Laure Papillon has been recruited as an assistant chemical analysis engineer (CNRS) and has joined the CEM team. With a DEUG in General Biology and the Environment and a Licence in Marine Chemistry and Biochemistry, she spent several seasons taking samples of seawater to carry out mainly bacteriological analyses for Véolia. She also worked for a pharmaceutical laboratory (IPSEN Pharma Biotech), where she carried out physico-chemical quality control of medicines.