Priority Research Programme
and Equipments on
light-matter interactions

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This work is part of the [ACRONYME] project of PEPR LUMA and was supported by the
French National Research Agency, as a part of the France 2030 program, under grant [REFERENCE].

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PEPR LUMA

The PEPR LUMA aims to exploit the unique properties of light to study and control various systems at the interfaces between physics, chemistry, engineering, life sciences, health, heritage, and environmental sciences. LUMA is co-managed by the CEA (represented by Céline Fiorini-Debuisschert, CEA Research Director) and the CNRS (represented by Rémi Métivier, CNRS Research Director). LUMA is divided into several actions: targeted thematic research initiatives (Moonshot Projects), targeted projects that aim to create a national network of distributed platforms (Infrastructures Hub), and collaborative research projects selected through calls for proposal. This national programme seeks to structure and focus the efforts of the French scientific community on topics with a high scientific and socio-economic impact, to strengthen national research infrastructures at the highest international level, and, finally, to increase the visibility and impact of this critical strategic field.

The national network of distributed platforms

ULTRAFAST
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CELIA • Bordeaux
I2BC • Gif-Sur-Yvette
ILM • Lyon
IPCMS • Strasbourg
LIDYL • Saclay
LP3 • Marseille
LabHC • Saint-Etienne
ICB • Dijon
IMMM • Le Mans
L2N • Troyes
LASIRE • Villeneuve d’Ascq
LOB • Palaiseau

OPERANDO/PROTOTYPAGE
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IRCELYON • Lyon
SOLEIL • Saint-Aubin
INES • Le-Bourget-du-Lac
LCBM • Grenoble
LAMS • Paris
LASIRE • Villeneuve d’Ascq
SyMMES • Grenoble
ICP • Orsay
IBS • Grenoble
CRAN • Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy
CRM2 • Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy
BIP • Marseille
ISM • Talence
LCP-A2MC • Metz

The four thematic research axis

Chirality

Light, matter and chiral responses

Energy & Environment

Conversion of solar energy and protection from photodegradation

Photochemistry & Materials

Photochemistry and photostructuring of material

Health

Light and molecular targets for phototherapies of tomorrow

Key figures

targeted projects

calls for proposal

40 M€

budget for 7 years

institutional partners,
including 13 universities

laboratories involved

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Conférence franco-ibérique de photochimie 2026

Le PEPR LUMA est partenaire des Jornadas Ibéricas de Fotoquímica et la 2e Conférence franco-ibérique de photochimie, qui se tiendront du 2 au 4 septembre 2026 à Ségovie, en Espagne.

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