Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (Sorbonne Université, CNRS)

What Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (Sorbonne Université, CNRS) does

Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP) is a French public research laboratory designated as UMR 7574 and jointly operated by Sorbonne Université, CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), and Collège de France. Headquartered in Paris, Île-de-France, with 32 employees, LCMCP is structured around five research teams — SMILES (Spectroscopie, Modélisation, Interfaces pour L'Environnement et la Santé), RMES (Reactive Materials for Electrochemical deviceS), NANO (Novel Advanced Nano-Objects), MATBIO (Matériaux et Biologie), and MHP (Matériaux hybrides et procédés) — and three transverse axes covering Biomineralization, the Alliance Matériaux consortium, and Matière molle (Soft Matter).

LCMCP's core technical focus is soft chemistry (chimie douce), a low-temperature synthesis approach for elaborating functional inorganic and hybrid organic-inorganic materials, combined with evaluation of their physico-chemical properties at different scales using a range of characterization techniques. The laboratory maintains dedicated infrastructure for mechanical and thermal measurements and operates an internal equipment reservation and liquid nitrogen tracking system (ASPiC2). Research outputs are disseminated through peer-reviewed publications archived on the national HAL open repository (with publication records dating from before 2007 through 2025), doctoral theses, book chapters, and a maintained patents portfolio (Brevets du LCMCP).

Commercially, LCMCP is a non-commercial entity with no product sales, pricing model, or paying customers. Its revenue model is public research funding delivered as recurrent institutional support from its three tutelles and supplemented by research grants and contracts. The laboratory distributes its output through open-access academic channels rather than commercial GTM; its marketing presence is limited to a public website (lcmcp.science), HAL archive listings, and participation in scientific conferences. The customer base is therefore the global academic and scientific research community rather than commercial buyers. Recent operational signals include an active Maître de Conférences faculty recruitment in the NANO team (March 2026) and the November 9, 2025 death of Jacques Livage, a foundational figure in French soft chemistry research.

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Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (Sorbonne Université, CNRS)

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Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (UMR 7574 Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Collège de France)

Website

https://lcmcp.upmc.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LCMCP is a French public research laboratory (UMR 7574) jointly operated by Sorbonne Université, CNRS, and Collège de France, specializing in soft-chemistry synthesis of functional inorganic and hybrid organic-inorganic materials for the global scientific community.

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Paris

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France

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Europe

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B2B

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Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: Government-funded research through recurrent institutional funding from Sorbonne Université, CNRS, and Collège de France. Additional funding through research grants and contracts.

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Core offering

LCMCP is a publicly funded academic research laboratory (UMR 7574) that elaborates functional inorganic and hybrid organic-inorganic materials through soft chemistry (chimie douce) routes and evaluates their physico-chemical properties at different scales. The laboratory is organized into five research teams (SMILES, RMES, NANO, MATBIO, MHP) and transverse axes (Biomineralization, Alliance, Matière molle), and disseminates findings through peer-reviewed publications, doctoral theses, book chapters, and patents.

Product overview

LCMCP is a research laboratory (UMR 7574, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Collège de France) organized into five research teams (SMILES, MATBIO, MHP, NANO, RMES) and two transverse research axes (Biomineralization, Matière molle). The laboratory focuses on the development of functional inorganic and organic-inorganic hybrid materials through soft chemistry routes, and the evaluation of their physico-chemical properties at different scales.

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sorbonne UniversitécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional affiliation as UMR 7574 (Unité Mixte de Recherche). Sorbonne Université serves as the main academic host institution providing administrative infrastructure, faculty positions, and educational integration for the laboratory.
• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research organization affiliation as UMR 7574. CNRS provides major funding, research infrastructure support, and institutional recognition as France's premier public research organization.
• Collège de FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional affiliation with Collège de France. The laboratory is formally associated with this prestigious research institution, which provides additional research positions and interdisciplinary research opportunities.

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Direct peers

• Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée (LPMC) - Collège de France: Sibling Collège de France-affiliated laboratory focused on condensed matter physics and materials — shares an institutional affiliate with LCMCP and overlapping research themes in functional materials.
• Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux (ICMCB): CNRS UMR in Bordeaux working on solid-state chemistry, functional inorganic materials, and hybrid materials. Highly comparable to LCMCP in mission, scope, and French academic materials chemistry focus.
• Laboratoire de Réactivité et Chimie des Solides (LRCS): CNRS/UPJV joint research unit focused on inorganic solid-state chemistry, battery materials, and functional materials — overlapping with LCMCP's RMES and MHP teams in inorganic and electrochemical materials.
• MIT Materials Research Laboratory: Leading U.S. academic materials research center covering synthesis, characterization, and functional materials across chemistry and physics — comparable in scope to LCMCP's interdisciplinary materials research agenda.
• Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces: International academic research institute focused on colloid and interface chemistry, soft matter, and hybrid organic-inorganic materials — closely aligned with LCMCP's soft chemistry (chimie douce) and Matière molle axis.
• CEMHTI (Conditions Extrêmes et Matériaux: Haute Température et Irradiation): CNRS laboratory studying materials under extreme conditions with extensive physico-chemical property characterization capabilities — directly aligned with LCMCP's evaluation of physico-chemical properties at multiple scales.

Broad incumbents

• Saint-Gobain Research Paris: Industrial R&D arm of Saint-Gobain conducting applied research on functional inorganic materials, ceramics, and coatings — overlaps with LCMCP's hybrid and inorganic materials expertise but oriented toward commercial product development.
• Solvay Research & Innovation: Industrial research organization focused on advanced materials, specialty chemistry, and sustainable processes — adjacent to LCMCP's soft chemistry materials synthesis capabilities but operating at commercial scale.

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