IPANEMA is a joint laboratory from CNRS, the Ministry of Culture and Communication and the University Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (USR 3461).
IPANEMA is a laboratory working on the development of advanced methods of material characterization in archaeology, palaeo-environments, palaeontology and cultural heritage research, and supports synchrotron through external user projects hosted on the platform.
To this aim, IPANEMA develops and provides state-of-the-art techniques for sample preparation, the study of samples and artefacts, and the statistical analysis of the data collected.