Pierre Potier (22 August 1934 – 3 February 2006) was a French pharmacist as well as a chemist.
While working at this institution he collaborated with Edgar Lederer, Derek Barton and Guy Ourisson.
His research was orientated towards understanding and imitating natural synthesis occurring in plants so as to produce the active compounds in drugs.
All his life he wanted to prove that public research could and should co-operate with the private sector.
The Prix Pierre Potier was created in his honour in 2006 by the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, to encourage innovation in chemical entreprises in favour of durable development.