On Tuesday 30 August, Clara Herer, CNRS Côte d'Azur Regional Delegate, and Aurélie Philippe, CNRS Provence and Corsica Regional Delegate, welcomed Nathalie Bicais, Mayor of La Seyne-sur-Mer, for a tour of the DT INSU facilities and a presentation of the building project and the activities of the DT INSU, the MIO and the CPPM, which will be carried out in the future MEUST building.
The visit took place in the presence of Jean-Jacques Fourmond, Director of the INSU Technical Division, Valerie Michotey, Director of the MIO, Cristinel Diaconu, Director of the CPPM (Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille) and Jean-Daniel Barde, Acting Head of the Côte d'Azur Delegation's Technical and Logistics Department.
CNRS is building the operational support base for the interdisciplinary and inter-agency Mediterranean site on the Brégaillon platform at La Seyne-sur-Mer, at the heart of the sea technology park. The MEUST building will house INSU's Technical Division and several shared premises for the CPPM and MIO laboratories. The 2,426 m² building complex includes service and industrial premises (storage, integration hall and workshops).