About the institutes

In the SmartPOP Project, both SCION and INRAE combine their skills to bring new sustainable solutions from lignocellulosic biomasses to bio-based materials

INRAE

INRAE is France’s new National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment. Its research topics includes :

• Agroecology
• Biodiversity
• Climate change and risks
• Bioeconomy
• Food, global health
• Society and regional strategies

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SCION INSTITUTE

Scion is a Crown Research Institute that specialises in scientific research and technology development for :

• the forestry industry
• the wood and wood-derived products,
• the biomaterial sectors.

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