Université Marie et Louis Pasteur
The Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (UMLP) is a French university with the status of an experimental public institution (EPE), established on December 1, 2024. As of January 1, 2025, it succeeds the University of Franche-Comté (https://www.univ-fcomte.fr/) and the University Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (https://www.ubfc.fr/en/), consolidating their academic and research activities under a unified structure.
UMLP contributes in the RE-Fibre project by leveraging its expertise in applied mechanics and advanced materials science to develop and evaluate bio-based composites. The MAT'ECO team, led by Dr. Vincent Placet from the Department of Applied Mechanics, focuses on prototyping and demonstrating innovative composite materials derived from plant fibers. MAT'ECO's work emphasizes the mechanical characterization, modeling, and testing of these materials under various environmental conditions to ensure their durability, sustainability, and alignment with industry performance requirements.
As part of the RE-Fibre project, UMLP is actively involved in Work Package 3 (WP3), titled "Lignin Reassembly into Scaffolds and Material Fabrication." In particular, UMLP contributes to the tasks focused on developing novel fabrication platforms based on cellulosic scaffolds and conducting an in-depth analysis of the interphase region to optimize the performance and integration of bio-based materials, and to the supervision of DCs 8 and 9.