The IMN, a participant in the 2026 Science Festival
True to form, the laboratory’s researchers, faculty members, and doctoral students were on hand from October 2 to 4 at the Dobrée Museum for the 2026 edition of the Fête de la Science. A particularly [...]
Romain Wernert Named CNRS Research Fellow
We are very pleased to welcome Romain Wernert who is joining the IMN as a CNRS Research Fellow. After completing a doctoral dissertation atthe ICMCB andthe ICGM (L. Croguennec, D. Carlier, L. Monconduit) on the [...]
Mottronix, Winner of the 2026 i-Lab Innovation Competition
Congratulations to Mottronix, the IMN-spun-off startup and winner of the 2026 i-Lab Innovation Competition! The 28th edition of the i-Lab Innovation Competition is part of the France 2030 plan. The competition is managed by Bpifrance [...]
A New ANR Project for the IMN: PRC H-Carbocage
Chris Ewels, a CNRS researcher onthe PMN team, has just received funding fromthe ANR for his PRC H-Carbocage research project: "Small hydrogenated fullerenes: from the laboratory to astrophysical environments." H-CARBOCAGE is a 54-month research project [...]
Louiza Larbi, a new associate professor on the ST2E team
We are very pleased to welcome Louiza Larbi, who is joining the IMN as an Associate Professor from the University of Nantes as part ofthe ST2E (Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion) team. With a Ph.D. [...]
Reine Mvodo, a new Assistant Professor on the ID2M team
We are very pleased to welcome Reine Mvodo as an Assistant Professor at the University of Nantes withinthe Materials Engineering and Metallurgy (ID2M) team. At the Interdisciplinary Carnot Laboratory of Burgundy (ICB) in Dijon, Reine [...]







