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INRA is coordinating instruments of the 6th and 7th Framework Programme: collaborative projects, networks of excellence, integrated projects.

 
 

 

Launch of the European research network Susfood

INRA is coordinating a new European Era-Net, Susfood, on Sustainable Food Production and Consumption. This programme involves 25 partners from 16 European countries. Its strategic goal is to reinforce Lire la suite

 

12/10/2011
European projects

IHMS – International Human Microbiome Standards

At a time of major initiatives relative to deciphering the genome of bacterial communities associated with humans, a new European project aims to harmonise practices and facilitate the comparison of d 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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

01/03/2011
Press release

Livestock and climate change: Launch of the European AnimalChange project, co-ordinated by INRA Livestock and climate change

Given that the demand for food is growing and climate change threatens food security, policies that are currently in place may prove insufficient. INRA, in association with 25 partners, launches the E 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

 

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

 

BACCARA project on biodiversity and climate change launched

The cooperation project BACCARA (Biodiversity And Climate Change, A Risk Analysis) is part of the European Union's 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. Coordinated by IN 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

 

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

 

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

 

25/06/2008
Press release

Genetic tools for forest tree improvement strategies

The European NovelTree collaborative project, coordinated by INRA-Orléans, was launched on 25 June 2008 in the presence of Pierre Stengel, INRA Scientific Director for Environment, Cultivated and Natu Lire la suite

 

11/06/2008
Press release

wheat Wheat and barley genomics for improved selection and creation of new varieties

On 11 June 2008, François Houillier, INRA scientific director for Plants and Plant Products, launched the TriticeaeGenome project, coordinated by INRA Clermont-Ferrand, in the presence of Annette Schn Lire la suite

 

21/05/2008
Research example

Researchers have second-generation biofuels in the works

The European research programme EnergyPoplar (Enhancing Poplar Traits for Energy Applications), coordinated by Francis Martin, INRA-Nancy research director, was launched at a meeting held in Champenou Lire la suite

 

11/04/2008
Press release

Sequencing the human intestinal flora: launching of the European project MetaHIT coordinated by INRA

Marion Guillou, President of INRA, launched the European project MetaHIT on April 11th 2008 at the INRA Research Centre of Jouy-en-Josas in the presence of Christian Desaintes of the General Directora Lire la suite

 

28/02/2008
Press release

Sharka Containment European programme launched

On Thursday 28 February, INRA unveiled the Sharka Containment European research programme to combat sharka, a serious viral plant disease that affects plum, apricot and peach trees. Coordinated by INR Lire la suite

 

RIVAGE: training young scientists for research careers in Europe

Nestled in a lush green valley on the outskirts of Versailles lies the INRA Research Centre of Jouy-en-Josas, one of the oldest of INRA’s 21 research centres. This centre is hosting the RIVAGE project Lire la suite

 

21/02/2007
Press release

INRA is coordinating ENDURE, a European Network of Excellence for the development of sustainable crop protection strategies

ENDURE, a European Network of Excellence, was launched on February 21, 2007 at INRA in Sophia-Antipolis in the presence of Marion Guillou, President of INRA, and Tim Hall, Director of the Agriculture, Lire la suite

 

01/12/2006
Press release

INRA coordinates an ambitious European systems biology project: BaSysBio

Jacques Remacle, head of the Genomics and Systems Biology Unit of the European Commission, and Marion Guillou, INRA's President and CEO, officially launched the European integrated project, BaSysBio ( Lire la suite

 

Co-extra

Integrated project on traceability and co-existence of GMOs, bringing together 52 partners from 17 different countries Lire la suite

 

EADGENE

European Animal Disease Genomics Network of Excellence for Animal Health and Food Safety Lire la suite

 

EVOLTREE

This network of excellence, coordinated by INRA Bordeaux, focuses on the evolution of trees in response to climate changes. It started on the 1st of April 2006 and involves 25 partners from 15 countri Lire la suite

 

BiodivERsA

BiodivERsA is an ERA-net project coordinated by an IFB (French Institute for Biodiversity)/INRA unit. It involves 19 major research funding agencies from 15 European countries with significant researc Lire la suite

 

 
 

Written by :  Directorate for Regional Policy, Higher Education and Europe, Virginie Choay
Label for the news :  Topic
Date for the news :  2011.03.08
Date of creation : 16/09/2005
Date of last update : 28/11/2008

 

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