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Innovation in action at INRA
PRESS RELEASE - Agricultural, food, environmental and energy-related transitions are necessary to enable our societies to live better and sustainably. INRA is a targeted research organisation unique in the world due to the diversity of its research topics and has numerous assets for proposing disruptive innovations and accompanying transitions.
Published on 21 June 2018

On 20 June 2018, Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA, presented the Institute’s Innovation in Action Plan, illustrated by concrete examples of its innovation policy:
• PlantInnov, plant characterisation, breeding and products: a field of innovation ensuring the sustainable competitiveness of plant productions
• Proteinolab, a joint INRA-Ingredia laboratory to develop new milk proteins for high protein nutrition and food applications
• Nextbiotix, a start-up dedicated to Live Biotherapeutics, to treat inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) or functional intestinal disorders
• On the socio-economic impact of research, focus on the decline of bee colonies