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The VALORIS project explores this challenge in bioeconomy through a field-based approach at UMRt BioEcoAgro.

BioEcoAgro is co-organizing the fourth edition of GreenFoodTech, the first to be held in Europe.

Professor Valérie Leclere is a member of the scientific committee for the 1st International Congress on Biosolutions, taking place from September 23 to 26, 2025, at the Palais des Congrès in Perpignan, France. Organized by the BioV Network, in partnership with COST MiCropBiomes and RMT Bestim, the event will bring together researchers and professionals to explore the latest developments in biocontrol, biostimulation, and agroecological immunity. The congress will feature scientific talks, B2B meetings, and networking opportunities to foster collaboration between research and real-world applications for sustainable agriculture.

The laboratory has recently published a new review in the journal Discover Plants, focusing on the valorization of chicory by-products. This publication highlights recent research on the reuse and transformation of these often underutilized plant residues into high-value resources. The study explores potential applications in the agri-food, cosmetics, and health sectors, emphasizing the environmental and economic benefits of adopting a more circular and sustainable approach within the chicory industry.

On Friday, February 28, 2025, the study day "Crossed Views on the Valorization and Scientific Mediation in Companies and Universities" was held at the Lilliad Learning Center Innovation in Villeneuve-d'Ascq. This event, organized by the Geriico research unit (University of Lille), is part of the SAPS-Merlin project and the "Sciences With and For Society" roadmap of the University of Lille

Creation of an International Associated Laboratory "Soil Microbiome and Physiology of Agricultural Plants" (LAI - SOPHYA) result of te collaboration between Chic41H teams and the company Florimond Desprez

At a time when French and Belgian farmers are expressing their dismay at changes in their working conditions, 43 partners from Franco-Belgian institutions are mobilizing to try and provide them with robust, sustainable solutions for reducing pesticide use in the cross-border region.

International collaboration

Description of the SOSPECT project

Training - Preparation and characterisation of a hydrolysate : the case of milk proteins