Johan G. Alauzun completed is PhD in 2005 on the functionalization of hybrid mesoporous silica. He has held three postdoctoral positions, one between the Universities of Lyon and Montpellier (France) on the synthesis of mesoporous supports for catalytic applications. He then joined the Michael A. Brook group at McMaster University (Canada) to design antibacterial biomaterials, and finally went to the University of Lyon to work on porous non-oxide ceramics from polymer-derived ceramics. Johan Alauzun has been an associate professor at the University of Montpellier since 2010. His work is focused on mesoporous hybrids and oxides produced by non-hydrolytic sol–gel. He is an author of 74 publications and 4 patents.