Aurélien Bancaud

CNRS Research Director, ResearcherID: C-3075-2017

Laboratory: LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse

https://www.laas.fr/public/en/MILE ; Email:

Research Orientations

My research lies at the intersection of biophysics, micro/nanofluidics, and life sciences, with the aim of advancing innovative concepts and technologies for genetic analysis and bioengineering. Recently, I have conducted my work at LAAS (Toulouse) and at the University of Tokyo.

Key achievements in my career include: (i) developing cutting-edge DNA processing technologies, (ii) uncovering fundamental biophysical properties of chromosomes, and (iii) pioneering advancements in organ on chip for vascular biology and tissue poroelastometry. One of my most notable contributions is the development of the µLAS technology, a breakthrough innovation supported by five patents and 12 publications since 2016. This technology, now transferred to industry through Adelis Technologies, offers unmatched sensitivity (1 fg/µL in just 10 minutes) for DNA size analysis. µLAS has been implemented in multiple international research centers and is a cornerstone technology for large-scale clinical trials on cell-free DNA analysis. For more information, see: https://www.adelis-tech.com/clinical-studies/ .

Academic Records

2013 HDR, University of Toulouse

“Technologies for genomic and epigenomic analysis: a new frontier for micro- and nano-fluidics?”

2004 PhD in Biophysics, Institut Curie (Paris)

“Structure and dynamics of chromatin fibers studied by single molecule techniques”

2000 M.Sc. in Physics of Fluids at the University Paris VI

1997-2001 Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris) – Major: Physics

Professional Experience

2022-now CNRS Research Director @ LAAS-CNRS and Research Associate @ the Institute of Industrial Science (Tokyo)

2019-2022 IRL LIMMS, University of Tokyo, Matsunaga Laboratory

2019 CNRS Research Director, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse

2016-2019 Head of the Department “Instrumentation and Technology for the monitoring of complex systems” (15 researchers, 5 postdocs and 13 PhDs)

2006 CNRS Researcher, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse

2005-2006 Postdoctoral fellow, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany

2000-2004 Masters & Graduate Research, Institut Curie, Paris

Prizes and Fellowships

2016 Scientific Price of the “Académie d’Occitanie”

2015 Award of the French Society of Chemistry for innovation in Physical Chemistry

2005 French Biophysics Society award for young researchers

Commissions of Trust

2024-now Steering committee of the “Ateliers INSERM”

2016-2019 Steering committee « Technologies for health », Canceropole Grand Sud-Ouest

2012-2016 Committee member of CoNRS | Section 08

2007-2011 Scientific Council for Physics and Engineering – University of Toulouse

Advisory Board

2015-now Scientific board of Adelis Technologies (http://www.adelis-technologies.com/)