Carnot AgriFood Transition
With its 17 research teams (8 technical centers and 9 academic laboratories) and its nearly 640 researchers, AgriFood Transition contributes through its interdisciplinary research to the development of sustainable food value chains to support socio-economic actors in the agricultural, aquaculture and agri-food sectors in their transitions. It aims at accelerating and concretizing their innovation projects, through research contracts or any other R&D support system.
Key figures
| Permanent staff (full-time equivalent) | 575 |
| PhD Students | 75 |
| Global budget | 46,3 M€ |
| Partnership incomes with industry | 7,5 M€ |
Contact
AgriFood Transition Carnot Institute
Zoopole Développement
2 Rue Jean Rostand
22440 Ploufragan
Elisabeth PAYEUX
Director
+33 (0)6 83 48 61 37
direction[a]agrifood-transition.fr Email contact
elisabeth.payeux[a]agrifood-transition.fr
Our commitments :
- A single entry point to guide you to the skills in line with your R&D project
- Rapid contractualisation with a single representative
- Rigorous management of implementation
- A constant evaluation of your satisfaction
- Compliance with the Charter of Good Practices concerning Intellectual Property and Knowledge and Technology Transfer of the Carnot Institutes
Crop production
- Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture
- Food processing, nutrition
- Chemical
- Raw material producers
- Energy
- Environment
- Consumer goods
- Health, pharmaceuticals
Our commitments
- 1,000 m² of regulated greenhouses and climatic chambers for in vitro or plant culture Livestock productions Experimental animal facility for monogastric animals (pigs, poultry) Aquaculture production
- Multi-product marine aquaculture platform (fish, shellfish, algae) in open waters or on land. Food processing
- Technological platforms with conventional and innovative pilot equipment for the main transformation and conservation processes Biotechnology and extraction
- Chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis reactors (different volumes) Product Characterization
- Granulometers (dry and liquid)
- Viscometers, rheometers and texture analysis instruments
- Molecular marking robots and device
Target market:
- Agriculture, breeding
- Aquaculture
- Agri-food
- Packaging
Competences
Health, quality, environmental impact of agricultural and aquaculture production and associated (bio)technologies
- crop production (including crop breeding and nutrition)
- livestock production (including breeding, nutrition and welfare)
- aquaculture production (including breeding, aquaculture and multi-trophic)
Processing, preservation and traceability of ingredients and foodstuffs
- food processing: formulation, functional and organoleptic qualities, food processes and biotechnologies
- packaging, transport, storage and cold chain
One Health
- food safety (microbiological, chemical, physical)
- nutrition for better health and well-being (including prevention and reduction of chronic disease risks from food exposure)
- prevention and reduction of occupational risks (chemical, biological, musculoskeletal disorders, psycho-social risks)
Systemic approach and transition of food models and chains integrating societal expectations
- Development of sustainable food value chains
