An innovative concept:Labs WW, an instrument to pave

the way to new synergiesForeign Laboratories Without Walls(Labs WW) from south research organisations in Agropolis International (Montpellier, France) to develop strategic partnership with Europein cutting-edge technologies.

www.agropolis.org/labex

Host foreign laboratory to stimulate strategic collaborations by linking agencies from overseasand European scientific community.By posting senior scientists in cutting-edge teams located in France and Europe, the establishmentof Laboratories without walls aims to:• Conduct advanced research to generate innovations• Identify and develop scientific collaboration through innovation networks • Increase the competitiveness and sustainability of agricultural production

• Local dynamics & territorial development• Organisational innovations• Natural resources management• Technologies for conservation and sustainable management of the environment• Agrifood and agroindustrial technologies• Emerging technologies• Advanced biology and molecular plant-microorganism interactions

Global scale: Cooperating to meet international challenges beyond borders Multilateral relationship: Looking beyond your own interests and combine them with those of othersCross-looking: Integrating foreign researcher within the European community to encourage emergenceof new problematicsDynamic approach: Participative collaboration Collaborate: Working towards convergent and complementary agendas to optimize human and financial resources Scientific collaboration to academic mobility

“We want our EMBRAPA researchers, and not just our students, to ‘rub shoulders’ with leading top-notch scientific research teams in programs that are at the cutting-edge, each in its specific field, as regards new technologies and innovation.” Eliseu Alves & Francisco Reifschneider (EMBRAPA)

“The Labintex programme of INTA in France is a strategic action becauseit allows Argentina to be positioned on cutting-edge research by cooperating with european partners”. Carlos Casamiquela (INTA Chair in 2012)

“Establishing Labex UPM in France has provided a good International partnership platform for UPM synergize innovation and advancementvia research collaboration, academic development with foreign counterparts”. Shaufique Fahmi Sidique (LABEX UPM, 2016)

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For more than 15 years…. 2002: Labex Europe EMBRAPA (Brazil),

2012: Labintex INTA (Argentina), 2016: Labex UPM (Malaysia)

… more to come from West Africa, Asia…

Labs WW, an instrument for the strengtheningand diversification of established partnerships

and also an opening towards collaborations withexcellence research teams in France and in Europe

Labex EMBRAPA: machado@agropolis.frLabintex INTA : valeiro@agropolis.frLabex UPM : tuan-poy@agropolis.fr

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