Franck Dumeignil obtained a PhD in 1998 from Lille 1 University. He spent 6.5 years in Japan: a post-doctoral stay at NIMC in Tsukuba, a postdoctoral contract at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), then an Associate Professor at a Centre of Excellence (Scientific Cluster). He returned to France as a Full Professor at Lille 1 University, Sciences and Technologies. In 2010, he was appointed as Deputy Director, then Director in 2016 of UCCS, UMR CNRS 8181. He coordinated the PCRD7 European EuroBioRef Programme ‘EUROpean Multilevel Integrated BIOREFinery Design for Sustainable Biomass Processing’ (2010–2014). In 2011, he was awarded the ANR EQUIPEX REALCAT project. He created and directed the Franco-Japanese International Associate CNRS Laboratory CAT&P4BIO (‘Innovative Catalysts for Oxidation Reactions and Processes, Biomass Conversion’; 2013–2017). He is piloting the SP3 ‘Catalysis and Biocatalysis’ of the ‘Genesys of Lipids Biorefinery’ GENESYS program in the framework of the ANR ITE P.I.V.E.R.T. ‘Picardy Plant Innovations, Teaching and Technological Research’ (2011–2020). Recently, he was nominated as Responsible for the French Mirror of the Mixt International Unit (‘UMI’) number 3464 CNRS/Solvay in the Shanghai ‘Eco-Efficient Products and Processes Laboratory’ (E2P2L) and Hub 2 'Science for a Changing Planet' of I-SITE ULNE (Université Lille-Nord Europe). He has co-authored 180+ papers, 30+ patents & extensions, and 450+ conference presentations.