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RudraLeT-Nano (Poctefa Project) is attending the ESOVE conference in Valencia (Spain)

Evelyne PREVOTS — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:42:47 +0000

24th Conference ESOVE
From ecology to outbreaks: Integrating knowledge for effective vector management in Europe

27-30 October 2026
Valencia (Spain)

Projet RudraLet-Nano (Interreg POCTEFA)

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RudraLet-Nano Project (Interreg POCTEFA)

Evelyne PREVOTS — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:04:29 +0000

RudraLet-Nano Project (Interreg POCTEFA)

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RudraLet-Nano Project
‘Exploration of ruthenium-hydrazone hybrid complexes and nanocarriers for the treatment of leishmaniasis: Societal and biomedical perspectives, and One Health drug candidates’
POCTEFA EFA 254/06

The RudraLeT-Nano project is a cross-border project coordinated by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). It brings together two teams from Toulouse (1) and (2), a team from Barcelona (3) and a team from Pamplona (4).

By targeting leishmaniasis, this project pursues a dual societal and scientific objective. Climate change, societal practices and interactions between humans and infected animal reservoirs are driving the endemic spread of this disease, particularly in the Mediterranean regions of France (Occitanie) and Spain (Catalonia).

Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease found in the Americas, Asia, North Africa and the Mediterranean region, particularly in France (Occitanie) and Spain (Catalonia). The vector’s range is slowly expanding in these two European countries. Current treatments are limited in number and also cause significant side effects.

The project partners will focus on two key objectives.

i) Societal: to identify, analyse and understand the impact of factors that contribute to the spread of leishmaniasis in cross-border regions (environmental, socio-economic, public health factors, etc.). The societal approach also aims to establish, for the first time, an ongoing dialogue between scientists, reference centres, the general public, local authorities and cross-border government health agencies.

ii) Scientific: to search for new drug candidates against leishmaniasis by bringing together expertise in medicinal chemistry, biology and nanomedicine. The following areas will be addressed:

in Medicinal Chemistry: the design and development of new families of compounds (organic compounds, compounds derived from coordination chemistry with ruthenium). One family has already proved to be highly active;
in Biology: their mechanism of action, genetic profiling and in vivo studies;
in Nanomedicine: revolutionising the treatment of leishmaniasis through biocompatible systems for the administration of nanomedicines.

Partners:

2 partners in France and 2 partners in Spain

1. CNRS-UPR 8241 Coordination Chemistry Laboratory, ‘Molecules and Composites for Optics’ Team, Toulouse (CNRS, University of Toulouse, France)
2. Laboratory for Studies and Research on the Economy, Policies and Social Systems (LEREPS Toulouse), University of Toulouse – Jean Jaurès (UT2J, France)
3. Department of Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Parasitology Sections, Faculty of Science, University of Navarra, Spain.
4. Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, nanoBIC Group, University of Barcelona, Spain

Project duration: 36 months

Start: 1 April 2026 / End: 1 April 2029

RudraLeT-Nano (Poctefa Project) is attending the ESOVE conference in Valencia (Spain)

Oct 28, 2026

RudraLeT-Nano presented a poster at the 20th ESOVE conference, held from 27 to 30 October in Valencia, Spain.

Funding

The RudraLeT-Nano project was 65 per cent co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg VI-A Spain-France-Andorra Programme (POCTEFA 2021–2027). The aim of POCTEFA is to strengthen economic and social integration in the Spain-France-Andorra border region.

Contact

Michel Baltas Michel.Baltas@lcc-toulouse.fr

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PhD defense Zhengcheng LIANG

Evelyne PREVOTS — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:34:33 +0000

PhD defense Zhengcheng LIANG

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PhD defense Zhengcheng LIANG

On Wednesday, October 21, at 10:00 a.m. in the Fernand Gallais Room at the LCC, Zhengcheng Liang defended his thesis titled:

“Design, Synthesis, and Biological Studies of Pharmacophore-Functionalized Au(I)-bisNHC Complexes as Potential Dual-Targeting Anticancer Agents.”

