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Invasive Alien Species: From Problems to Solutions.
Published on: June 17 , 2026
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 Regions
Published on: June 5 , 2026
Arsenic pollution: presentation of the “As2” project
Last updated: November 6 , 2021
The Villalier Town Hall, the Bio-Inspired Chemistry Laboratory, and Innovations Écologiques have…
A new eco-friendly process for synthesizing hedione
Updated on: November 3 , 2021
The traditional chemical synthesis of this freshness booster, which is highly sought after in the…
We know how to work with metal!
Updated on: October 1 , 2021
Gold, nickel, cobalt… some plants have the amazing ability to extract metal…
Claude Grison: Can plants be used to clean up soil and water? It’s possible!
Updated on: May 3 , 2021
What if science drew inspiration from nature to address the environmental challenges of the 21st century…
Fragrant bouquets to repel mosquitoes
Last updated: April 19 , 2021
A CNRS laboratory has developed a 100% natural mosquito repellent that owes its…
Bioinspir purifies water using plants
Updated on: December 14 , 2020
Plant-based filters absorb heavy metals, which the startup then recycles into…
Bioinspir has developed a plant-based filter to clean up contaminated water
Updated on: September 16 , 2020
Spun out of the ChimEco laboratory at the University of Montpellier, the startup Bioinspir has developed…
#PollutionAlert: In the Loire Gorges, hunters’ clay pigeon shooting is devastating a Natura 2000 forest
Updated on: September 6 , 2020
Every year since 1990, the Chambles Municipal Hunting Association (Loire) has organized a…
"The Green Thread" Column: It is possible to remediate soil using plants without creating waste!
Updated on: February 21 , 2020
Remediating degraded industrial sites and producing complex molecules using a…
The molecules that are poisoning us: Scientists' solutions
Updated on: March 7 , 2019
La Recherche, Special Issue No. 29, pp. 35–40, March 7, 2019 Link to…
Can chemistry be environmentally friendly?
Updated on: December 1 , 2018
Le Figaro, December 2018 Link to…
Protecting the soil with plants
Updated on: October 25 , 2018
The Montpellier Gazette, Issue 1584, October 25–31, 2018 Link to…
Will we have 100% green chemistry tomorrow?
Updated on: November 19 , 2017
Have you just bought a piece of land? Nothing’s growing there? It’s been contaminated with heavy metals…
ChimEco: Chemistry by and for Nature
Updated on: July 1 , 2017
Chemistry and ecology: these two disciplines, which have traditionally been at odds, are now coming together…
Montpellier: Air-purifying plants—the ChimEco lab innovates for the planet
Updated on: May 29 , 2017
As European Sustainable Development Week kicks off, we take a closer look at a team of…
They are shaping the world of tomorrow
Updated on: May 16 , 2017
L’Express presents a gallery of portraits of about a hundred public figures deemed…