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Quality Policy
INRA launched a quality policy in 2000 to contribute to scientific excellence, the high level of professionalism of INRA, the attractiveness of the institute and creativity in its research and experimental units. The quality policy is aimed at guaranteeing the accuracy of measurable results and the traceability of research. Since 2005, it has been extended to research support units.
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INRA’s quality policy
INRA management defined its quality policy in 2000.
The quality policy is inseparable from INRA’s scientific activities and its main objectives are to guarantee third parties:
- accuracy of measurable results, by reinforcing metrology and control of methods;
- traceability of research: in particular for the production of publications, to ensure the continuity and valorisation of know-how, and in certain cases defend intellectual property.
The quality policy is designed and implemented by seeking a synergy with the measures taken for preventing risks to people and the ennvironment.
INRA will update its quality policy in 2011, in accordance with its new scientific priorities for 2010-2020.
In research and experimentation units
To implement its policy, INRA defined and published its own Quality Reference System in 2004, adapted to the context of the institute, its research activities and its culture.
>> Quality Reference System (PDF version)
The quality policy is in constant progression in the units due to the commitment of the heads of INRA’s research divisions, unit directors and all the staff, in particular the quality and metrology coordinators. At the end of 2010, 86% of INRA’s research units had undertaken to adhere to the quality policy in research according to INRA’s quality reference system.
Certain entities have set up quality management systems in conformity with external reference systems such as ISO 9001 certification or ISO 17025 accreditation depending on the stakes involved, as in the case of reference laboratories, research platforms, biological resource centres.
INRA provides support to the units which have committed themselves to quality policies by conducting quality audits, independent assessments to evaluate the conformity of the measures taken by the unit to satisfy the requirements of the reference system chosen, in order to improve them and favour the sharing of good practices.
By 1st May 2011, 23 INRA research and experimentation entities were accredited or certified as well as an Economic Interest Group in which INRA is involved:
Two units and one Economic Interest Group accredited ISO 17025 by the COFRAC
- The Service Unit for Plant and Environmental Analyses (USRAVE) of the INRA Research Centre of Bordeaux on the programme 99-3 “Analysis of chemical contaminants in animals, in their products and foodstuffs destined for humans or animals: Metals”,
- The Soil Analysis Laboratory (LAS) of the INRA Research Centre of Lille in Arras on programmes 156 “Sludge and sediment analysis” and 96 “Analysis of soils”,
- The Genetic Analysis Laboratory for Animal Species (LABOGENA), an Economic Interest Group associating INRA and the French Livestock Production Institute (Institut de l'Elevage), the Permanent Assembly of Chambers of Agriculture (APCA), the French National Stud Farm (Haras Nationaux), France UPRa Sélection and the National Union of Animal Production Cooperatives and Insemination (UNCEIA), situated at the Jouy-en-Josas research centre.
21 entities certified ISO 9001
- the Biopolymers, Interactions, Structural Biology (BIBS) platform of the Angers-Nantes research centre;
- the Interventional Imaging Platform (CR2i) of the Jouy-en-Josas research centre (ISO 9001 and 13485 certification);
- the Animal Genetics Division of the Jouy-en-Josas research centre for its official genetic assessment activities in cattle CTIG);
- the Amagen INRA-CNRS transgenesis platform of the Jouy-en-Josas research centre;
- the Migale bioinformatics platform of the Jouy-en-Josas research centre;
- the functional proteomics platform of the Montpellier research centre;
- the INRA-CNRS RIO-Imaging platform of the Montpellier research centre;
- the INRA-CIRAD Biology and Genetics of Plant-Parasite Interaction Unit for integrated protection of the Montpellier research centre;
- the Milk platform of the Rennes research centre;
- the experimental surgery platform of the Tours research centre;
- the experimental infectiology platform of the Tours research centre;
- the genomics platform (Plage) of the Toulouse research centre;
- the bioinformatics platform of the Toulouse research centre;
- the 5 resource centres of the International Centre for Microbial Resources (CIRM):
- the "Filamentous fungi" resource centre of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur research centre, in Marseille-Luminy,
- the “Bacteria of food interest” resource centre of the Rennes research centre,
- the "Pathogenic bacteria" resource centre of the Tours research centre.
- the “Yeast” resource centre of the Versailles-Grignon research centre,
- the French Collection of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria (CFBP) of the Angers-Nantes research centre;
- the Animal Husbandry Genomics Biological Resource Centre (CRB-Gadie) of the Jouy-en-Josas research centre;
- the vine genetic resources centre - Vassal domain of the Montpellier research centre
- the National Centre for Plant Genomic Resources (CNRGV) of the Toulouse research centre
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In research support units
Since the end of 2005, INRA management has defined a strategy involving a series of plans of action to improve research support functions and in liaison with these plans, several quality policies based on the essential principles of ISO 9001 have been engaged:
- the support services of the Angers-Nantes research centre have developed and are implementing plans to improve a dozen procedures and are pursuing plans on several other procedures;
- the support services of the French West Indies and Guiana research centre have begun a progressive quality policy, in their workshop, partnership and human resources services;
- the support services of the Clermont-Ferrand research centre are working on human resource, contract management, expenditure and revenue procedures as well as support measures for small units;
- the support services of the Dijon research centre have developed and are implementing plans to improve procedures for managing contracts of service providers and for hosting visitors;
- the support services of the Orleans and Tours research centres have undertaken joint measures based on ISO 9001;
- the support services of the Nancy research centre have obtained ISO 9001 certification for their research support activities;
- the support services of the Paris research centre have established a plan to improve purchasing procedures;
- the support services of the Provence-Côte d'Azur research centre have mapped all the procedures which lead to providing support services to research units;
- the support services of the Toulouse research centre have started measures to improve the service provided to units and particular efforts made on how to provide service to large units;
- the management unit of the Plant Health and Environment Division has undertaken measures to improve its procedures.
In 2010, INRA formalized its charter of collaboration between support services and research and experimentation units.
Contact: qualite@paris.inra.fr
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Written by :
Communications Department and Quality Management Mission
Label for the news :
Quality policy
Date for the news :
2011.05.11
Date of creation : 29/04/2010
Date of last update : 14/03/2012
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