This platform measures the biological state of soils, the richness of their biodiversity and the dynamics of their functional activity through microbiological measurements, identification and enumeration by epifluorescence microscopy, cytometry, molecular biology, Biolog© functional fingerprinting, genetic fingerprinting (sequencer, enzymologies & spectrophometry).

• evaluation and validation of agricultural innovations,
• 60 ha of agricultural land used exclusively for field trials (micro- and meso-plots as well as “producer” plots),
• available farmland of around 350 ha spread over 2 farms,
• experimentation in controlled conditions and confined environments possible.

• automated extraction robot for genetic material (QIACUBE),
• automated sample preparation robot (QIAGILITY),
• 2 real-time quantitative PCRs (AB 7300 and ROTORGENE),
• 1 sequencer (AB 3100),
• 1 bioanalyzer (AGILENT 2100).

• epidemiological studies,
• characterization of phytopathogenic fungal populations (biodiversity, genetic markers, pathogenicity),
• plant disease control (fungicide efficacy in particular),
• study of varietal resistance and tolerance.

• biochemical analysis of food matrices and fate of biochemical markers (vitamins, Maillard products, macronutrients, etc.) during agro-industrial and/or food processing,
• physico-chemical characterization of plant raw materials to assess their technological aptitudes (molecular distribution of polysaccharide and/or protein polymers, etc.),
• development of plant selection tools for phenotyping stages (high-throughput screening of protein subunits, etc.).

This platform enables the structural and agronomic qualities of soils to be assessed using biophysicochemical and granulometric analyses, separative methods (MARSX,...TOC, CPG,HPLC,...), thermogravimetry or infrared spectrometry.

• oxidation reaction studies,
• thematic studies of disinfection, sterilization, pasteurization and depollution,
• cooking kinetic studies,
• drying kinetics.

• determination of the standard “crystallinity” index for illite (diagenesis and low-temperature metamorphism),
• mineralogical study applied to sands used in foundries,
• mineralogical study of weathering profiles,
• study of differential settlement of terrestrial and marine soils (soil mechanics),
• petroleum microfaciological analyses,
• geophysical and hydrogeological studies.

• detection,
• quantification and identification of microorganisms,
• study of virulence factors,
• production methods,
• kinetics and biomass monitoring,
• study of food sanitary quality,
• study of food product decontamination,
• study of microbiological spoilage strains,
• studies of fermentation processes.

• research and innovation in product preparation and processing techniques,
• research and innovation in household appliances,
• dish preparation and organoleptic testing for clinical nutritional studies,
• translational research into dietary behavior in both sick and healthy people.