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Participation in European Programmes

As the leading agricultural research institution in Europe, INRA has confirmed its role as a major actor in the European Research Area encouraged by a favourable policy set up in the last four years to mobilize and support its scientists. The early results of FP7 have revealed marked growth in the coordination of projects, when compared to FP6. In the context of FP7, INRA is coordinating 46 European collaborative projects and participating in 113 others.

The first five calls of FP7

INRA submitted 551 projects, 174 of which have been financed by the European Commission, which represents a success rate of 31.5%. About 46% of INRA's projects were submitted in Priority 2 of the Cooperation Programme (Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology) which reflects INRA's fields of competence.

At the close of the first five calls, INRA is coordinating 46 projects (not including individual grants):
Within the framework of the Cooperation Programme:

12 large collaborative projects
12 small collaborative projects
4 ERANET
4 CSA (Coordination and support action)

Within the framework of the Capacities Programme:

7 Research Infrastructure projects

Within the framework of the People Programme:

2 Marie Curie International Training Network (ITN)
5 International Research Staff Exchange Schemes (IRSES)

Source: Annual Report 2010, p.50

The 46 collaborative projects coordinated by INRA


Projects by INRA coordinating centre	Project title	Keywords
Angers-Nantes
Dream	Food models for research and innovation COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Monique Axelos, Science and Process Engineering of Agricultural Products Division	Food, food processing, nutrition, health, agri-food, modelling, food microbiology, nutritional properties, processes
Fruitbreedomics	Bridging the gap between genomics and fruit breeding http://fruitbreedomics.com/ COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: François Laurens, Genetics and Horticulture Unit, Plant Breeding and Genetics Division	Apple, peach, horticulture, Rosaceae, fruit breeding, genomic selection tools, bioinformatics
WallTrac	Plant Cell Wall Training Consortium http://www.international.inra.fr/press/walltrac_project_launch PEOPLE Programme Coordinator: Marie-Christine Ralet, Biopolymers – Interactions and Assemblies Unit, Science and Process Engineering of Agricultural Products Division	Biopolymers, cell biology, plant cell walls, training, industrial applications, functional ingredients, plant fibres, agri-food, textile
Bordeaux-Aquitaine
Arraina	Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Sadasivam Kaushik, Nutrition Metabolism Aquaculture Unit, Animal Physiology and Livestock Systems Division	Aquaculture, fish farming, sustainable food, fish nutrition, sustainable aquaculture production, European aquaculture sector, environmental impact
Baccara	Biodiversity And Climate Change, A Risk Analysis COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Hervé Jactel, Biodiversity, Genes and Plant Communities Unit, Forest, Grassland and Freshwater Ecology Division	Biodiversity, climate change, forest, symbiont, pest, productivity, sylviculture
Foresttrac	Forest ecosystem genomics Research: supporTing Transatlantic Cooperation COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Antoine Kremer, Biodiversity, Genes and Plant Communities Unit, Forest, Grassland and Freshwater Ecology Division	Forest, climate change, genomics, genetics, adaptation, ecology
Interest	Intercontinental and temporal research studies on transgene engineered in plums PEOPLE Programme Coordinator: Michel Ravelonandro, Fruit Biology and Pathology Unit, Plant Biology Division	Plum tree, prunus, resistance to Plum pox virus, transgenesis, resistance mechanism, sharka
Sharco	Sharka Containment COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Véronique Decroocq, Genomics, Development and Pathogenicity Unit, Plant Health and Environment Division	Plant health, virus responsible for sharka, fruit tree disease, prunus, integrated pest management
Stone	Genetic diversity of stone fruits in Europe, The Caucasus and Central Asia PEOPLE Programme Coordinator: Véronique Decroocq, Genomics, Development and Pathogenicity Unit, Plant Health and Environment Division	Genetics, genomics, stone fruit tree, prunus, genetic resources
