Team members

Team Leader : Pr. Eric Benoist

Tel : +33 (0)5 61 55 64 80
Email : eric.benoist@univ-tlse3.fr

- Permanent Staff:

Pr. Florence Bedos-Belval
Dr. Evelyne Delfourne
Dr. Suzanne Fery-Forgues
Dr. Chantal Galaup
Dr. Nadine Leygue

PhD Students

Maelle Deleuzière (2022-25)
Valentine Guilbaud (2022-25)
Stephen Le Garrec (2022-25)
Lucie Malet (2023-26)

[Style1; Defended PhD]

Dr. Morgane Enel (2017)
Dr. Romain Eychenne (2017)
Dr. Jin-Hui Wang (2017)
Dr. Slim Chaabouni (2017)
Dr. Kacem Khemakhem (2017)
Dr. Aritz Perez De Heridia (2018)
Dr. Alexandre Poirot (2021)

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MagenTa team

Team in few words

The MagenTa team (Molecules- or metal-based Imaging agents N' Therapeutics) was created in September 2019 as a continuation of the SOMAB team (Organometallic Probes for Biomedical Applications).*
Researches are focused on the design of original markers and efficient analysis tools for biomedical diagnostic and/or therapeutic applications: Long-life luminophores (europium, terbium, rhenium), radiopharmaceuticals based on technetium-99m, indium-111 or rhenium-188, PhotoCORMs (Photochemically CO-Releasing Molecules) based on rhenium(I), contrast agents (gadolinium) or new multifunctional polyphenolic plateforms.

* The NMR-BIOMEDICAL entity, associated with SOMAB during the 2016-2021 five-year period, is currently a scientifically independent entity and is only administratively attached to MagenTa (see the "NMR-BIOMEDICAL" tab for more information on the research developed).

Synthetic chemistry for biomolecules development and evaluation

Synthesis of chelating ligands: multi-step synthesis, "Click to Chelate" strategy.
Coordination chemistry: synthesis and characterisation of mono- or multi-metal complexes "bioconjugable" and stable in biological media.
Elaboration of phosphorescent and/or photoactive (bio)markers (rhenium complexes), luminescent (bio)markers or contrast agents (lanthanide complexes), radiopharmaceuticals (diagnostic and vectorized radiotherapy) and/or bimodal diagnostic or theranostic probes.
Development of solid-state fluorescent dyes which can be used in the solid state and controlled preparation of nanoparticles.
Development of new multifunctional polyphenolic plateforms in the context of oxidative stress related diseases.

Key words :

Multi-step synthesis, bifunctional chelants, macrocycles, polyphenols, nanoparticles, metal complexes, bioconjugation, imaging, fluorescent probes, magnetic probes, radiopharmaceuticals, bimodal probes, oxidative stress, connexins.

Training and research support activities

Pr. Eric Benoist is Director of sciences and matter doctoral school since 2015.
Dr. Florence Bedos-Belval is teacher in chief for master 2 Chemistry and Health since 2016.
Dr. Chantal Galaup is teacher in chief for master 2 Analytical Chemistry and instrumentation since 2021.