Philippe C. Gros studied chemistry at the Universite of Lyon (Lyon, France) and obtained his Ph.D. in 1992 with Dr Pierre Leperchec. He then worked for two years as a postdoctoral fellow with the Isochem Company on phosgene derivative chemistry. In 1994 he entered the CNRS as “Chargé de Recherches” in the Laboratory of Pr. Paul Caubère at Nancy-Université (Lorraine, France). He received his Habilitation (HDR) in 2000 and was appointed “Directeur de Recherches” in 2006. His current research interests include the design of new metalating agents (organolithiums, ate complexes) for the regio- and enantioselective functionalization of heterocycles, structural and reaction mechanism investigation, transition-metal-catalyzed cross-couplings for ligands synthesis, and the building of photo- and electroactive organometallic materials for various applications including solar energy. He has published more than 130 international peer reviewed papers