Tranzfor	Scientific cooperation and exchange programme between the European Union and Australasia on forests and climate PEOPLE Programme Coordinator: Jean-Michel Carnus, Forest Research Support Unit , Forest, Grassland and Freshwater Ecology Division	Forest, climate change, bioenergy, green chemistry, biomaterials, genetic resources, biodiversity, environmental services
Clermont-Ferrand-Theix
AnimalChange	AN Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation options for sustainable Livestock production under climate CHANGE http://www.international.inra.fr/press/livestock_and_climate_change COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Jean-François Soussana, Scientific Director Environment	Animal production systems,sustainable animal production, monogastric animals, ruminants, climate change, attenuation, adaptation, greenhouse gas reduction, Europe, North and sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, foresight
Erin	Towards a European Ruminant Infrastructure Network CAPACITIES Programme Coordinator: Isabelle Veissier, Herbivore Research Unit, Animal Physiology and Livestock Systems Division	Animal production systems, animal physiology, environment, herbivore, ruminant
Susfood	Sustainable Food COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Béatrice Darcy-Vrillon, directorate for Nutrition, Chemical Food Safety and Consumer Behaviour Division	Human food and nutrition, sustainability, sustainable food, coordination of the European research network
Triticeae Genome	Wheat and barley genomics for improved selection and creation of new varieties COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Catherine Feuillet, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals Unit, Plant Breeding and Genetics Division	Genomics, sequencing, variety, selection, cereal, wheat, barley
Dijon
EcoFinders	Ecological Function and Biodiversity Indicators in European Soils http://www.international.inra.fr/press/ecofinders COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Philippe Lemanceau, Microbiology of Soil and Environment Unit, Environment and Agronomy Division	Biodiversity, sustainable soil management, environmental pressures, ecosystem services, bioindicators, biogeochemical cycles, climate, water quality, micro-organisms, soil fauna, heritage
Habeat	Determining food preferences during childhood COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Sylvie Issanchou, Food and Behaviour Research Center, Nutrition, Chemical Food Safety and Consumer Behaviour Division	Eating, eating habits, food preference, early childhood, nutrition, taste, food
TeRiFiQ	Combining Technologies to achieve significant binary Reductions in Sodium, Fat and Sugar content in everyday foods whilst optimising their nutritional Quality COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Christian Salles, Food and Behaviour Research Center, Nutrition, Chemical Food Safety and Consumer Behaviour Division	Food and nutrition, reduction in sodium, sugar and fat content, nutritional quality, sensorial perceptions, cheese, meat, sauces, food processes
Jouy-en-Josas
Anihwa	Animal health and welfare COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Abdenour Benmansour, Molecular Virology and Immunology Unit, Animal Health Division	Animal health, animal wellfare, European research network
Aquaexcel	Aquaculture Infrastructures for Excellence in European Fish Research http://www.international.inra.fr/press/aquaexcel CAPACITIES Programme Coordinator: Marc Vandeputte, Coordinator of Piscicultural Research INRA GDR INRA-IFREMER Genetic Breeding of Fish	Aquaculture, innovation, sustainable aquaculture production, salmon, trout, sea bass, gilthead bream, carp, European infrastructures, environmental impact, high quality
Basynthec	Bacterial Synthetic Minimal Genomes for Biotechnology COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Philippe Noirot, Food and Gut Microbiology for human Health Unit, Microbiology and the Food Chain Division	Synthetic biology, biological engineering, biological functions, biotechnology, Bacillus subtilis bacterium
Cisstem	Cis-regulatory logic of the transcriptional control in neural stem cells COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Jean-Stéphane Joly, Development, Evolution, Plasticity and the Nervous System Unit, Animal Physiology and Livestock Systems Division	Neurobiology, genomics, neurodegenerative diseases, cell biology
Cross-talk	Health-promoting cross-talk between intestinal microbiota and Humans PEOPLE Programme Coordinator: Emmanuelle Maguin, Microbiology and the Food Chain Division	Intestinal flora, digestive flora, intestinal microbiota, intestine, health, metagenome, genome, bacterium
