Press


2023

  • Article (in French) mentionning our research on the development of new cancer treatments in CNRS le Journal, titled "Contre le cancer, des traitements ciblés en ligne de mire"

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2022

  • Article about our Research article in J. Am. Chem. Soc. on subcutaneous administration of chemotherapy in the News section of the University Paris-Saclay website, titled "Subcutaneous chemotherapy, a solution to ease cancer treatment?" (in English ; in French )

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  • Interview & articles (in French) about our Research article in J. Am. Chem. Soc. on subcutaneous administration of chemotherapy on various newspapers and media websites, such as: Le Figaro , Les Echos , The Conversation , Science & Avenir , Le Progrès , Doctissimo , Santé Magazine , Version Fémina , Pourquoi Docteur , Top Santé , etc.
  • French Press Agency dispatch published by many websites, such as: France Info , Le Monde , 20Minutes , Yahoo! , Le Point , L'Express , France24 , Sud Ouest , Ouest France , etc.

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  • Interview (in French) about our Research article in J. Am. Chem. Soc. on subcutaneous administration of chemotherapy on France Info during the News

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  • Interview (in French) about our Research article in J. Am. Chem. Soc. on subcutaneous administration of chemotherapy on Europe 1 during the News

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  • Interview (in French) about our Research article in J. Am. Chem. Soc. on subcutaneous administration of chemotherapy during the Radio show "Le Journal des Sciences" broadcasted on France Culture

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  • International press release by the CNRS (in English ; in French ) concerning our Research article in J. Am. Chem. Soc., titled: "Chemotherapy: towards a simplified subcutaneous administration"


  • Interview/article about our Research article in Nature Commun. on degradable vinyl polymers in the News section of the Université Paris-Saclay website, titled "Weakening vinyl polymers for better degradation" (in English ; in French )

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  • Interview (in French) about our Research article in Nature Commun. on degradable vinyl polymers in the French newspaper Les Echos, titled "De nouveaux polymères qui se dégradent très vite"

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  • Interview (in French) about our Research article in Nature Commun. on degradable vinyl polymers during the Radio show "CQFD" broadcasted on Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS)

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  • Interview (in French) about our Research article in Nature Commun. on degradable vinyl polymers during the Radio show "Le Journal des Sciences" broadcasted on France Culture

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  • International press release by the CNRS (in English ; in French ) concerning our Research article in Nature Commun., titled: "Toward new degradable polymers"


2021

  • Press release by the CNRS concerning our Research article in JACS, titled: "Cancer : modéliser l’organisation supramoléculaire de pro-médicaments pour un meilleur criblage" (in French )


  • Interview of Julien by the CNRS (Délégation Ile-de-France Sud) "Les Nanomédicaments, à Petite Echelle pour de Grandes Applications" (in French )


2019

  • Interview of Julien in l'Edition of Université Paris-Saclay #9 "When Nanoparticles are Introduced into Medicine" (in English and in French )


  • Press release by the CNRS concerning our Research article in Chemical Science, titled: "Des anticancéreux délivrés in vitro grâce à des polymères dégradables" (in French) 


2018

  • Press release by the Life Sciences Department of the University of Paris-Saclay concerning our Research article in Biomacromolecules, titled: "Une nouvelle famille de nanoparticules biodégradables pour des applications biomédicales" (in French)


  • Interview by Novacap of Julien, Johanna and Daniele following the 2018 Novacap award of the French Academy of Sciences (in French)


  • Interview of Julien by Université Paris-Saclay "Julien Nicolas: Boosting Drug Efficiency" (in French)


  • Award ceremony at the French Academy of Sciences during which Julien received the Novacap award (in French)


  • Press release by the CNRS concerning our Research article in J. Control. Release, titled: "Des polymères pour une libération contrôlée de différents médicaments" (in French)


  • Interview (in French) about Nanomedicine during the Radio show "La Méthode Scientifique" broadcasted on France Culture (interview @ 24:30)

 


2017

  • Press release by the CNRS concerning our collaborative Research article in Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, titled: "Elaboration de nouveaux biomatériaux polymères dégradables et fonctionnels" (in French)


2015

  • Interview by the CNRS concerning our Review article in Nature Chemistry, titled: "Nouvelles stratégies biomédicales : la piste des polymères vinyliques dégradables" (in French) (in French)


2014

  • Press release by the CNRS concerning our Research article in Chemistry of Materials, titled: "Conception modulaire de nanoparticules biodégradables ciblées contre le cancer" (in French)


