FEDER HN - COMUE UNIVERSITY OF NORMANDY - CHEMIMAGING - FONCT/INVEST
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COMMUNAUTE UNIVERSITES ET ETABLISSEMENTS NORMANDIE UNIVERSITE
Chemistry is the basic, essential discipline for imagining and proposing innovative solutions to the challenges of all industrial sectors: agriculture, environment, transport, materials, as well as in key areas linked to human or animal health. Academic research carried out by chemists thus contributes directly and indirectly to the progress necessary for society, by providing industrial players with the knowledge necessary for tomorrow's innovations. At the forefront of French export sectors and 3rd in the world, chemicals have strong roots in Normandy and constitute a powerful and innovative regional economy focused on different industries including the pharmaceutical industry, energy, agri-food, cosmetics, materials and the environment. In our great region, the socio-economic fabric can rely on the scientific excellence of its 8 academic laboratories grouped within the INC3M Research Federation (Norman Institute of Molecular, Macromolecular and Medicinal Chemistry). With their expertise in the key areas of Synthesis, Analysis, Polymers and Formulation, these laboratories are distinguished both by their very high level of excellence, recognized internationally, and by the numerous links with the regional socio-economic fabric: 4 common laboratories (Total, Servier, Janssen, Holodiag), 6 platforms, membership of regional centers (Cosmetic Valley, Polymer Technologies) This ability to mobilize skills and means of high level resulted in the creation in 2016 of the Tremplin Carnot I2C Institute (Innovation Chimie Carnot) dedicated to partnership research with companies in the pharmaceutical, agri-food, cosmetics and energy/environment sectors.  Partnerships with Large Groups, but also and more particularly with ETIs, SMEs and VSEs, are inherently based on strong scientific resources, resulting from upstream research carried out within academic laboratories in Normandy. This scientific excellence of Normandy laboratories is illustrated by numerous national and international programs (LABEX Synorg, EMC3 and IRON, TGE CNRS, ANRs, Canceropole, Preclinicalzh and Pyrimedic programs supported by Normandie Valorisation and BPI France,) as well as by numerous collaborative contracts with private structures (CARNOT I2C, FUIs, CIFREs, ). The weight and structure of Chemistry in Normandy therefore represents a key asset for implementing knowledge and advancing our society. Drawing on all the skills of the Normandy chemistry laboratories, this project “New molecular imaging tools for diagnosis and treatment monitoring (ChemImaging) aims to meet current challenges in 2 key areas of chemistry: developing diagnostic and therapeutic tools (SP-DODiTh Sub-Project) and Innovative Molecular Formulations and Architectures (SP-FAMI Sub-Project). In addition to the scientific and societal issues to which the “ChemImaging” project will contribute to providing answers, this project will strengthen the expertise and recognition of Normandy laboratories in international competition.
Smarter Europe / Research and innovation / Research and innovation activities in public research centres and centres of competence including networking