Eadgene_s	European Animal Disease Genomics Network of Excellence for Animal Health and Food Safety http://www.eadgene.info/ COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Marie-Hélène Pinard-Van Der Laan, Animal Genetics and Integrative Biology Unit, Animal Genetics division	Animal health, treatment of animal pathologies, vaccines, animal diseases, resistance to diseases, genomics, pathogens in the food chain
IHMS	International Human Microbiome Standards COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Stanislav Dusko Ehrlich, Food and Gut Microbiology for Human Health Unit, Microbiology and the Food Chain Division	Human microbiota, digestive tract, intestinal flora, metagenomics, genome, bacterial communities, genes, role on human health
Metahit	Sequencing the human intestinal flora COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Stanislav Dusko Ehrlich, Food and Gut Microbiology for human Health Unit, Microbiology and the Food Chain Division	Intestinal flora, health, human digestive tract, sequencing, intestinal metagenome
Lille
Susclean	Sustainable Cleaning and Disinfection in Fresh-Cut food industries COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Thierry Bénézech, Interface Processes and Material Hygiene Unit, Science and Process Engineering of Agricultural Products Division	Food industries, sustainable decontamination technologies, food safety, hygiene, fresh produce, fresh-cut products, vegetables
Montpellier
Anamix	ANAerobic MIXed cultures: study and improve biological generation of chemicals and energy carriers from organic residues generated by agro-industrial activities PEOPLE Programme Coordinator: Jean-Philippe Steyer, Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Environment and Agronomy Division	Green chemistry, green energy, biotechnology, bioenergy, use of agri-industrial residues, anaerobic process
Drops	DROught-tolerant yielding PlantS COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: François Tardieu, Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiological responses to Environmental Stresses, Environment and Agronomy Division	Sustainable agriculture, yield, crop, drought, water stress, water
Ecobiocap	Ecoefficient Biodegradable Composite Advanced Packaging COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Nathalie Gontard, Polymer Engineering and Emerging Technology Unit, Science and Process Engineering of Agricultural Products Division	Food industries, fresh packaged food, efficient biodegradable packaging, ecological packaging, food safety, perishable foodstuff, preservation of food qualities
Nancy
EnergyPoplar	Enhancing Poplar Traits for Energy Applications COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Francis Martin, Tree-Microbe Interactions Unit, Forest, Grassland and Freshwater Ecology Division	Biofuel, second generation biofuel, bioenergy, green chemistry, poplar, sustainability, woody plant
Orléans
NovelTree	Genomics-based tools for new forest tree improvement strategies COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Catherine Bastien, Forest Tree Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Unit, Forest, Grassland and Freshwater Ecology Division	Genomics, improvement, selection, modelling, forest, wood, sylviculture, climate change, sustainability
Trees4Future	Designing Trees for the Future CAPACITIES Programme Coordinator: Luc Pâques, Forest Tree Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Unit, Forest, Grassland and Freshwater Ecology Division	Infrastructures for forest research, sustainability, trees, sylviculture, genetics
Paris
Arimnet	Coordination of agricultural research in the Mediterranean COOPERATION Programme	Agricultural research, Mediterranean agriculture
FACCE CSA	Agriculture, Food Security, and Climate Change http://www.international.inra.fr/partnerships/facce_jpi_first_joint_call COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Isabelle Albouy, Directorate for Regional Policy, Higher Education and Europe	Food quality, sustainable agriculture, world food security, impacts of climate change, support for the development of the joint initiative FACCE JPI
Ruragri	Facing sustainability : new relationships between rural areas and agriculture in Europe COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Egizio Valceschini, Directorate for Regional Policy, Higher Education and Europe	Rurality, ecosystem, sustainable development, agro-ecosystem, territory, ecological service, multifunctionality