This research was conducted under the supervision of Prof. Heinz GORNITZKA and Dr. Catherine HEMMERT at the Toulouse Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry.

Congratulations, Dr. Liang!!!!!

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Katharina Zimmeter wins the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science France 2026 Award

Evelyne PREVOTS — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:48:57 +0000

Katharina Zimmeter wins the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science France 2026 Award

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Katharina Zimmeter receives the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science France 2026 Award

Congratulations to Katharina Zimmeter on winning the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science France 2026 Award #ForWomenInScience from the @L’Oréal Foundation-@UNESCO.

Katharina Zimmeter is a postdoctoral researcher at the LCC CNRS, where she is studying the role of rare earth elements – metals that are key to our technologies – in the metabolism of certain bacteria. She carries out her research as part of the Alzheimer’s, Amyloids and Bioinorganic Chemistry team (Team F).

We are proud that her dedication and the quality of her work have been recognised by the Académie des Sciences, the L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO, which support women scientists and inspire the next generation.

35 promising female researchers honoured with the 20th L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science France Award
Paris, 6 October 2026 – 35 doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, whose work addresses the major scientific challenges of the future and who are committed to inspiring future generations of female researchers, have been honoured.
Coming from all regions of France and its overseas territories, and representing a wide range of disciplines, the 35 young scientists were selected from nearly 820 candidates by a jury comprising more than 50 members of the Academy of Sciences, representing the very highest standards in scientific evaluation.

Katharina Zimmeter – Understanding how certain bacteria utilise rare earth elements, the metals that are key to our technologies

Katharina Zimmeter – Understanding how certain bacteria utilise rare earth elements, the metals that are key to our technologies

Katharina Zimmeter grew up in Innsbruck, Austria, where her grandfather’s tales of discovery stimulated her curiosity. After studying pharmacy and then chemistry, she came to Strasbourg, France, to undertake her PhD on the detection of copper in the body – an imbalance observed, amongst others, in Alzheimer’s disease. She is now a postdoctoral researcher at the LCC in Toulouse, where she is studying the role of rare earth elements – metals that are key to our technologies – in the metabolism of certain bacteria. Committed to sharing knowledge, she is actively involved in teaching and science dissemination.

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Manuel Rodriguez Wins the Toulouse Cancer Santé Foundation’s Grand Research Prize

Evelyne PREVOTS — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:48:26 +0000

Manuel Rodriguez Wins the Toulouse Cancer Santé Foundation’s Grand Research Prize

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Manuel Rodriguez, CNRS Research Director at the Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry (LCC-CNRS, Toulouse), was awarded the Grand Prize for Cancer Research on September 18, 2026.

The Toulouse Cancer Santé Foundation honored Manuel Rodriguez during the 2nd edition of its Research Awards ceremony. This prestigious prize, sponsored by the StellaGroup Foundation, celebrates an exceptional career and groundbreaking contributions to patient care.

As a member of the “Dendrimers and Therapeutic Small Molecules” team, Manuel Rodriguez was recognized for his innovative work in therapeutic chemistry, which has significantly advanced cancer treatments.

This ceremony, organized in partnership with Les Entrepreneurs Haute-Garonne, MEDEF 31, COMEX40, and UIMM Occitanie, also raised €160,000 to support the Foundation’s research projects.

Congratulations to Manuel Rodriguez for this prestigious recognition!

Presentation of the Toulouse Cancer Santé Foundation Grand Prix

From left to right: Gilles FAVRE, Chief Executive of the Toulouse Cancer Santé Foundation; Manuel RODRIGUEZ; Aline MARNEF; Léa GOUPILLE; Carlos GOMEZ-ROCA; Jean-Emmanuel SARRY; Hussein HAMZE; Pierre GATIMEL, Chief Executive of the GB Group /© Gwen Bolivan

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Chemical recycling of post-consumer plastics

Evelyne PREVOTS — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:40:22 +0000

Chemical recycling of post-consumer plastics

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Chemical recycling of post-consumer plastics: phosphine-free manganese-catalysed hydrogenative depolymerisation of polyesters, polycarbonates, and polyurethanes

Published in Journal of Catalysis

Teams from the Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry (CNRS) and the European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials (CNRS/University of Strasbourg) have recently developed a catalyst capable of breaking down plastic waste, such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles, into reusable monomers, under mild conditions and without the need for pre-treatment.

