Jacques Grinevald is recognized as a key expert on biospheres His studies and publications regarding the concept's initiator, Vladimir Vernadsky who published his work on the subject first in 1926, have comprised the substance of Grinevald's work as a scientific historian and philosopher.

Grinevald has been on the faculty of the University of Geneva (Switzerland) since 1987, serving as a part-time lecturer. He received a science degree in policies from the University Institute of High International Studies in Geneva in 1970; and his doctorate of 3rd cycle of philosophy, Paris X-Nanterre, in 1979. His early career included positions at the University of Geneva as an assistant in charge of research and teaching to the faculty of law, in addition to duties as the person in charge of press information; part-time lecturer position at the federal polytechnic school of Lausanne, serving as program man technique...