École normale supérieure de Lyon

The startup Alice & Bob has been selected as part of the European Innovation Council's Accelerator call for proposals.

ENS de Lyon, the CNRS, the University of Lyon 1, and IFP Énergies nouvelles announce the launch of the Labcom ERACLECE (Rational Exploration of Catalysts for the Circular Economy and Process Decarbonization).

Lyon 1 Claude Bernard University and the École normale supérieure de Lyon, in partnership with the Hospices Civils de Lyon, are launching a dual degree program in Medicine and the Humanities in the fall of 2026. This program trains physicians to apply research in the humanities and social sciences to better understand the social, cultural, environmental, and organizational determinants of care, and to enhance the quality, relevance, and equity of patient care.

National press release. The 4MOST instrument, installed in Chile on the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) VISTA telescope and developed largely by teams from the CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, and ENS de Lyon, has just achieved first light. This first ray of light from space, analyzed by the instrument's spectrographs, marks the beginning of a great adventure in studying and mapping the sky: thanks to its cutting-edge technology, 4MOST can study the light from 2,400 celestial objects simultaneously, every 15 minutes. Thumbnail image credit: Image: Roelof de Jong / AIP; Jens-Kristian Krogager / CRAL; background image: Harshwardhan Pathak / Telescope Live

Press release, Villeurbanne, October 9, 2025. The past of the planet Mars continues to captivate the scientific community. One question in particular remains unanswered: did oceans once cover the surface of the Red Planet? Recently, a research team, bringing together numerous French laboratories including the Lyon Geology Laboratory: Earth, Planets, Environment (LGL-TPE – Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 / ENS de Lyon / CNRS) and the Marseille Astrophysics Laboratory (LAM – Aix Marseille Université / CNRS / CNES), has been studying the Northern Plains of Mars using various NASA and ESA probes orbiting Mars. They have published their new findings in the journal Communications Earth & Environment.

Researchers at the ESRF – the European Synchrotron –, together with CNRS, ENS de Lyon and the Institute of Marine Research in Norway, have unveiled how Atlantic Bluefin tuna transforms the toxic form of mercury into less harmful forms. Their study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, shows that the tuna’s edible muscle contains not only toxic methylmercury, but also mercury bound in stable, non-toxic compounds.

Lyon, 8 July 2025 - ENS de Lyon, the CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, ITEN and the French National Research Agency (ANR) have announced the launch of the AMIE LabCom (Analysis of Materials and Interfaces for Energy). This strategic partnership, supported by the ANR with €363,000 in funding, brings together academic research and industrial innovation to push the boundaries of ITEN all-solid-state battery performance, sustainability, and eco-responsibility.

ENS de Lyon press release, June 19, 2025

Publication of the Chemistry Laboratory in Nature Photonics on September 2, 2024. CNRS press release on September 4, 2024.

Following the day of mobilization on June 28, 2024 in Lyon and Istanbul, a press release from the Coordination of Solidarity Committees with Pınar Selek was released after the hearing. It was noted that the trial has been adjourned again, with a date set for February 7, 2025. The support of the entire academic community in Lyon, France and the groups rallying in support of Pinar continues. 

Presse release on March 27, 2024

Publication of the CIRI in the New England Journal of Medicine on November 30, 2023. Press release of Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University on November 30, 2023.

Publication of the Chemistry Laboratory in the journal Nucleic Acids Research on May 16, 2023. CNRS Press release on May 16, 2023.

Lesaffre press release of March 20, 2023.

Publication of the CIRI in the journal Science Translational Medicine on March 15, 2023. Press realease of the INSERM on March 17, 2023.

Publication of the Chemistry Laboratory in the journal Nanomedicine on March 17, 2023. Communication of the CNRS-INC on March 20, 2023.

Mr. Yanick Ricard, interim administrator of ENS de Lyon since September 1, 2022, has submitted his resignation on Monday, March 20, 2023.

Publication of the IGFL in the journal Science on February 23, 2023. Press realease of the CNRS on February 23, 2023.

Publication of the LGL-TPE in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A on January 11, 2023. Press realease of the Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University on February 10, 2023.

Publication of the RDP in the journal The Plant Cell on February 8, 2023. Press realease of the INRAE on February 8, 2023.

Publication of the CIRI in the journal Nature Communications on November 16, 2022. Jean Monnet University press release on November 28, 2022.

Publication of the CIRI in the journal Science Advances on November 23, 2022. CNRS press alert on November 23, 2022.

Publication of the French Scientific Council on Covid-19 in the journal The Lancet on October 24, 2022. CIRAD press release on October 26, 2022.

EMBO press release on July 6, 2022

Université de Lyon Presse release. March 7, 2022.

Publication of the LGL-TPE in the journal JGR-Planets on March 2, 2022. Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University Press release on March 7, 2022.

Solid-state NMR spectroscopy is a powerful tool for analyzing matter. With PANACEA, it is no longer limited to the academic community at the forefront of this field. The broader public research sector and industry can now access this highly valuable technology throughout Europe. The project is coordinated by the Very High Field NMR Center of Lyon (CNRS / Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 / ENS de Lyon).
CNRS regional press release, Monday, February 21, 2022.

Publication of the CIRI in the journal mBio on January 25, 2022. vetAgroSup and Iserm Press release on February 7, 2022.
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Publication of the LGL-TPE in the journal Nature on December 15, 2021. CNRS Press alert on December 13, 2021.

Publication of LGL-TPE in Science on October 7, 2021. CNRS press release on October 7, 2021.

Publication of LPENSL in PNAS on September 27, 2021. CNRS press alert on September 27, 2021.

Publication by the Computer Science Department of ENS of Lyon in PLOS Computational Biology on August 26, 2021. Press alert from CNRS on August 23, 2021.

ESO scientific press release on January 11, 2021. Publication of CRAL in Nature Astronomy on January 11, 2021.

Publication by Laboratoire de physique in Physical Review X on June 22, 2020.

EMBO press release on July 7, 2020.

Alice&Bob - press release.

CNRS press release on February 24, 2020.

Press release by Laclarée on November 15, 2019.

Publication by the International Center for Infectiology Research (CIRI) in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology on January 14, 2019.

Publication from LBMC, IBENS and Isyeb in Science on March 15, 2019.

Mathym discovered a unique and innovative manufacturing process for transparent zirconia dispersions.

Publication by Laboratoire de physique in Sciences on January 4, 2019.

CNRS national press release.

Pierre Corvol, Vice-President of the French Academy of Sciences in 2017-2018, has just been elected President of the Academy of Sciences for 2019-2020. In parallel, Patrick Flandrin has been elected Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences for the same period.