Maxime Berg

Maxime Berg is a tenured CNRS Research Scientist (Chargé de Recherche) at IPBS (2024-), where he leads the development of multiscale models of bioelectrical activity in living tissue, bridging engineering, physics, and biology.

With a background in fluid mechanics he obtained his PhD from Toulouse University in collaboration with Cornell University in 2019. His research focused on the investigating the role of blood microcirculation during the onset of Alzheimer’s disease (3 PhD awards French Society of Biomechanics, French Society in Porous Media, and Toulouse Academy of Science).

He was then a research fellow at UCL (2020–2024) where he focused on peripheral nerve regeneration and synthetic graft optimization, during which he received an Impact Fellowship and the Proof-of-Concept award (25K£) from the British Network of Imaging lab for living systems.

In 2025, he was awarded the early-career grant (350K€) from the French National Research Agency (ANR JCJC) to investigate the role of bioelectric regulation in cancer development and establish himself as an independent researcher. He collaborates with industrial partners and fundations (Leroy Biotech, Fondation Fonroga) and international teams (Cornell University, UCL) to translate research closer to clinical frontlines. His publications in Nature Neuroscience, Science Translational Medicine, and Royal Society Interface reflect his commitment to interdisciplinary science with societal impact.