Ircelyon Day 2026
Our annual Ircelyon Day took place on June 18, 2026 at the amphitheater of the University of Lyon. An opportunity to get together outside the lab for a day, but also to discover what colleagues...
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ICL and its Laboratories in « The Laboratory Gazette »
We recently spoke to you about the May 2026 edition of The Laboratory Gazette, which highlights our expertise in high-resolution mass spectrometry. This same edition also features a page on the Institut de Chimie de...
Ircelyon’s Interdisciplinary Mission Commits to Responsible Research
A pioneering approach to examining the impacts of research The Interdisciplinary Mission of Ircelyon (MIDI) is a cross-cutting initiative launched in March 2024, in response to the call from the CNRS Ethics Committee (COMETS, Opinion...
Expertise in High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Discover our expertise in Gazette du Laboratoire’s May 2026 feature on high-resolution mass spectrometry. This article highlights Ircelyon’s high-resolution mass spectrometry pole, specializing in atmospheric chemistry (CARE team). Cutting-edge technologyOur team employs mobile Orbitrap (Thermo...
Recruitment for Study Engineer in Electron Microscopy (Internal Mobility)
We are recruiting a position of Study Engineer in Electron Microscopy through internal mobility via the NOEMI campaign. DutiesThe study engineer in materials science/material characterization will be responsible for experimentation and characterization of materials, particularly...
Womens International Day at Ircelyon
Ircelyon welcomes young students every year in celebration of the International Womens Day and the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This event offers women from the institute, whether they hold scientific or...
Researcher Portraits: 3 Perspectives on the 2025 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry
On October 8, 2025, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for groundbreaking work on MOFs (Metal-Organic Frameworks) or porous coordination polymers. A field in which our laboratory, Ircelyon, has been a leader for many...
The Black Liquor, Have You Heard Of It?
Léa Vilcocq (from the CARE team) has recently published an article titled \”Catalytic Valorization of Black Liquor for the Chemical Industry\”. This article appears in the January issue of Actualité Chimique, the journal of the...
How Engineering Shapes Scientific Research
The Year of Engineering runs from September 2025 to June 2026. The goal of this initiative is to bring together schools, research, businesses, and the general public. It highlights scientific and technological professions and knowledge...
Happy New Year 2026!
The entire Ircelyon laboratory team wishes you a wonderful 2026! Thank you for your commitment alongside us. Together, let’s continue to innovate for a sustainable future. Discover our retrospective and relive the highlights of 2025:...
Position available for internal mobility at CNRS: Research Engineer in Electron Microscopy
As part of the CNRS internal mobility campaign (FSEP), the IRCELYON laboratory is recruiting a Research Engineer in electron microscopy. We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Ircatech characterisation platform, supporting our...
New presentation brochure
Ircelyon is pleased to present its brand new brochure. Find out about the latest highlights from the laboratory. And to find out more about our current projects, feel free to take a look at the...
MOFs at the heart of Franco-Japanese collaboration
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been in the spotlight since the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi. Several of our researchers have also been working on these...
Pro Bike certification
In 2025, Ircelyon committed to obtaining ‘Pro Vélo’ certification. This included participating in ‘Mai à Vélo’ (May by Bike) and maintenance workshops in June and September. What is the Pro-Vélo label? The Pro-Vélo Employer label...
A student influencer at Ircelyon
Ircelyon has welcomed to its CARE team, Clara Inés Alcolado Olivares, a PhD student known in Spain for sharing science videos on social networks. Sharing science with society is one of our missions, and meeting...
FCCAT 2025
The FCCAT 2025 Congress took place from May 19 to 23. This 4th edition was an opportunity for the French and international catalysis communities to share their most advanced research in a spirit of conviviality....
Visit from Fermin Cuevas, CNRS representative in China
On Wednesday 9 April, we welcomed the CNRS representative in China, Fermin Cuevas, accompanied by Clarisse Munier, Head of the Africa – Middle East – India sector in the Europe and International Division (DEI). This...
LUMA IRCATECH research facilities
Take a look at the new Operando component of the PEPR LUMA research programme (light-matter interactions) within our IRCATECH research facilities.Each month the PEPR LUMA unveils a new video presenting its research facilities. In April,...
Visit from IRL CINTRA of Singapore
IRL CINTRA of Singapore (International Research Laboratory between France and Singapore in nanoelectronics and nanophotonics) visited IRCELYON on 21 March. During this visit, Philippe Coquet (IRL CINTRA Director) introduced us to the IRL CINTRA, a...
Interview with Pr. Ioan-Cezar Marcu
We were fortunate to welcome back Professor Ioan-Cezar Marcu (Laboratory of Chemical Technology & Catalysis – Bucharest, Romania). He defended his thesis at the laboratory in 2002 under the supervision of Jean-Marc Millet (CATREN team)....
Women in science
In the wake of the International Women’s Day on 8 March, the tenth International Day of Women and Girls in Science took place on 11 February.On these occasions, the CNRS and its laboratories have launched...
Our interview with Professor Fabio H. Ribeiro, CNRS Chemistry Ambassador
On 21 November, we welcomed Professor Fabio H. Ribeiro to IRCELYON, Ambassador for the Chemical Sciences in France, on his tour of France.We would like to thank him for his lecture, the discussions that followed...
Best wishes 2025
The whole laboratory wishes you all the best best for 2025!
