Organisation

With its 18 research centres, INRAE is present in all regions of France. INRAE has 14 scientific divisions, each structured around specific disciplines while encouraging interdisciplinarity. The institute works to produce knowledge, foster innovation, provide expertise, and inform public policies.

Our 18 research centres

Map of INRAE Centres

Centre	President
French West Indies and French Guiana	Harry Archimède
Burgundy-Franche-Comté	Nathalie Munier Jolain
Brittany-Normandy	Hélène Lucas
Clermont - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Emmanuel Hugo
Lyon-Grenoble - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Pascal Boistard
Corsica	André Torre
Grand Est-Colmar	Serge Kauffmann
Grand Est-Nancy	Meriem Fournier
Hauts-de-France	Julien Fosse
Île-de-France - Jouy-en-Josas-Antony	Nathalie Touze
Île-de-France - Versailles-Saclay	Egizio Valceschini
Nouvelle-Aquitaine-Bordeaux	Olivier Lavialle
Nouvelle-Aquitaine-Poitiers	Abraham Escobar-Gutierrez
Occitanie-Montpellier	Sylvain Labbé
Occitanie-Toulouse	Pierre-Benoit Joly
Pays de la Loire	Emmanuelle Chevassus Lozza
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’azur	Frédéric Carlin
Val de Loire	Marc Guérin

The Institute's Head Office is in two locations.

Head Office	Head administrator
Paris-Antony	Karine Gueritat

Our 14 scientific divisions

Scientific division	Division head
ACT: Sciences for action and transition Transformations in agriculture, socio-ecological systems, and food systems from the perspectives of stakeholders and as manifest in their actions	Christophe Soulard
AGROECOSYSTEM: Agronomy and environmental sciences for agroecosystems Creation and evaluation of agroecosystems; characterisation of agroecosystem functions and changes at different organisational scales	Philippe Hinsinger
ALIM-H: Human nutrition and food safety Relationships between food, health, the environment, and society; nutrition security and food toxicology	Lionel Bretillon
AQUA: Sciences for aquatic ecosystems, water resources and the associated risks Functions of and changes in aquatic ecosystems, the water cycle, and biogeochemical cycles	Mohamed Naaim
BAP: Plant biology and breeding Characterisation of the main functions of plants; management and exploitation of genetic diversity	Isabelle Litrico-Chiarelli
ECODIV: Ecology and biodiversity of forest, grassland and freshwater environments Structures, functions, and changes observed in continental ecosystems little affected by humans	Catherine Bastien
ECOSOCIO: Economics and social sciences for agriculture, food and the environment Functions, economic changes, and social changes associated with agriculture, the agrifood industry, food consumption, and the environment	Pierre Dupraz
GA: Animal genetics Evolutionary dynamics and functions of animal genomes; genetic architecture of traits; management and exploitation of genetic variability	Edwige Quillet
MATHNUM: Mathematics, computer and data sciences, digital technologies Mathematics, informatics, and artificial intelligence; data and digital sciences and technologies; modelling and complex systems	Hervé Monod
MICA: Microbiology and the food chain Functioning, management, and exploitation of micro-organisms and microbial ecosystems (food, health, biotechnology)	Sylvie Dequin
PHASE: Animal physiology and livestock systems Creation of sustainable livestock systems that account for animal welfare; mechanisms behind the development of phenotypes, behaviours, and products	Françoise Médale
SA: Animal health Links between livestock health and human health: preventing, detecting, and fighting diseases caused by infectious agents and chemical agents	Muriel Vayssier-Taussat
SPE: Plant health and environment Environmentally friendly plant - to landscape-level approaches to protecting crops and crop health	Marie-Hélène Ogliastro
TRANSFORM: Sciences for food, bioproducts and waste engineering Processes for transforming organic matter into food and bio-based products; exploiting waste produced by human activities	Michael O’Donohue