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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…
Exotic plants: an invasion with its benefits
Updated on: June 26 , 2022
French chemist Claude Grison has just been honored for her work on…
BioInspir: Recovering and recycling heavy metals from contaminated soil using plants
Last updated: June 22 , 2022
A researcher at the CNRS and an entrepreneur, Claude Grison has just won the Inventor’s Award…
These invasive plants, which are spreading across Europe, are getting a second chance at life in Montpellier
Last updated: June 22 , 2022
NATURE – Japanese knotweed or Provence cane: these ornamental plants are taking over…
These invasive plants, which are spreading across Europe, are getting a second chance at life in Montpellier
Last updated: June 22 , 2022
Japanese knotweed and Provence cane are being studied in a CNRS laboratory under…
These invasive plants, which are spreading across Europe, are getting a second chance at life in Montpellier
Last updated: June 22 , 2022
Japanese knotweed and Provence cane are being studied in a CNRS laboratory under…
The European Inventor Award turns invasive plants into medicine: an interview with Claude Grison
Last updated: June 21 , 2022
Interview with Claude Grison, research director at the CNRS and head of the Chemistry Laboratory…
ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES: THE EUROMÉDECINE BIOPOLE, A PILOT SITE
Updated on: June 16 , 2022
Resilience Program: Water insecurity, invasive alien species, climate change…
Claude Grison, the chemist revolutionizing soil remediation
Updated on: June 14 , 2022
She is a finalist for the 2022 European Inventor Award in the "Research" category…
CLAUDE GRISON: THE FORMULA FOR CLEAN CHEMISTRY
Updated on: June 7 , 2022
She revolutionized chemistry by making it environmentally friendly. Claude Grison has just been awarded…
Claude Grison: Breaking new ground in soil toxins
Updated on: May 17 , 2022
Learn more about exceptional inventors and the European #InventorAward organized by the European Patent…