Research laboratories

IMN

Jean Rouxel Institute of Materials

The Institute of Materials was created in 1988 by the renowned French chemist Jean Rouxel. Drawing together chemists, physicists and materials engineers from the CNRS and the University of Nantes, with over 150 researchers and support staff it now represents one of the largest materials research centres in France. Research projects are diverse, including collaborations with industry, and other national and international research organisations.

IMMM

Le Mans Molecules and Materials Institute

Research activities rely on well-established knowhow and renowned expertise in chemistry, physicochemistry and physics and are organized in 4 topics: organic material, inorganic material, physics of confined systems and polymers.

GEPEA

Process Engineering for Environment and Food unit

GEPEA (Process Engineering for Environment and Food) Laboratory was created in 2000. It brings together the Process Engineering teams of the University of Nantes, École des Mines of Nantes and of ONIRIS (Nantes).

CEISAM

Lab of Interdisciplinary chemistery: Synthesis, Analysis, Modelling UMR-CNRS 6230

The main idea of all our researches is Molecular Chemistry. The interdisciplinary character of the projects carried out within the laboratory, through its networks of regional partnerships, makes CEISAM a support for 3 poles of activity "Health”, “Agri-food” and "Energy" in Pays de la Loire Region.

BRM

Biotechnology and Marine Resources research unit

The Biotechnology and Marine Resources (Biotechnologies et Ressources Marines - BRM) aims at developing knowledge and utilization of marine biological resources through biotechnology and bioprospection and to contribute to the optimized use of products provided through sustainable fishing and aquaculture.

BIA

Biopolymers Interactions Assembly Unit

he BIA Unit is composed of 8 thematic research teams, a logistics group, and an IBISA-certified platform. Analytical devices dedicated to protein purification and antibody production and an experimental bakery completes the Unit's facilities.