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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
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…
It cleans up soil and water using… plants!
Updated on: July 19 , 2022
She has just been named European Inventor of the Year! Claude Grison, director…
Claude Grison: Plants to Save Polluted Soil
Updated on: July 10 , 2022
A researcher at the CNRS and an entrepreneur, Claude Grison has just won the Inventor’s Award…
Claude Grison: “I have developed more than 50 plants for the restoration of degraded soils”
Last updated: July 5 , 2022
She is the inventor of ecocatalysis, a process that uses plants to restore soil affected by…
BioInspir: Recovering and recycling heavy metals from contaminated soil using plants
Updated on: June 27 , 2022
A researcher at the CNRS and an entrepreneur, Claude Grison has just won the Inventor’s Award…
French researcher honored for her work in the field of metal extraction using plants
Updated on: June 27 , 2022
On June 21, in Munich, the European Patent Office (EPO) awarded one of its…
Award: Claude Grison Wins the European Inventor of the Year Award
Updated on: June 27 , 2022
CNRS researcher Claude Grison has just won the European Inventor Award for…
Claude Grison Wins the European Inventor of the Year Award
Updated on: June 27 , 2022
The European Patent Office has just announced its list of winners: Claude Grison is the winner…
Recognizing the value of a patent on the same level as a scientific publication
Updated on: June 27 , 2022
“The lack of recognition for innovation” and “the functioning of…”
Exotic plants: an invasion with its benefits
Updated on: June 26 , 2022
French chemist Claude Grison has just been honored for her work on…
They have revolutionized the world of vaccines: these exceptional female inventors are the winners of the 2022 European Inventor Award
Updated on: June 24 , 2022
The European Patent Office announces the winners of the European Inventor Award…
Two award-winning French scientists
Updated on: June 23 , 2022
Three scientists—two French women and one Swiss woman—won the Inventor’s Award…
Extracting metal catalysts from plants used to clean up contaminated soil
Updated on: June 23 , 2022
The European Patent Office honored French scientist Claude Grison with the European Inventor Award…
A chemist and researcher at the CNRS in Montpellier has been awarded the 2022 European Inventor Award
Updated on: June 23 , 2022
Claude Grison, a renowned chemist and researcher at the CNRS in Montpellier, is among the…
A chemist and researcher at the CNRS in Montpellier has been awarded the 2022 European Inventor Award for her work with organic plants
Updated on: June 23 , 2022
Claude Grison, a renowned chemist and researcher at the CNRS in Montpellier, is among the…