Research
Midi-Pyrenees is the 4th ranking region in France for its medical research resources, and 5th in basic research in biology.
Academic Research
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National Center for Scientific Research - CNRS
71 operational research units, including:
28 in Life Sciences
8 in Engineering Sciences
11 in Chemistry |
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National Institute for Health and Medical Research - INSERM
18 research organizations: 675 people, including
260 researchers, engineers, technicians and administrative personnel; 350 publications per years; 60 industrial contracts currently in progress ; 18 participations in European contracts.
7 research themes of which: cancer, cellular proliferation and signalisation, cellular and molecular immunology and pathology… |
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Most of the INSERM & CNRS labs are members of the 5 Federative Research Institutes (IFR):
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The University Hospital Center of Toulouse (CHU)
CHU Toulouse is regularly awarded top national honors for the quality of its care and services.
9,400 employees, 1,550 doctors, including 230 teaching-doctors.
In clinical research CHU works in partnership for progress in medical and pharmaceutical sciences with Paul Sabatier University (Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Odontology), INSERM and CNRS. |
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The CHU Investigative Center of Toulouse (CIC) ::
The CIC makes personnel and facilities available to the university hospital community, INSERM researchers, and those from any other institutes, to organize and carry out clinical research (phase I to IV physiology, physio-pathology, etc.).
Areas of investigation:
Parkinson's diseases, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, cerebral-vascular accidents, obesity, arterial-sclerosis, hemostase. |
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Paul Sabatier University (UPS)
65 research laboratoires in Biology, Medicine, Health; 16 in Physics and Engineering Sciences; 8 in Chimistry
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- 1 joint research unit of UPS/INRA
- 13 INSERM units or those associated with INSERM
- 25 clinical and bioclinical laboratories and research groups |
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National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA)
448 instructor-researchers, engineers, technicians and administrative staff
13 research laboratories R&D in agro-biosciences: Department of Biochemical and Food Engineering-DGBA, Gilbert Durand Bio-Engineering Center-CBGD, Laboratory of Biotechnologies and Bioprocesses |
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National Agronomy School of Toulouse (INPT-ENSAT)
5 research themes: Genomics and Plant Biotechnology, Animal Sciences, Agribusiness, Agronomy and Environment Department, Economic and Social Sciences Department.
ENSAT is a member of the IFR of «Cellular Signalization and Plant Biotechnologies» and participates in joint regional platform: Génopôle, National Center for Plant Genetic Resources, etc. |
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Purpan School of Agriculture (ESAP)
Laboratory of Agriculture-Physiology:
Study of action mechanisms in some molecules and probiotics for integration in functional foods |
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National Veterinary School of Toulouse (ENVT)
18 research teams in Food Safety, Basic Physiopathology and Toxicology, Animal Genetics, Molecular Microbiology, Ruminant Physiopathology.
ENVT was chosen by the Ministry of Research for the installation of a national research laboratory on the prion and scrapie in sheep. |
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Nationale Engineering School of Chemical ad Technological Arts (INPT - ENSIACET)
2 laboratories, 400 scientists:
Laboratory of Agricultural-Industrial Chemistry - LCA
Laboratory of Chemical Engineering - LGC |
Private Research
Nearly 2000 researchers within major international groups:
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Laboratoires Pierre Fabre
More than 1100 researchers - including 900 in Midi-Pyrenees - of 23 different nationalities
10 sites in France and abroad, including 3 research institutes in Midi-Pyrenees Annual R&D budget : 120 million Euros, or 22% of medical income
5 research themes : Cancer, cardio-vascular illness, central nervous system, immunology, dermatology. |
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Sanofi-Aventis
Toulouse, the group’s largest research site in France
700 researchers in 2 centers in Toulouse & Labege specialized in biotechnologies & medications
4 fields of expertise: Cardiovascular/thrombosis, central nervous system, internal medicine, oncology |
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Syngenta Seeds (Syngenta Group, Switzerland)
2 sites in Midi-Pyrenees: 200 people
Saint-Sauveur (metropolitan Toulouse), European research HQ of Syngenta Seeds: 140 researchers in plant biotechnologies and molecular marking
8 seed breeding sites (wheat, malt, maize, rapeseed, sunflower) |
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RAGT Génétique and R2n
120 researchers in plant biotechnologies (field crop seeds: maize, feed crops, cereals, sunflower, sorghum, rapeseed, soy)
11 R2n seed breeding sites and 48 experimental sites
RAGT participates in the Génoplante program |
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Biogemma
European research company in plant biotchnologies which has a research center in Mondonville (Haute-Garonne) for the improvement of plants and development of new varieties. Among its partners, one can mention Euralis Semences and RAGT. |
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Caussade Semences
has a strong research in large cultivations and fodder |
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