Science Days 2011: over 200 secondary school students visted the IECB

Every year, the IECB teams open their labs to secondary school students from Aquitaine for the Science Days. The animation “All the way long from plant to medicine through wine – the chemistry of polyphenols” proposed by Rémi Jacquet and Emilie Petit (Quideau team) was a great success: 200 students walked in the door of their lab within 2 days!

The longest oligourea foldamer: 4,3 nanometers

IECB team leader Dr. Gilles Guichard and his team (CBMN) have developed a new synthesis methodology to produce long urea-based foldamers. Previously, these objects could hardly be composed of more than 10 building blocks. Through a “clip” system, the Guichard team has managed to make the first oligourea foldamer made of 20 building blocks. This technical breakthrough, which was published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, is expected expand the field of application of such folded architectures.

Looking to the Future : a day with the 2011 candidates for group leader positions at IECB

On October 6th, 10 young researchers preselected an interview with the IECB International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) will participate in the IECB workshop « Looking to the Future”.
This event will give them the opportunity to present their work to their future colleagues as well as getting a feel for the IECB atmosphere.