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From Polluted Plants to Medicines: The Regenerative Chemistry of Claude Grison
Published on: June 10 , 2026
2026 Ecology, Environment, and Biodiversity Week – Science in Action: Restoring Nature, Transforming Landscapes
Published on: June 5 , 2026
Can chemistry be environmentally friendly?
Published on: March 24 , 2026
Can chemistry be environmentally friendly?
Updated on: March 24 , 2026
A conversation with Claude Grison, a pioneer and visionary in the fields of biochemistry and ecology…
Women remain significantly underrepresented in scientific patents
Updated on: March 12 , 2026
Fewer than 2 out of 10 inventors in France are women, according to a study…
What if invasive plants saved the planet?
Last updated: October 14 , 2025
What if invasive plants were saving the planet? The pretty faces of a silent scourge, the…
Nature Does Things Right, with Claude Grison
Updated on: March 6 , 2025
When science draws inspiration from what nature does… we call it biomimicry. The…
Metal-Contaminated Water: The Power of Invasive Plants Against Industrial Pollution [2/2]
Updated on: August 19 , 2024
Based in Montpellier, in the south of France, eco-chemist Claude Grison has…
Mineral Waters: In the Cévennes, a “Poisoned Paradise” [Part 1 of 2]
Updated on: August 19 , 2024
In Saint-Félix-de-Pallières (Gard, southern France) and the surrounding area, the mining heritage…
Biomim’expo, the go-to event for biomimicry
Updated on: June 13 , 2024
What is the world’s largest open lab? Life itself! 3.8 billion years of research &…
Share Your Expertise #21 – Claude Grison, Bio-inspired Eco-Chemist at the CNRS
Updated on: April 19 , 2023
Claude Grison, an eco-chemist with a background in organic chemistry at the CNRS, is working on plants that remove pollutants and on…
Montpellier-based chemist Claude Grison, European Inventor of the Year
Updated on: January 25 , 2023
Claude Grison is a chemist and a research director at the CNRS in Montpellier. A few months ago,…
Researcher Claude Grison Named European Inventor of the Year for Her Work on Remediating Industrial Sites Using Plants
Updated on: December 2 , 2022
For nearly fifteen years now, she has been studying the ability of certain plants to…
Only one in six inventors in our country is a woman
Updated on: November 8 , 2022
13%: a small proportion of women among all patent applications… France…
Biomimicry: How Plants Help Clean Up Soil and Our Rivers—But That’s Not All…
Updated on: October 22 , 2022
Biomimicry is the ability to observe nature and find inspiration from it…
The Epic Journey: Meeting BioInspir: Or, How to Make Clean Chemistry the New Standard
Updated on: September 6 , 2022
Maud introduces Bioinspir through an interview with Claude Grison, the co-founder…
Is eco-friendly chemistry possible?
Updated on: August 29 , 2022
Meet Claude Grison, winner of the European Inventor Award for her discovery and…
When researchers try to mimic plants that can purify water
Last updated: August 7 , 2022
Every weekend this summer, the Science Column explores the solutions that have been developed…
The Provence cane: what is this plant that is now used in chemistry?
Last updated: August 2 , 2022
It is one of the most invasive plants in the world. And yet, the Provence cane has a…