Dr Marc Vandeputte
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)

Ranked the number one agricultural institute in Europe and number two in the world, the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) carries out mission-oriented research for high-quality and healthy foods, competitive and sustainable agriculture and a preserved and valorised environment. In aquaculture, INRA has internationally-recognized teams in fish physiology, nutrition, genetics and pathology.
INRA will coordinate AQUAEXCEL2020,offer access to three infrastructures dedicated to all aspects of
rainbow trout research (nutrition, physiology, pathology, genetics and genomics, behaviour), lead WP7
and will have a key involvement in WPs 3, 6 and 8,
The three infrastructures are:
- Experimental Trout Culture Station (PEIMA)
- Fish Nutrition Farms and Platform (STPEE)
- Fish Infectiology Platform (IERP)


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