Poitou-Charentes
Anaee	Analysis and experimentation on Ecosystems CAPACITIES Programme Coordinator: Gilles Lemaire, Grasslands and Forage Plants Unit, Environment and Agronomy Division	Ecosystem, agro-ecosystem, environment, biosphere, agriculture
Expeer	Distributed Infrastructure for EXPErimentation in Ecosystem Research CAPACITIES Programme Coordinator: Abad Chabbi, Grasslands and Forage Plants Unit, Environment and Agronomy Division	Environmental Research Observatory, ecotrons, experimental platforms, continental ecosystems, forests, grasslands, agricultural systems, ecosystem ecology
Provence-Alpes – Côte d’Azur
Iprabio	Integrating new practices in programs of Biological Control against Agricultural pests PEOPLE Programme Coordinator: Thibaut Malausa, Biotic Interactions and Plant Health Unit, Plant Health and Environment Division	Biological control, invasion management, crops, agriculture, pests, diseases, weeds
Pure	Pesticide Use-and-Risk reduction in European farming systems with integrated pest management http://www.international.inra.fr/press/pure COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: François Lescourret, Plant and Garden Cropping Systems Unit, Environment and Agronomy Division	Integrated crop protection, pesticide use reduction, food security, preservation of environmental resources, sustainable production, product quality, integrated pest management
Rennes
Cantogether	Towards land management of tomorrow - Innovative forms of mixed farming for optimized use of energy and nutrients COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Philippe Leterme, Soil, Agro and hydroSystem Unit, Environment and Agronomy Division	Agriculture, cropping systems, mixed crop-livestock farming, agricultural innovations, energy resource management, soil nutirent management
Embarc	European Consortium of Microbial Resources Centres: preserve and valorize microbiological biodiversity CAPACITIES Programme Coordinator: Sylvie Lortal, Science and Technology of Milk and Eggs Unit, Microbiology and the Food Chain Division	Biodiversity, microorganism, bacteria, fungi, DNA library, biosafety, genetic resource, collection
Multisward	Multi-Species Swards and Multi Scale Strategies for Multifunctional Grassland Based Ruminant Production Systems COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Jean-Louis Peyraud, Dairy Production Unit, Animal Physiology and Livestock Systems Division	Sward, livestock production, sustainable agriculture, herbivore, grassland, farming system, landscape, farm
Solibam	Strategies for Organic and Low-input Integrated Breeding and Management COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Véronique Chable, Science for Action and Sustainable Development Division	0rganic farming, low input, pesticide reduction, cropping system, agro-ecosystem, variety, environment, selection, competitiveness
Toulouse
Biocore	A biorefinery concept for the transformation of biomass into 2nd generation fuels and polymers COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Michael O’Donohue, Science and Process Engineering of Agricultural Products Division	Biomass, biofuel, energy resources, second generation biofuel, renewable carbon, climate change, biorefinery, green chemistry, bioenergy, biomaterials, white biotechnologies
Tours
Nadir	Network for Animal Diseases and Infectiology Research facilities CAPACITIES Programme Coordinator: Frédéric Lantier, Animal infectious diseases and veterinary public health Unit, Animal Health Division	Diseases, animal infectiology, zoonosis, infectious disease, emerging disease, epidemic, epidemiology, animal health
Versailles-Grignon
AgFoodTrade	New Issues In Agricultural, Food And Bioenergy Trade COOPERATION Programme Coordinator: Jean-Christophe Bureau, Public Economics Unit, Social Sciences, Agriculture and Food, Rural Development and Environment Division	Sustainable agriculture, food, agrofuels, markets

Participation in the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP6)

INRA's participation involved all of the thematic priorities of FP6, demonstrating the many applications of research carried out by the Institute. However, its participation concerned most actively th

Written by : Directorate for Regional Policy, Higher Education and Europe, Virginie Choay
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Date for the news : 2012.01.19
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