MassChem
National Network of Mass Spectrometry Platforms in Chemistry created in 2024The purpose of this network is to share the knowledge and expertise of mass spectrometry platforms dedicated to analysis for chemistry laboratories and teams.It operates on the basis of two annual videoconference meetings during which various topics are discussed :
- exchanges of specific technical information (analysis of sensitive products, polymers, etc.);
- discussions on operating methods (organisation, promotion, etc.).
If you would like to participate in this network or if you have any suggestions for actions to be taken, please do not hesitate to contact us!
francois.dupire@univ-lorraine.fr
laure.fort@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
christelle.absalon@u-bordeaux.fr
GOSP
The Grand-Ouest Network for Heritage Sciences (GOSP), established in 2024 at the initiative of the Arc’Antique laboratory (a departmental laboratory)
For several years, AMaCC has been collaborating on analytical issues related to the restoration of heritage objects that are processed at the Arc’Antique laboratory (Loire-Atlantique department). “This collaboration has made it possible to answer questions essential to understanding an object and its materiality (Arc’Antique quote).”
Experts in analysis, research, archaeology, the humanities, and the experimental sciences were invited in December 2024 by the Arc’Antique Laboratory to form a network of interdisciplinary stakeholders. Since then, the Grand-Ouest Heritage Sciences Network has met several times a year for collaborative workshops focused on themes related to the study, conservation, restoration, and promotion of heritage.
Club de Chromatographie Ouest Atlantique (CCOA).
Founded in 2018 by several specialists in separation sciences from Nantes and Rennes, the CCOA, affiliated with the Francophone Agency for Separation Sciences (AFSEP), is a key organization in the field of separation sciences.
It brings together all professionals in the field of separation sciences from both the academic and industrial sectors across the two regions of western France: Brittany and the Pays de la Loire. These rich scientific exchanges enable AMaCC staff to conduct the scientific and technological monitoring essential to the platform’s development.
The CCOA offers its members 2 to 3 annual thematic days and participates in the scientific days organized by the University of Nantes. The AFSEP national conference takes place every two years.
2021 | Congrès national SMMAP2021 
The SMMAP2021 Congress (Mass Spectrometry, Metabolomics and Proteomic Analysis 2021) took place from 13 to 16 September 2021 at La Cité Nantes Congress Center. It was organized by the Francophone Metabolomics and Fluxomics Society (RFMF), the French Society for Electrophoresis and Proteomics Analysis (SFEAP) and the French Mass Spectrometry Society (SFSM).
Executive Organization Committee: Bruno LE BIZEC (LABERCA, ONIRIS INRAE UMR 1329, Nantes), Hélène ROGNIAUX (BIBS, INRAE UR 1268 BIA, Nantes), Patrick GIRAUDEAU (CEISAM, UMR 6230, Université de Nantes, CNRS), David ROPARTZ (BIBS, INRAE UR 1268 BIA, Nantes).
The technical manager for mass spectrometry was a member of the organizing committee and the working group in charge of the event's communication.
PUBLICATIONS
1.Mahoudeau, L. et al. The interplay between the marine diazotroph Vibrio diazotrophicus and its prophage shapes both biofilm structure and nitrogen release. Appl Environ Microbiol 92, e01564-25 (2026).
2.Mahoudeau, L. et al. Prophage-marine diazotroph interplay shapes both biofilm structure and nitrogen release. bioRxiv 2025.07.17.665314 (2025) doi:10.1101/2025.07.17.665314.
3.The interplay between the marine diazotroph Vibrio diazotrophicus and its prophage shapes both biofilm structure and nitrogen release | Applied and Environmental Microbiology. https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.01564-25.
4.Crétin, P. et al. High metabolic versatility and phenotypic heterogeneity in a marine non-cyanobacterial diazotroph. Current Biology 35, 2659-2671.e3 (2025).
5.Chandola, U. et al. Non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs support the survival of marine microalgae in nitrogen-depleted environment. Genome Biol 26, 146 (2025).
6.Haddad, L. et al. Biomarkers for cheese authentication by detailed and fast gas chromatographic profiling of triacylglycerol fatty acids. Food Chemistry 422, 136251 (2023).
7.Chandola, U. et al. Combined in vivo and in situ genome-resolved metagenomics reveals novel symbiotic nitrogen fixing interactions between non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs and microalgae. Preprint at https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2361194/v1 (2023).
8.Tonleu Temgoua, R. C. et al. Electrochemistry-coupled to liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-density functional theory as a new tool to mimic the environmental degradation of selected phenylurea herbicides. Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts 23, 1600–1611 (2021).
9.Temgoua, R. C. T. et al. Using electrochemistry coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry for the simulation of the environmental degradation of the recalcitrant fungicide carbendazim. Talanta 221, 121448 (2021).
10.Temgoua, R. C. T. et al. Simulation of the environmental degradation of diuron (herbicide) using electrochemistry coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry. Electrochimica Acta 352, 136485 (2020).
11.Girard, P. et al. Strong Color Tuning of Self‐Assembled Azo‐Derived Phosphonic Acids upon Hydrogen Bonding. ChemPhotoChem 1, 6–11 (2017).
12.Audo, M. et al. Subcritical Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Microalgae Residues as a Green Route to Alternative Road Binders. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 3, 583–590 (2015).
13.Pelé, C. et al. ANALYSIS OF FATTY ACIDS EXTRACTED FROM A WHALE SKELETON: ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF DEGREASING TREATMENT. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 54, 168–180 (2015).
14.Guilminot, E. et al. Re-treatment of whale bones – How to extract degraded fats from weakened bones? Journal of Cultural Heritage 15, 128–135 (2014).
15.Faucon, A. et al. Photoactive chelating organic nanospheres as central platforms of bimodal hybrid nanoparticles. J. Mater. Chem. C 1, 3879 (2013).
16.De Luca, A. et al. δ15N and δ13C in hair from newborn infants and their mothers: a cohort study. Pediatr Res 71, 598–604 (2012).