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
Water: A Fertile Ground for Innovation
Last updated: September 24 , 2024
Working alongside local stakeholders, CNRS laboratories are tackling a host of challenges…
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…
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,…
CEA Symposium on Gender Equality and Diversity – Interview with Claude Grison
Updated on: January 17 , 2023
It’s just a short step from researcher to entrepreneur. Armed with her convictions and her…
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…
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 inventors in our country is a woman
Updated on: November 8 , 2022
13%: a small proportion of women among all patent applications… France…
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…
Patent, trade secret, or other form of protection: a tough choice
Updated on: October 1 , 2022
The patent was created during the French Revolution to protect inventions, known as…