2013

  • TV coverage of our research for Allodocteurs.fr (France 5), titled:"Nanotechnologies : le médicament au cœur de la tumeur" (in French)


  • Press release by the CNRS concerning our Research article in Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, titled: "Des nanoparticules à base de caoutchouc naturel synthétique contre le cancer"


  • Julien Nicolas is co-author of a Polymer Chemistry "Paper of the Week"

2012

  • Press release by the CNRS concerning our Research article in ACS Nano, titled: "Des nanoparticules biodégradables multifonctionnelles pour cibler les cancers et la maladie d’Alzheimer"


  • Article on Technoscope.fr concerning our Research article in ACS Nano, titled: "Une nouvelle plateforme nanoparticulaire vise la maladie d’Alzheimer et les cancers" (in French)

2011

  • Interview by Alzforum.org about our research on the Alzheimer’s disease during the European project NAD
  • Julien Nicolas is Polymer Chemistry "Author of the Week"

Outreach / Covers


2023

    • Front cover of Prog. Polym. Sci. illustrating our Review article, titled: "In Situ Encapsulation of Biologically Active Ingredients into Polymer Particles by Polymerization in Dispersed Media"


2022

  • Front cover of J. Am. Chem. Soc. illustrating our Research article, titled: "A Polymer Prodrug Strategy to Switch from Intravenous to Subcutaneous Cancer Therapy for Irritant/Vesicant Drugs"

  • Front cover of Biomacromolecules illustrating our Review article, titled: "(Bio)degradable and Biocompatible Nano-Objects from Polymerization-Induced and Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly"


2019

  • Front cover of Biomacromolecules comprising the Graphical Abstract of our Research article, titled: "Degradable Copolymer Nanoparticles from Radical Ring-Opening Copolymerization Between Cyclic Ketene Acetals and Vinyl Ethers"


2018

  • Front cover of Polymer Chemistry illustrating our Research article, titled: "Self-Stabilized, Hydrophobic or PEGylated Paclitaxel Polymer Prodrug Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy"


2017

  • Article (in French) in L'Actualité Chimique, titled: "Polymères et Interactions avec les Milieux Biologiques". Nicolas, J.; Garanger, E.; Lecommandoux, S. l'Actualité Chimique 2017, N° 422-423, Octobre-Novembre, p. 99. Part of the themed issue, titled: "Polymères de Demain, Boosters d'Innovations"


2016

  • Front cover of Chemistry of Materials illustrating our Perspective article, titled: "Drug-Initiated Synthesis of Polymer Prodrugs: Combining Simplicity and Efficacy in Drug Delivery"


2015

  • Front cover of Nature Chemistry illustrating our Review article, titled: "Degradable Vinyl Polymers for Biomedical Applications"

  • Front cover of Macromolecular Rapid Communications illustrating our Review article, titled: "Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization of Methacrylic Esters: Insights and Solutions to a Long Standing Problem"

  • Design of the front cover of Chemistry of Materials illustrating the work of my colleagues, titled: Transport Mechanisms of Squalenoyl-Adenosine Nanoparticles Across the Blood−Brain Barrier"


2014

  • Manager of the Institut Galien Paris-Sud Twitter account (@umr8612)


2013

  • Co-webmaster of the Institut Galien Paris-Sud website (www.umr-cnrs8612.u-psud.fr)
  • Front cover of European Journal of Organic Chemistry illustrating our collaborative Research article, titled: "Solution Phase and Nanoparticular Biosynthetically Inspired Interconnections in the Canthin-6-one ß-Carboline Series and Study of Phenotypic Properties on C. elegans"


2012


  • Interview about being a researcher for ESCOM, a chemical enginnering school


2010

  • Front cover of Polymer Chemistry illustrating our Review article, titled: "Recent Advances in the Design of Bioconjugates from Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization"

  • Oral presentation in front of the minister of higher education and research, Valérie Pécresse, about targeted drug delivery and cellular imaging


2009

  • Development of ChemToolBox, the swiss army knife of the lab worker, a freeware which contains numerous scientific data very useful in a laboratory (http://chemtoolbox.free.fr)


2004

  • Front cover of Polymer illustrating our Review article, titled: Water-Soluble SG1-Based Alkoxyamines: a Breakthrough in Controlled/Living Free-Radical Polymerization in Aqueous Dispersed Media"

 

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