G.A.C. designed a full-day program, combining theoretical fundamentals in the morning and practical application in the afternoon, based directly on Spontex business use cases.

Understanding & exploring
  • AI fundamentals: machine learning, deep learning, generative models
  • How large language models (LLMs) work and their limitations
  • Panorama and live demos: Copilot, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Mistral...
  • Introduction to Prompt Engineering
Practice & project
  • Sub-group workshops on concrete R&D scenarios
  • Business use cases and advanced Prompt Engineering skills
  • Agentic AI: AI workflows and specialized R&D agents
  • Roadmap: integration, skills development and CSR

Goals

Training for transformation

The program has been designed around five clear operational objectives:

Mastering key concepts and Prompt Engineering

Understanding the foundations for making the most of AI tools.

Accelerating product innovation

 Use AI to explore formulations, generate variants and stimulate creativity.

Automate R&D processes

Gain efficiency on repetitive tasks thanks to generative AI.

Anticipating AI agents

Understand the potential of specialized workflows and agents for tomorrow's R&D.

Understanding limits and ethical issues

Adopt an informed and responsible use of AI.

Results

Immediate, measurable impact

Just a few weeks after the training, the results are clear: Copilot has been adopted by the entire R&D team. Every employee, whatever their level of experience, has integrated AI into their daily practices.

100%

of participants now use Copilot

15

employees trained in one day

2

Onboard Business Units

1 day

for widespread adoption of AI

Customer testimonial

Immediate, measurable impact

«The G.A.C. team delivered a highly satisfactory customized training course for our R&D department on the subject of artificial intelligence and its potential for our business. From the origin of the technology, the presentation of the tools and offers, to the practical application with the writing of prompts, without glossing over the limitations. A training course that is relevant, clear and accessible to the uninitiated.»

Jean Curtet - R&D Manager at Mapa Spontex

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