Hydrogenative depolymerisation of polyesters, polycarbonates, and polyurethanes was achieved on untreated post-consumer goods (bottles, packaging, textiles) using a phosphine-free manganese catalyst. Complete conversion to monomeric diols occurs under mild conditions (0.5 mol% catalyst, 60 bar H₂, 150 °C), enabling sustainable chemical recycling with an earth-abundant metal.

Reference

Chemical recycling of post-consumer plastics: phosphine-free manganese-catalysed hydrogenative depolymerisation of polyesters, polycarbonates, and polyurethanes
Mariia Hruzd, Moifica Check Moïdine, Carine Duhayon, Stéphanie Bastin, Vincent Ritleng, Eric Pollet, Jean-Baptiste Sortais,
Journal of Catalysis, Volume 461, 2026, 116990, ISSN 0021-9517,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2026.116990

Funding:
This research was supported by the CNRS and the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Strasbourg (USIAS), as part of the French national programme ‘Investment for the Future’ (IdEx-Unistra)

@Stéphanie Bastin

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The SCF’s 2026 Félix Trombe Prize awarded to Dr Myrtil Kahn

Evelyne PREVOTS — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:57:36 +0000

The SCF’s 2026 Félix Trombe Prize awarded to Dr Myrtil Kahn

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Myrtil Kahn, CNRS Research Director at the LCC, has been awarded the Félix Trombe Prize by the French Chemical Society.

The Félix Trombe Prize, established in 2004, is one of the major awards presented by the French Chemical Society and recognises an individual who has made a remarkable contribution to the field of chemistry. This may relate to a technological innovation that has led to an industrial application, or to an exceptional career.

Find out more – the French Chemical Society’s website

Myrtil Kahn lauréate du prix Félix Trombe

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85 years of Scientific Excellence to Jean-Pierre Majoral

Evelyne PREVOTS — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:21:02 +0000

85 years of Scientific Excellence to Jean-Pierre Majoral

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Jean-Pierre Majoral: 85 years of Scientific Excellence

Jean-Pierre Majoral, Emeritus Research Director at the LCC, has been honoured by his colleagues in China for his outstanding work and his internationally renowned career.

View Jean-Pierre Majoral’s CV

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4th Summer school “Catalysis: from understanding to application” in Albi : a great event!

Evelyne PREVOTS — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:02:06 +0000

4th Summer school “Catalysis: from understanding to application” in Albi : a great event!

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Summer school “Catalysis: from understanding to application”

The objective of this Summer School is to present catalysis as a tool of preference for the development of sustainable processes, respectful to the environment. Catalysis is indeed at the heart of Green Chemistry: atom economy, selectivity and energy economy, transformation of raw materials into targeted products.
This Summer School is particularly dedicated to PhD students, Post-docs, Master students, but also to academic and industrial engineers and researchers.

The fourth edition of this summer school, held in Albi from 15 to 19 June 2026, was a great success.
https://schoolcat2026.sciencesconf.org

83 participants from 21 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, UK, USA
15 European guest teachers

This summer school, organized by Catalysis@Toulouse group, is held every two years and is open to all.

Contact:
Philippe Serp Philippe.Serp(at)lcc-toulouse.fr

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4D-Printed Spin Crossover Metamaterials with Giant Programmable Positive or Negative Thermal Expansion

Evelyne PREVOTS — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:50:17 +0000

4D-Printed Spin Crossover Metamaterials with Giant Programmable Positive or Negative Thermal Expansion

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4D-Printed Spin Crossover Metamaterials

Published in Advanced Materials

In their Research Article, Lionel Salmon, Azzedine Bousseksou, and co-workers report the implementation of spin crossover composite filaments for the rational design of 4D-printed mechanical metamaterials. The obtained bi-material structures guided by a theoretical analysis based on analytical calculations and finite element analysis simulations exhibit giant programmable positive or negative deformation with coefficients of thermal expansion up to 14000 ppm/°C.

