Research at SIGMA Clermont

SIGMA Clermont faculty members conduct their research activities within the framework of three high-level laboratories, in collaboration with the CNRS and Clermont-Auvergne University, and cover a broad range of chemical and mechanical research fields.

ICCF Institut Pascal LIMOS

ICCF

A Research Unit (UMR 6296) created in 2012, the Institute of Chemistry of Clermont-Ferrand is under the supervision of Clermont Auvergne University, the CNRS and SIGMA Clermont.

It brings together in a single structure over 300 people (77 professors, 17 researchers, 33 Technicians, 60 PhD students) related to almost all fields of Chemistry, gathered in six teams :

Medicinal and Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Materials
Photochemistry
Thermodynamics
Biocatalysis and Metabolism
Materials for Health

Budget per year: 3.220.000€
60 PhD Students
140 publications per year
6 patents per year
Accompanying 2 start-ups: Revlum and INNOPAIN
Co-founder of ‘Institut Analgesia’ – Europe’s 1st pain research center

Institut Pascal

A Research Unit (UMR 6602) created in 2012, the Institut Pascal is under the supervision of Clermont Auvergne University, the CNRS and SIGMA Clermont.

It brings together in a single structure over 300 people (135 professors, 3 researchers, 33 Technicians, 138 PhD students) related to disciplinary fields of Engineering Sciences (automatic, mechanical, electronic, engineering processes) and Pure Sciences (physics, biochemistry), gathered in four teams and a transversal program:

GePEB Department: Process Engineering, Engineering Thermodynamics and Biosystems
ISPR Department: Image Perception Systems, Robotics
MMS Department: Mechanics, Materials and Structures
PHOTON Department: Photonics, Waves, Nanomaterials