Communication
Can chemistry be environmentally friendly?
Published on: March 24 , 2026
Women remain significantly underrepresented in scientific patents
Published on: March 12 , 2026
Inaugural Lecture: Ecological Transition: Hope from the Sustainability Sciences
Published on: March 9 , 2026
Phytoextraction: Plants That Clean Up Polluted Soil
Updated on: April 19 , 2023
Mining and metallurgical activities cause significant soil degradation and erosion, which…
Patents in Europe: France sets a record, but still lags far behind Germany
Updated on: March 28 , 2023
Transportation, energy, chemicals… France has seen an increase in the number of requests for protection…
Prof. Claude Grison: “Society needs eco-friendly green chemistry”
Last updated: January 1 , 2023
For the past ten years, this molecular chemistry researcher has been studying how certain plants…
Claude Grison: Air-Purifying Plants
Updated on: December 15 , 2022
The CNRS researcher has won the "Inventor" award at the Impact Awards…
Water lettuce: from invasive plant to miracle plant
Last updated: December 12 , 2022
A French scientist has found a way to use an invasive plant to make…
Claude Grison: When Green Chemistry Helps the Environment
Last updated: November 29 , 2022
An advocate for more sustainable chemistry, this CNRS researcher has developed a method…
The slow-acting poison of the Cévennes’ mining past
Last updated: November 29 , 2022
Fifty years after the mines closed, local residents are fighting for recognition of…
ONLY ONE IN SIX PATENTS IN FRANCE IS FILED BY A WOMAN
Updated on: November 8 , 2022
Between 2010 and 2019, only 16.6% of patent applications in France were filed by…
In France, only one in six inventors is a woman
Updated on: November 8 , 2022
France ranks only 13th in Europe in terms of the proportion of female inventors…
Patent Applications: Women Remain Underrepresented
Updated on: November 8 , 2022
According to the European Patent Office, France ranks 13th in the rankings…
Why are there so few women among Europe’s inventors?
Updated on: November 8 , 2022
According to the European Patent Office, only 13.2% of inventors in Europe are…
In Europe, only one in seven inventors is a woman
Updated on: November 8 , 2022
Wi-Fi, invented by Hedy Lamarr; windshield wipers, invented by Mary Anderson; and Kevlar, invented by…
In France, one in six patent inventors is a woman
Updated on: November 8 , 2022
The results of the study published by the European Patent Office speak for themselves…
We are rethinking chemistry by taking a fresh look at nature
Updated on: November 1 , 2022
Winner of the 2022 European Inventor Award in the research category, Claude Grison heads the…
Claude Grison, a bio-inspired chemist setting out to conquer the green industry
Last updated: October 15 , 2022
The CNRS researcher received the European Inventor of the Year Award for her work on…
Ecocatalysis uses plants to recycle palladium
Updated on: October 10 , 2022
Although palladium has become an indispensable catalyst, it remains very difficult to recycle.…