Joséphine Trophy awarded by the Pays de la Loire Region to Morgane Vacher
Morgane Vacher, CNRS research fellow at the CEISAM laboratory, is one of five winners of the 2025 Joséphine Awards presented by the Pays de la Loire Region. With the Joséphine Awards, the Pays de la Loire Region celebrates women with inspiring careers in a variety of fields (defence, research, artificial intelligence, sport and solidarity). The...
Renewal of the CEISAM NMR platform ISO 9001 certification
Following an evaluation process conducted by AFNOR, the CEISAM NMR platform ISO 9001 certification (initially obtained in 2022) was renewed for 3 years in November 2025 This certification marks a commitment towards a continuous improvement approach in the service of its users. It is a recognition of the involvement of the platform’s staff in a...
A highly reactive chemical intermediate stabilised by weak interactions
Researchers at the CEISAM laboratory (CNRS/University of Nantes) and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanosciences in Marseille (CINaM, CNRS/Aix-Marseille University) have succeeded in stabilising a highly reactive reaction intermediate using weak intramolecular interactions. Known as the Meisenheimer complex, this negatively charged and highly reactive intermediate has long been recognised by chemists in aromatic nucleophilic substitution reactions....