Nicolas Minc was awarded the Impulscience prize
Nicolas Minc, CNRS Research Director and head of the “Cellular Spatial Organization” team at the Institut Jacques Monod, was awarded the Impulscience 2024 prize by the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation for his project “Cytoplasmic Hydrodynamics for the Regulation of Cell Division and Early Embryonic Development”.
Replay of the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation awards ceremony
Nicolas Minc’s laboratory is developing innovative approaches in imaging, mechanobiology and modeling, and uses the sea urchin embryo as a model to explore the physical properties of cytoplasm, such as viscosity, elasticity and fluidity, in order to better understand its movements within the cell.
Presentation of Nicolas Minc’s research project © Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
© Équipe Nicolas Minc, Institut Jacques Monod
© Alexandre Darmon/Art in Research pour la Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
The Impulscience Prize
Since 2022, the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation has been offering a new program to support France’s leading talents in life sciences research: Impulscience. Aimed at mid-career researchers, this program meets two imperatives: to preserve the freedom of innovation of French researchers, and to support them onthe long term.
Each year, Impulscience awards 7 new grants to life science researchers. Focused on mid-career, this program aims to support this crucial stage in the development of research projects.
The Foundation provides financial support of 2.3 million euros for each project over a 5-year period, including management costs and a personal bonus for the researcher.
Impulscience prize history
In 2023, Paul Conduit, CNRS research fellow at the Institut Jacques Monod, was awarded the Impulscience 2023 prize.
In 2022, Antoine Jégou, CNRS Research Director at the Institut Jacques Monod, was awarded the Impulscience 2022 prize.