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Fundamental Research
News 19 October 2023

2023 IFPEN-ANRT thesis prize: biology scoops two awards

On 19 October, the second edition of the IFPEN-ANRT thesis prize awards ceremony honored two candidates: Julie Figueras for her thesis entitled “Biomethanation of syngas, kinetic study and pilot scale implementation”, and Raphaël Billot for his thesis entitled “Amélioration et mise en œuvre d’enzymes bloquant le quorum sensing bactérien pour des applications biotechnologiques” (Improvement and implementation of quorum quenching enzymes for biotech applications).

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