In the past decade, 3D-printed cellular materials have witnessed an impressive advancement affording a wealth of remarkable mechanical properties, such as negative Poisson’s ratio, negative compressibility, and negative coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). Recent efforts in this field have been increasingly considered 4D-printed metastructures, which leverage shape-morphing properties of stimuli-responsive materials. Here, we introduce a new class of 4D-printed metamaterials based on bistable spin crossover (SCO) molecular materials. These systems synergistically couple dissimilar materials at different size scales to harness mismatched thermomechanical properties—specifically differential thermal expansion and stiffness—to generate large directional deformations upon heating or cooling. Through a combination of theoretical modeling and experimental validation, we demonstrate that our SCO-based 4D-printed structures can achieve programmable motions, including positive and negative expansion. The associated CTE reaches peak values of ca. +14400 and −11400 ppm/◦C, respectively, more than 10 times greater than those reported in the literature for 3D-printed analogues. This work establishes a versatile and generalizable conceptual strategy for engineering multilevel, hierarchical architectures with programmable functionalities, advancing the design of energy-efficient soft actuators and reconfigurable/adaptive material systems.

Reference

4D-Printed Spin Crossover Metamaterials with Giant Programmable Positive or Negative Thermal Expansion
Adelais Trapali, Yuteng Zhang, Seyed Ehsan Alavi, Nagham Mawassy, Raja Zulkarnain Gábor, Molnár, Lionel Salmon & Azzedine Bousseksou
Advanced Materials 2026
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202522073

Funding: European project ERC (Horizon 2020).

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RudraLeT-Nano (Poctefa Project) is attending the ESOVE conference in Valencia (Spain)

24th Conference ESOVEFrom ecology to outbreaks: Integrating knowledge for effective vector management in Europe

RudraLet-Nano Project (Interreg POCTEFA)

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RudraLet-Nano Project‘Exploration of ruthenium-hydrazone hybrid complexes and nanocarriers for the treatment of leishmaniasis: Societal and biomedical perspectives, and One Health drug candidates’POCTEFA EFA 254/06

RudraLeT-Nano (Poctefa Project) is attending the ESOVE conference in Valencia (Spain)

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PhD defense Zhengcheng LIANG

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PhD defense Zhengcheng LIANG

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Katharina Zimmeter wins the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science France 2026 Award

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Katharina Zimmeter receives the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science France 2026 Award

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Manuel Rodriguez Wins the Toulouse Cancer Santé Foundation’s Grand Research Prize

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Manuel Rodriguez, CNRS Research Director at the Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry (LCC-CNRS, Toulouse), was awarded the Grand Prize for Cancer Research on September 18, 2026.

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Chemical recycling of post-consumer plastics

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Chemical recycling of post-consumer plastics: phosphine-free manganese-catalysed hydrogenative depolymerisation of polyesters, polycarbonates, and polyurethanes

Published in Journal of Catalysis

Reference

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The SCF’s 2026 Félix Trombe Prize awarded to Dr Myrtil Kahn

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Myrtil Kahn, CNRS Research Director at the LCC, has been awarded the Félix Trombe Prize by the French Chemical Society.

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85 years of Scientific Excellence to Jean-Pierre Majoral

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Jean-Pierre Majoral: 85 years of Scientific Excellence

LCC CNRS

+ 33 5 61 33 31 00

4th Summer school “Catalysis: from understanding to application” in Albi : a great event!

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Summer school “Catalysis: from understanding to application”

LCC

+ 33 5 61 33 31 00

4D-Printed Spin Crossover Metamaterials with Giant Programmable Positive or Negative Thermal Expansion

LCC

4D-Printed Spin Crossover Metamaterials

Published in Advanced Materials

Reference

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24th Conference ESOVE
From ecology to outbreaks: Integrating knowledge for effective vector management in Europe

RudraLet-Nano Project
‘Exploration of ruthenium-hydrazone hybrid complexes and nanocarriers for the treatment of leishmaniasis: Societal and biomedical perspectives, and One Health drug candidates’
POCTEFA EFA 254/06