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07/02/2012
Press release

© INRA/NICOLAS Bertrand Improving the quality of everyday food products: launch of the European project TeRiFiQ

In a healthy diet and in specific proportions, salt, fat and sugar are essential ingredients. However, most developed countries are currently confronted by an increase in pathologies such as obesity, Lire la suite

 

05/12/2011
Laboratories – research results

Collecto, a software to simulate sunflower oil yields at the scale of a production area

The INRA Joint Technology Unit (UMT) on Sunflower, which associates CETIOM, INRA and INP-ENSAT, has developed Collecto, a software that can simulate the yield and seed oil content of sunflower within Lire la suite

 

05/12/2011
Press release

The European project BIOCORE delivers an important result and reaches a milestone: the pilot scale production of 2nd generation bioethanol

The rarefaction of fossil energy resources and climate change are favoring the replacement of fossil carbon by renewable carbon. In this context, lignocellulosic biomass is a promising resource, as lo Lire la suite

 

28/11/2011
Press release

INRA and NewVectys announce their research & development partnership in animal biotechnology dedicated to research on human health

The French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the biotechnology company NewVectys signed a partnership agreement to reinforce their scientific collaboration and develop breakthrou Lire la suite

 

Live from the Labs

Issue n°41 (December 2011) is available on line. This two-monthly newsletter edited by the INRA Directorate for Partnership, Transfer and Innovation to inform companies of the diversity of the results Lire la suite

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30/09/2011
Press release

Launching “Breedwheat”, a French Stimulus Initiative Project

The French Stimulus Initiative project “Breedwheat” was launched in Clermont-Ferrand (France) on September 29th, 2011, in the presence of Laurent Wauquiez, Minister of Higher Education and Research, a Lire la suite

 

25/07/2011
Laboratories – research results

Clusters: the case of the wine-growing sector

Belonging to a cluster can offer a company competitive advantages that are now clearly established. The geographical concentration of public/private inter-related structures within a given industrial Lire la suite

 

A scientific cooperation and exchange programme between the European Union and Australasia on forests and climate change coordinated by INRA

In an interview published in the international journal Innovation in August 2011, Jean-Michel Carnus (INRA Bordeaux-Aquitaine), coordinator of the TRANZFOR project (2009-2012), explains the main issue Lire la suite

 

21/07/2011
Press Info item

WallTraC Project Launch: INRA heads high-calibre EU training project for junior researchers

WallTraC, a Marie Curie Actions project is being launched on July 6-7 in Nantes. Led by INRA, WallTraC (Plant Cell Wall Training Consortium) is a high-calibre EU training project for junior scientists Lire la suite

 

European Joint Programming Initiative “Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change” The European Joint Programming Initiative “Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change” launches its first joint call

The Joint Programming Initiative “Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change” (FACCE-JPI), jointly led by France, through its National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the UK, through Lire la suite

 

Improving wheat for world food security

In order to contribute to world food security, the International Research Initiative for Wheat Improvement (IRIWI), supported by research organisations and funding agencies from about ten countries, h Lire la suite

 

05/05/2011
Press Info item

Innovation for sustainable aquaculture: launch of the European AQUAEXCEL project

The development of sustainable aquaculture is today a high priority for Europe. Coordinated by INRA, and launched on 1st March 2011, the AQUAEXCEL project (Aquaculture Infrastructures for Excellence Lire la suite

 

05/05/2011
Press Info item

Reducing the use of pesticides with integrated pest management: launch of the European project PURE

To meet the demand for food and preserve environmental resources, agriculture must increase food production and quality while decreasing its ecological footprint. In this context, the European projec Lire la suite

 

The Green Book of the CLIMATOR Project The Green Book of the CLIMATOR Project

For 20 years, there has been evidence of climate change from weather records. Its impact is beginning to be felt in agriculture and forestry: repeated droughts, advanced or delayed flowering and harve Lire la suite

 

30/03/2011
Press release

Launch of Toulouse White Biotechnology: a pre-industrial demonstrator to develop renewable carbon applications

Marion Guillou, President of INRA, and Didier Marquis, Director of INSA-Toulouse, today launch the Toulouse White Biotechnology project (TWB). Coordinated by INRA, the project aims to promote the deve Lire la suite

 

29/03/2011
European projects

FLOCK-REPROD

Reproduction in goats is highly seasonal and only enables milk production during a few months each year. In order to ensure regular supplies for the goats' milk market, hormone treatments are used to Lire la suite

 

29/03/2011
European projects

Multisward, a European project to improve the exploitation of grasslands

This four-year project, launched in March 2010 and coordinated by Jean-Louis Peyraud from the INRA Joint Research Unit for Milk Production (UMR PL), aims to propose innovations for the management of m Lire la suite

 

02/03/2011
Press release

Two long-term programmes on wheat and maize granted by the French Stimulus Initiative

BREEDWHEAT and AMAIZING are two long-term public-private research programmes funded by the French Stimulus Initiative (“Investissements d’Avenir”). These programmes are coordinated by INRA and headed Lire la suite

 

Second Officials Meeting of the Global Research Alliance on agricultural greenhouse gases Representatives of 31 countries met in France to find ways to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

The Global Research Alliance on agricultural greenhouse gases (GRA) held its second Senior Officials Meeting from 28 February to 4 March, organised by INRA with the support of the French Ministry of A Lire la suite

 

22/02/2011
Press release

soil profile Launching the European project EcoFINDERS (2011-2015)

Soils provide numerous essential ecosystem services such as primary production (including agricultural and forestry products), regulation of biogeochemical cycles (with consequences for the climate), Lire la suite

 

25/11/2010
Press release

An International Conference organised by the ENDURE Network of Excellence: for agriculture less reliant on pesticides

