The Institute of Radical Chemistry ICR is a Joint Research Unit under the tutorship of the University of Aix-Marseille and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Created on the 1st of January, 2012, ICR is attached to the Institute of Chemistry (INC) of the CNRS. From a scientific point of view, the creation of the UMR is the result of a strong will to bring together the complementary skills of research teams specialized in radical chemistry and to combine the expertise of two teams, focused on modeling methods (MQ and MM) and molecular or macromolecular characterization respectively.

Prof. Dr Hon. Causa Sylvain Marque
Sylvain Marque is the leader of the chemistry team which is in charge of the preparation of shift-nitroxides, the chemical corner stone of the project

Prof. Gérard Audran
Gérard Audran is involved in organic chemist for the chemistry team in charge of the preparation of specific nitroxides, required for the project.

PrimoGAIA students
Enzo Vaiedelich PhD (MESRI grant), Stanislav Lozovsky post-doc (PhD at the Federal University of Saint-Petersbourg, Russie), and Jean-Patrick Joly post-doct (PhD at the University of Nice).