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17 September 2025

By: B-BEST

International mobility: researchers' assessment

Each year, the Bioproductions research program launches a call for international mobility projects open to doctoral students, post-doctoral researchers, and young scientists.
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09 September 2025

By: B-BEST

Training on the bioeconomy for young PEPR researchers

From September 1 to 3, doctoral and postdoctoral students from the Bioproductions program gathered at the IFP School for an intensive training session dedicated to biofuels and the bioeconomy.
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25 July 2025

By: B-BEST

A look back at the seminar on “Plant Imaging and Spectroscopy”

The FillingGaps project, part of the B-BEST research program, organized a rich and inspiring scientific day on plant imaging and spectroscopy on June 26, 2025, at the Oniris national school in Nantes. The FillingGaps project aims to study the properties of biomass at different scales.
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05 September 2025

By: B-BEST

A look back at the 2025 PEPR B-BEST Annual Conference

From June 3 to 5, 2025, researchers and stakeholders from the B-BEST research program gathered at the INSA Toulouse campus for the second edition of the PEPR Annual Conference. The aim of this event was to review research progress and strengthen synergies between projects. A dozen research partners were represented to share their work and experiences.
event From 10 June 2024 to 12 June 2024

Lyon

Annual conference 2024: overview of the first annual conference of the Bioproductions (B-BEST) research program

The first B-BEST annual conference brought together the scientific community involved in the program from June 10 to 12 in Lyon.
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19 December 2024

By: B-BEST

Galaxy-BioProd: artificial intelligence invests in the field of retro-biosynthesis: a state of the art

The team behind the Galaxy-BioProd project, led by Jean-Loup Faulon (INRAE), conducted an analysis of scientific literature, shedding light on the latest advances in the use of artificial intelligence for the design of retro-biosynthetic methods. This state of the art, published in ACS Synthetic Biology, reveals a significant source of opportunities for developing innovative and sustainable solutions.
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19 December 2024

By: B-BEST

MAMABIO: A Scientific Breakthrough in Biomass Transformation

The MAMABIO project team, led by Céline Chizallet (IFPEN), has overcome a key hurdle in developing predictive models essential for optimizing biomass transformation processes. This advancement marks a crucial turning point in the design of more efficient processes, paving the way for new opportunities in the energy sector and the production of bio-based chemical molecules.
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15 May 2025

By: B-BEST

Opening of the call for expressions of interest in the field of humanities and social sciences

The call for expressions of interest, open until April 23, 2024, aims to support projects in the humanities and social sciences, with a duration of 2 to 4 years and a total budget of 1.68M€.
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15 May 2025

By: B-BEST

The 2024 call for projects of the Bioproduction program is now open

This first wave of the call for projects, open until April 23, 2024, aims to support large-scale projects lasting between 3 and 5 years, with a total budget of approximately 26M€.
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05 September 2025

By: B-BEST

15 new projects join the B-BEST program!

The B-BEST community welcomes the new teams!
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05 September 2025

By: B-BEST

HEARTS: first project in the humanities and social sciences to win the call for expressions of interest.

The B-BEST community welcomes the HEARTS project team!
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09 September 2025

By: B-BEST

Enzymatic wood degradation: a quantitative approach at the cellular level

The research team behind the FillingGaps project, led by Gabriel Paës (INRAE), recently published the results of a study aimed at observing wood undergoing controlled decomposition at the cellular level in the journal New Biotechnology (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbt.2025.04.001).
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09 September 2025

By: B-BEST

Bioproductions call for international mobility

The Bioproductions research program is opening a new call for applications for international mobility grants (incoming or outgoing) for young researchers, doctoral students, and postdoctoral fellows who wish to enrich their international experience.