Research organisms

Main research organisms

Here is the list of the main French organisms that make or support scientific research:

ADEME
French Environment and Energy Management Agency
http://www.ademe.fr/anglais/vadefault.htm

ANDRA
National radioactive waste management agency
http://www.andra.fr/sommaire.en.php3

ANRS
National Agency of AIDS research
http://www.anrs.fr

ANVAR
The French Agency for Innovation
http://www.anvar.com

BRGM
Geological and Mining Research Agency
http://www.brgm.fr

CEA
Atomic Energy Commission
http://www.cea.fr/default_gb.htm

CEE
A research Center on Employment
http://www.cee-recherche.fr/uk

CEMAGREF
Institute of Agricultural and environmental engineering research
http://www.cemagref.fr/English

CEPH
Study Center of Human Polymorphism
http://www.cephb.fr

CINES
National Computer Center of Higher Education
http://www.cines.fr/anglais0.html

CIRAD
Agricultural Research Centre for International Development
http://www.cirad.fr/en/index.php

CNED
National Center for Distance learning
http://www.cned.fr/Etablissement/index.htm?URLCORPS=english

CNES
National Center for Space Studies
http://www.cnes.fr/html/_455_.php

CNDP
National Center of Teaching Documentation
http://www.cndp.fr

CNG
National Genotyping Center
http://www.cng.fr

CNRS
National Center for Scientific Research
http://www.cnrs.fr/index.html

CNRSSP
National Research Center for Polluted Sites and Soils
http://www.cnrssp.org/english

CNRG
National Research Consortium for Genomics
http://rng.cnrg.fr/?id=&origin=&plt=&lang=en

CNS
National Sequencing Center
http://www.cns.fr/externe/English/corps_anglais.html

CSTB
Scientific and Technical Center for building
http://international.cstb.fr

FNCLCC
National Federation of French Cancer Centres
http://www.fnclcc.fr/doc/pdf/anglais/FNCLCC_english.pdf

FRM
Foundation for Medical Research
http://www.frm.org

Genethon
Gene Therapies research and applications center
http://www.genethon.fr/php/index_us.php

GENOPOLE
Dedicated to research in genetics, genomics, post-genomics and related sciences and to the development of biotechnology companies
http://www.genopole.org/html/en/home

IFP
French Institute of petroleum
http://www.ifp.fr/IFP/en/aa.htm

IFREMER
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
http://www.ifremer.fr/anglais

IGBMC
Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cell Biology
http://www-igbmc.u-strasbg.fr/TopE.html

IGR
Institute Gustave Roussy
http://www.igr.fr/GB/php

INED
National Institute for demographic studies
http://www.ined.fr/englishversion

INERIS
National Institute for industrial environment and risks
http://www.ineris.fr/en

Infobiogen
http://www.infobiogen.fr/page_accueil_en.html

INRA
National Institute for Agricultural Research
http://www.inra.fr/english

INRETS
The French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research
http://www.inrets.fr/index.e.html

INRIA
National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control
http://www.inria.fr/index.en.html

INRP
National Institute for Educational Research
http://www.inrp.fr

INSERM
Institute of Health and Medical Research
http://www.inserm.fr/servcom/servcom.nsf/(Web+Startup+Page)?ReadForm&english

Institut Curie
http://www.curie.fr/index.cfm/lang/_gb.htm

Institut Jacques Monod
http://www.ijm.jussieu.fr/indexANG.html

Institut Pasteur of Lille
http://www.pasteur-lille.fr/fr/accueil

Institut Pasteur
http://www.pasteur.fr/english.html

INTS
National Institute of blood transfusion
http://www.ints.fr

IPEV
French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor
http://www.ipev.fr

IRD
Research Institute for the Development
http://www.ird.fr/us

IRSN
Institute for radiation hygiene and nuclear safety
http://www.irsn.fr

LCPC
French Public Works Research Laboratory
http://www.lcpc.fr/en/home.dml

ONERA
National Aerospace Research Establishment
http://www.onera.fr/english.html

OST
Observatory of Science and Technique
http://www.obs-ost.fr/en

RENATER
National Network for technology, learning and research
http://www.renater.fr

RNG
National Genopole Network
http://rng.cnrg.fr/index.php3?lang=en