Taking action in the public interest

In creating this Foundation, Clément Fayat wanted to make a contribution to solving some of the challenges facing our society. Three areas were particularly important to him: health, education and heritage.

Health

Fighting neurodegenerative diseases

1^st Clément Fayat scholarship:
Medical research thesis 2021 - 2024

This thesis focuses on the use of intelligent nanovectors capable of targeting the lysosomes of specific nerve cells and restoring their function of cleaning up aggregated proteins whose accumulation contributes to the pathological mechanisms of Parkinson's disease.

Research carried out by the Physiopathology of Proteinopathies team at the Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Health

Fighting neurodegenerative diseases

2^nd Clément Fayat scholarship:
Medical research thesis 2022 - 2025

The aim of this thesis is to characterise the anatomical organisation of motor circuits in the brainstem and to restimulate them to restore movement for people with Parkinson's disease.

Work carried out by the Development and Neurobiology of Neural Networks team at the Institute for Cognitive and Integrative Neuroscience of Aquitaine.

Heritage

Bringing heritage to life

Lalique windows in Reims / 30 Angels by René Lalique in Saint-Nicaise Church 2022 - 2025

As a major founding sponsor, the Clément Fayat Foundation, alongside the Fondation du patrimoine, is contributing to the restoration of these 30 works of sacred art, which are exceptional both by their size and the technique used (moulded pressed glass). The windows are an example of the inventiveness and extraordinary creativity of master glassmaker René Lalique. The project to restore the church's glass windows is being carried out by the Association des Amis de Saint-Nicaise du Chemin-Vert.

Édifiée en 1924, l'église fait partie du projet novateur de cité-jardin à Reims, créée par Georges Charbonneaux. Cette dernière a été conçue pour accueillir 600 familles nombreuses d'employés rémois en maison individuelle, incluant notamment un jardin potager et un poulailler.

Training

Fostering talent

Two Clément Fayat Scholarships:

Vocational training for machine operators 2023 - 2025

The aim is to offer two young people without a vocational training certificate the opportunity to enter the vocational training programme for machine operators, thanks to a pilot scheme to welcome them before the start of the school year and provide them with individual educational support.

Ce projet pilote s'articule autour de la mise en place d'encadrement pédagogiques spécifiques :

Avant la rentrée scolaire de la promotion, les jeunes sont amenés à découvrir l'École, les métiers des Travaux Public et leur niveau scolaire est évalué.

Pendant les deux ans de formation, les jeunes sont parrainés par deux élèves de niveau supérieur, ils bénéficient d'un programme de soutien scolaire ad hoc encadrés par des enseignants d'EG et Pro.

Un cahier de suivi des élèves est tenu par les parrains et enseignants référents.

An innovative project created in collaboration withEATP Égletons.

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Clément Fayat scholarship

Research thesis: 2021 to 2024

Support from the Foundation allows us to move forward with this ambitious project to explore new therapeutic avenues for Parkinson's disease using innovative technology, and helps fund my work in the laboratory. The interest shown by the Foundation's managers during their visits and their willingness to take the time to understand the details of the experiments shows a real commitment by the Foundation in this thesis, which motivates us to move forward with our research and make it accessible

Rémi Kinet

PhD student - NAPAD project