Le 27/05/2020
Public research enhancing innovation
Supported by INRAE, the Carnot Plant 2 Pro Institute is a label of excellence dedicated to plant production in France. Composed of 14 mixed research units and 1800 researchers, this label is awarded to groups of academic laboratories and/or French institutes, aiming at promoting public/private partnership research.
Plant 2 Pro works on 3 major subjects:
- genetics and varietal selection
- plant protection and nutrition
- precision farming and cultivation systems
Several experiments are underway and focus on two major topics: high-throughput phenotyping and the different agricultural tasks (harvesting, weeding..)
Three projects are presented, Phenotoul, the Challenge Rose and the Digifermes with a question that opens up the discussion about the intellectual property in the context of this type of public/private research.
Fiona Bourdoncle, Business Developper "AgTech", explains.