
Agronomist Engineer ISTOM - Editor - World Award-Winning Author - Trainer - Speaker
⚡Eric, of Franco-Dutch origin, was born in 1972.
After a scientific baccalaureate and two years of medical studies, he becomes an engineer. ISTOM
Eric has been working in the organic sector since 1994. He speaks Dutch, his native language, English, Spanish, and French.
⚡Married to Aurélie Mazerm Viard and father of four children, he is passionate about different cultures, foreign languages that he practices daily, traveling, discovering other civilizations, algae, and... sprouted seeds, of which he has become the European specialist over the decades. Since the age of 15, Eric has been committed to environmental protection, practical ecology, social justice, and forgotten health practices.
⚡After organizing two training sessions in France with the Hippocrates Wellness Institute, Florida, in 2005 and 2006, Eric creates Biovie. with the initial goal of publishing the first book on raw food in France.
⚡ Since 2007, Biovie has become a key player in the raw food movement in France, bringing together food, publishing, and training, with numerous international projects. With Aurélie, his wife and professional partner, they both work with passion and commitment to transform mindsets around food and daily well-being.
⚡ Author of "Seaweed in Everyday Life", , speaker, , teacher, Eric willingly shares his expertise of over 20 years in raw food and more than 30 years of personal practice in plant-based nutrition.
⚡ Brand ambassador, he takes pleasure in to express oneself in the press, , On the radio, in podcasts and On television to raise public awareness of the health and environmental issues of a more plant-based and living diet.
You will find it on his page. LinkedIn or on the channel Telegram.
Eric received with his wife Aurélie, in 2025 the award for the best cookbook in the world at the Gourmand Cookbook Awards as well as the Best Cookbook of France Award (National Academy of Cuisine), with Seaweed in Everyday Life.
Media References
National & General Press
- 20 Minutes – Sprouted Seeds & Food Trends
- Actualitté – Is France the country of gastronomic books?
- Marie Claire – Must-Visit Addresses: Biovie
- Mediapart – Posts by Éric & Aurélie Viard
Gastronomy & food press
- Gastronomic News – Seaweed, Ecological Nutritional Powerhouses
- Marmiton – "Algues au quotidien" crowned best cookbook in the world 2025
- To Feed Tomorrow – Freeze-dried fruits as an alternative to candies
- Come, I'll take you – "Seaweed Every Day, the Book That Will Make You Love Seaweed"
- At the Heart of the CHR – A book on seaweed crowned the best cookbook in the world
Regional & Economic Press
- Objectif Gard – Langlade: A book on seaweed crowned the best cookbook in the world
- The Occitanie Tribune – Biovie's sprouters at a scientific base in Antarctica
Radio & Podcasts
- France Bleu – Algae, a superfood to incorporate into your daily diet
- France Bleu – A couple from Gard publishes a book to learn how to cook with seaweed
- AirZen – Nutrition: Sprouted seeds, nutrient shots
- AirZen – Consumption: What is living food?
- RTS FM – We tested the first Biovie tiger nut spread
- Radio Totem – The Guest of Totem (09/05/2025)
- Nutriradio - Show "Who Would Have Thought": 24 episodes
- Rock and Rawl - 12 episodes
TV, reports & videos
- France 3 – Easygreen Report
- France 3 – Report on sprouted seeds
- France 3 – Report on algae
- France 3 - 52 Minutes Raw
- Julien Perron Happiness and Food
- Interview with Julien Perron
- [EN] FruitFest
- [EN] Interview Myla Adamsha
Controversial media investigations
Institutions, schools & publishers
- Living and Sustainable Food School of Brussels (EAVD) – Aurélie & Éric Viard
- Editions Alternatives / Gallimard – "Seaweed in Everyday Life"