“What is the ChemLab platform used for?”

  • Category: Seminar
  • Dates: October 2, 2025
  • Schedule: From 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
  • Location: CNRS Campus —Balard Building Research —Balard Auditorium—1919 Route de Mende, Montpellier

The Chemistry Research Cluster’s seminar,“What Is ChemLab Used For?” is designed to help you explore the facilities and equipment at ENSCM’s ChemLab platform.

Come discover the facilities and equipment at ENSCM’s ChemLab platform . Following a general introduction to the platform, the equipment and facilities available in the laboratories and production workshop will be presented. The staff in charge will discuss the activities carried out there, particularly in organic synthesis and plant extraction, as well as the purification techniques available. The operation and implementation of the services provided will be explained in detail.

Speakers:

  • Dr. Marie-Agnès LACOUR (ENSCM – ChemLab) – Platform Director and Head of the Synthesis and Extraction Laboratories.
  • Clément BUTTIGNOL (ENSCM – ChemLab) – Head of the production workshop and the analytical laboratory.

About the speakers:

Marie-Agnès LACOUR is the manager of the ChemLab platform. She is responsible for operations—including client relations, drafting service specifications and quotes—as well as matters related to the platform’s certification. She is also in charge of the synthesis and extraction laboratories and oversees laboratory-scale services in chemical synthesis and plant extraction using conventional methods or innovative technologies such as microwaves or ultrasound.

Clément BUTTIGNOL is the manager of the production facility and the analytical laboratory at the ChemLab platform. He is responsible for all scale-up operations related to chemical synthesis and plant extraction at the production facility, as well as for routine analyses. He also oversees inventory and waste management.

To kick off this seminar, we've planned a short and informal session for you.

Option for doctoral students to have credits recognized.

For any inquiries, please contact us by email.

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