European agriculture has to strike a difficult balance: reducing its use of pesticides, a move designed to reduce the risks for human health and the environment, while maintaining its competitiveness. Lire la suite

 

20/10/2010
Press release

METabolic EXplorer pilot plant in Saint-Beauzire (Puy-de-Dôme) Speeding innovation in biochemistry and use of plant feedstocks

INRA and METabolic EXplorer, a green chemistry company that specialises in the development of bioprocesses for the production of chemical compounds, have signed a framework cooperation contract. Lire la suite

 

27/08/2010
Press release

Launch of the EU project DROPS (2010 – 2015)

The European project DROPS (DROught-tolerant yielding PlantS), coordinated by INRA, was officially launched on August 27, 2010 during a seminar in Montpellier, France. This project will address issues Lire la suite

 

10/06/2010
Press release

Europe launches major joint research effort

Twelve top scientists will meet in Paris today to prepare a European–level work programme to coordinate nationally funded research aimed at securing a safe and sustainable food supply. This is the fir Lire la suite

 

04/03/2010
Press release

Launch of the EU Project BIOCORE

Guy Riba, vice-president of INRA, Michael O’Donohue, research director (INRA) and scientific manager of BIOCORE, Bruno Schmitz and Philippe Schmid (DG Research, European Commission) and Andreas Redl, Lire la suite

 

project logo HabEat – Determining food preferences during childhood

Launched on 9-10 March 2010 in Dijon, the European HabEat project, coordinated by Sylvie Issanchou from the INRA Research Centre in Dijon, aims to better understand the key periods and mechanisms in t Lire la suite

 

project logo SOLIBAM: Strategies for Organic and Low-input Integrated Breeding and Management

The European research project SOLIBAM was launched on 12 March 2010 in Nice. SOLIBAM will develop specific and novel breeding approaches integrated with management practices to improve the sustainabil Lire la suite

 

Launching of AGREENIUM, the National Consortium for agriculture, food, animal health and the environment

On October 30, 2009, INRA, CIRAD, AgroParisTech, Agrocampus Ouest, Montpellier SupAgro and ENV (National Veterinary College) Toulouse, six major actors in French agricultural research and educational Lire la suite

 

Pollution and environmental remediation: a French-Chinese collaboration

INRA’s Environment and Agronomy research division has begun discussions with institutions from the Canton region in China on pollution and environmental remediation. A seminar in October 2010 helped c Lire la suite

 

30/10/2009
Press release

Logo Agreenium 6 top agricultural research and educational institutions launch AGREENIUM

In forming AGREENIUM, the National Consortium for agriculture, food, animal health and the environment, founding members INRA, CIRAD, AgroParisTech, Agrocampus Ouest, Montpellier SupAgro and ENV Toulo Lire la suite

 

19/01/2010
Press release

Cellectis and INRA sign cooperation agreement Cellectis and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) sign cooperation agreement

André Choulika, CEO of Cellectis S.A. (Alternext: ALCLS) and Marion Guillou, President of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), have signed today a five year cooperation agre Lire la suite

 

Second symposium of the joint INRA-Chinese Academy of Sciences laboratory

On the 8th of September 2008, Marion Guillou, President of INRA received the Chinese Ambassador to France, M. Kong Quan, on the occasion of the second symposium on developmental biology and stem cells Lire la suite

 

signing of the Memorandum Setting up of a joint INRA – University of Tsukuba (Japan) research laboratory

On October 20th, 2008 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between INRA represented by Loïc Lepiniec, head of the Plant Biology Division acting for Marion Guillou, President of INRA, and the Unive Lire la suite

 

ArimNet: a new European project in the Mediterranean coordinated by INRA

The European Commission and INRA, the project coordinator, have recently signed a contract to launch an Era-Net project called ArimNet for the coordination of agricultural research in the Mediterranea Lire la suite

 

European Consortium of Microbial Resources Centres – EMbaRC

A European consortium of microbiological resources centres was launched on 18 March 2009 at the INRA Research Centre in Rennes. The European Consortium of Microbial Resources Centres (EMbaRC) aims at Lire la suite

 

25/05/2009
Press release

Animal infectious diseases: INRA coordinates new network of animal experimentation platforms for 16 partners from 8 European countries

Launched last 19th May, the NADIR European network, coordinated by INRA (Animal Health Centre of INRA-Tours), links infectious disease and animal disease research platforms. The network brings togethe Lire la suite

 

CrossTalk EU project to study the role of human digestive flora

CrossTalk, a new network for human metagenomics research training, has a twofold objective: to participate in building the European knowledge society, and to gain a better understanding of the role of Lire la suite

 

26/05/2009
Press release

Food models for research and innovation: INRA coordinates the European DREAM research project Food models for research and innovation: INRA coordinates the European DREAM research project

The new EU DREAM project, coordinated by INRA, was launched last 26th May 2009 in Nantes. With 18 public and private sector partners from nine EU countries, DREAM is aimed at developing food models wi Lire la suite

 

INRA has signed a cooperation agreement with the Institution of Agricultural Research and Higher Education (Tunisia)

Marion Guillou, President of INRA and Mr Abdelaziz Mougou, President of the Institution of Agricultural Research and Higher Education (IRESA) have signed a framework cooperation agreement. The agreem Lire la suite

 

08/01/2008
Research example

fields Agricultural research and sustainable development: a network of excellence on the international scene

Agriculture plays an essential role in meeting new development challenges at a global scale. The “Agricultural Research and Sustainable Development” network brings together high-calibre research in th Lire la suite

 

26/03/2007
Press release

INRA, actor in the European Research Area

As a leading research organisation in Europe, INRA is participating in building the European Research Area. This is one of INRA's 10 priorities for the period 2006-2009. Lire la suite

 

 
 
 

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