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A perspective from Guillaume Pierre
Published on April 9, 2026 – Updated on April 9, 2026
Guillaume Pierre, Associate Professor (Faculty Researcher) within the Biological Engineering Department at Polytech Clermont and Junior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France (2023-2028). An interview.
Who are you?
I am an Associate Professor (Faculty Researcher) at Clermont Auvergne INP (UCA) and a Junior Member of the Institut universitaire de France (2023-2028) under the Innovation Chair. I teach at Polytech Clermont in the Biological Engineering Department and conduct my research at the Institut Pascal, GePEB axis, within the 4Bio team.
Number of years dedicated to research?
17 years since my Master’s internship.
A research field?
My research combines the production processes and structural characterization of polysaccharides derived from bioresources. I am also interested in developing original chemo-enzymatic approaches to design new biomolecules through multi-scale strategies. This work involves the development of multi-compartmentalized monolithic immobilized enzyme reactors, which are made available to various laboratories at our University for multiple applications (structure, modification, activity, material).
Why choose this discipline and explore this research topic... To what end?
I loved glycochemistry at university thanks to a professor. He was demanding but a great teacher, and the structural approach (solving a puzzle) particularly appealed to me. He later became my Thesis Advisor and greatly contributed to my interest in biotechnologies. Working on the bioprocesses for obtaining and characterizing polysaccharides allows me to contribute, in a modest way, to more thoughtful and eco-reasoned implementations of biomolecules derived from bioresources and co-products.
A publication reference?
A scientific review written with colleagues from Milan, following an incredible meeting at a conference in Warsaw: Pierre, G.*, Punta, C., Delattre, C., Melone, L., Dubessay, P., Fiorati, A., Pastori, N., Galante, Y. M., Michaud, P. TEMPO-mediated oxidation of polysaccharides: An ongoing story (2017) Carbohydrate Polymers, 165, pp. 71-85.
I am an Associate Professor (Faculty Researcher) at Clermont Auvergne INP (UCA) and a Junior Member of the Institut universitaire de France (2023-2028) under the Innovation Chair. I teach at Polytech Clermont in the Biological Engineering Department and conduct my research at the Institut Pascal, GePEB axis, within the 4Bio team.
Number of years dedicated to research?
17 years since my Master’s internship.
A research field?
My research combines the production processes and structural characterization of polysaccharides derived from bioresources. I am also interested in developing original chemo-enzymatic approaches to design new biomolecules through multi-scale strategies. This work involves the development of multi-compartmentalized monolithic immobilized enzyme reactors, which are made available to various laboratories at our University for multiple applications (structure, modification, activity, material).
Why choose this discipline and explore this research topic... To what end?
I loved glycochemistry at university thanks to a professor. He was demanding but a great teacher, and the structural approach (solving a puzzle) particularly appealed to me. He later became my Thesis Advisor and greatly contributed to my interest in biotechnologies. Working on the bioprocesses for obtaining and characterizing polysaccharides allows me to contribute, in a modest way, to more thoughtful and eco-reasoned implementations of biomolecules derived from bioresources and co-products.
A publication reference?
A scientific review written with colleagues from Milan, following an incredible meeting at a conference in Warsaw: Pierre, G.*, Punta, C., Delattre, C., Melone, L., Dubessay, P., Fiorati, A., Pastori, N., Galante, Y. M., Michaud, P. TEMPO-mediated oxidation of polysaccharides: An ongoing story (2017) Carbohydrate Polymers, 165, pp. 71-85.