Séverine Sigrist (born 16 June 1973 Tours) is a French cellular biologist and neuroscientist. Her main areas of research focus on the treatment of diabetes . In 2014, she received the Irène-Joliot-Curie Prize . In 2022 she was appointed to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honor.
Life
She studied at University of Strasbourg.
She is the founder and president of the Defymed company whose purpose is the research, development, and operation of medical devices that can contain cells that secrete biological molecules.
She is working on the creation of a bio-artificial pancreas to restore the secretion of insulin necessary for the regulation of blood sugar levels.