For almost 40 years now, the far right has been a fixture in the French political landscape. The Rassemblement National (RN) obtained - with 89 seats - a resounding success in the legislative elections of 12 and 19 June, after the qualification, for the second time in a row, of Marine Le Pen for the second round of the presidential elections of 10 and 24 April 2022.
Xavier Garric is a researcher at the Max Mousseron Biomolecules Institute and co-founder of the start-up Womed, which develops an intrauterine medical device to combat infertility. In order to devote more time to his company, he has been awarded a scientific competition. He tells us about it in the video series "Décollage" proposed by the Department of Innovation and Partnerships of the University of Montpellier (DIPA).
Innovation in health takes unexpected turns when it moves away from drugs. Using music or games, the EuroMov Digital Health in Motion* research unit is developing advanced therapeutic treatments for movement rehabilitation.
She has revolutionised chemistry by making it more environmentally friendly. Claude Grison has just been awarded the European Inventor 2022 prize in the 'Research' category by the European Patent Office. A look back at the career of the director of the ChimEco laboratory, for whom dialogue and transdisciplinarity are the keys to innovation.
Prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Three essential actions in the service of health to improve patient care. This is a constantly evolving sector in which innovation plays a key role. What is the role of academic research in a world where biotechnology giants and Big Pharmas reign supreme? A place that cannot be ignored, as shown by the companies presented here, which are taking up the challenge of creating new medicines. A
On 2 June, on the occasion of the International Assembly of Hydrological Sciences in Montpellier, the Unesco Icireward Centre and the UM signed a partnership agreement with the Unesco Chair in "Water, Women and Decision-Making" and the Felix Houphouet Boigny University of Abidjan. Interview with Euphrasie Kouassi Yao, holder of this chair, former minister and special advisor to the Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara.