Collaborative projects 2026 laureates

On Thursday, 18 February 2026, applicants for the collaborative seed project call presented their projects to a jury and the EnLife community. Discover the six projects supported by EnLife!

We are delighted to announce the projects selected for funding under the EnLife collaborative call.
In this edition, six projects have each been awarded €150,000 over a two-year period. One project was funded to the tune of €10,000 to enable the launch of a proof of concept experiment that could serve as leverage for future funding applications.
From microfluidic systems to cell-fate dynamics, plant symbiosis and theoretical explorations of living systems, the funded projects showcase the breadth and diversity of topics supported by the program.
The projects
Sorting Cells with Collisions

Researchers involved

Paule Dagenais - coordinator
Institut Curie
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Xiaowen Chen
LPENS
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Olivier Dauchot
ESPCI
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Vincent Hakim
LPENS
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Pascal Silberzan
Institut Curie
Website

About the project

More information to come
Programming Ligand–Receptor Signalling through DNA-Encoded Nano-Patterning

Researchers involved

Damien Baigl - coordinator
ENS
Website
Lara Kruger
Institut Curie
Website

About the project

More information to come
Plant–Fungal Symbiosis in Model Soils

Researchers involved

Philippe Bourrianne - coordinator
ESPCI
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Evelyne Kolb
ESPCI
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Anke Lindner
ESPCI
Website

About the project

More information to come
Life Quanta

Researchers involved

Mathieu Coppey - coordinator
Institut Curie
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Daniel Lévy
Institut Curie
Website

About the project

More information to come
PatternScape — Programming in vivo Cell-Fate Dynamics through Predictive Models of Developmental Patterning

Researchers involved

Wolfgang Keil - coordinator
Institut Curie - IPGG
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Francis Corson
LPENS
Website

About the project

More information to come
Learning Along the Way: Towards Pavlovian Bugs?

Researchers involved

Raphaël Jeanneret - coordinator
LPENS
Website
Eric Clément
ESPCI
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Florence Elias
ESPCI
Website

About the project

More information to come
Microfluidic devices for controlled biomimetic gamete environment to understand fertilization
This project received a € 10 000 funding to do a proof of concept experiment

Researchers involved

Christine Gourier - coordinator
LPENS
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Ayako Yamada
ENS
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Nicolas Rodriguez
LPENS
Website

About the project

More information to come