ISM : Institute of Molecular Sciences

Focuses of research & scientific skills

• Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainable Chemistry
• Molecular Chemistry and Materials
• Theoretical chemistry
• Molecular Collisions in Extreme Environments
• New catalytic tools and their applications in the field of organic synthesis and health
• Organic Nanostructures
• Analytical Nanosystems
• MRI and Molecular Photonics Molecular Spectroscopy
• Organic synthesis and natural substances

Specific equipment, resources and techniques

Materials and know-how

• Molecular Chemistry and Materials: Nitrogen Absorption, Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry, Thermogravimetry, Mass Spectrometry, Scanning Electron Microscope, Drop Shape Analyzer, X-ray Powder Diffractometer, Helium Pycnometer
• Molecular Collisions in Extreme Media: Laser-pumped dye lasers, laser pumped OPOs, uniform supersonic flow reactors, VUV and UV-visible monochromators, time-of-flight mass spectrometers, ...

Technology Platforms

• CESAMO analytical platform: Technical and research assistance center, It allows the implementation of techniques including Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry. 
• Fluidic Platform for Synthesis, SynFluP: Flexible access to many fluidic equipment ranging from microdevices (micromixers, microreactors) to millifluidic systems.
• SIV Platform: Center of innovation and expertise in spectroscopy and vibrational imagery to imagine, design the physicochemical methods of tomorrow. 
• Modeling Pole: Hardware and software resources adapted to molecular modeling.

Technology Transfer centers

• BrivaTech: Synthesis and analysis of molecules, particles and functional materials
• SAFIRR: Analysis and Training Department in InfraRed and Raman spectroscopies
• CESAMO Tech: Chemical analysis and molecular characterization