Adisseo proudly announces the launch of the third edition of its International Research Grant, continuing its commitment to advancing collaborative research in the feed industry. Building on the success of the previous edition, this Grant will allocate €1 million over the next three years to fund research projects addressing key challenges in animal nutrition. Through this initiative, Adisseo aims to foster international collaboration among leading laboratories and drive innovation in the industry.

The selection process for this Adisseo Research Grant will be overseen by a prestigious Scientific Committee, with academic professors: Prof. Richard DUCATELLE, Veterinary Pathology, Ghent University (Belgium), Prof. Yuming GUO, Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing (China), Prof. Mike KIDD, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas (USA), Prof Defa LI, Professor, China Agricultural University, Beijing (China), Prof. Bruno SILVA, Professor ,UFMG Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), Dr. Japp VAN MILGEN, Senior Scientist, INRAe (France) and feed industry representatives : Dr. Jaume COMA, Corporate Director for VALL COMPANYS (Spain), Dr. Carlos KIPPERT, Technical advisor in Swine for BRF (Brazil), Dr. Mario PENZ, Key Account Dir for Cargill (Brazil), Dr. Ferry POERNAMA, R&D director for JAPFA (Indonesia), Dr. Pairat SRICHANA, R&D Director for CP (Thailand), Dr. Tom WEBER, Technical Manager for Kent Nutrition Group (USA).

This committee will rigorously evaluate proposals to ensure that the selected projects align with the grant objectives and have the potential to address complex industry challenges.

For this 3rd edition, the grant will support projects investigating nutritional approaches for monogastric (swine and poultry). All the projects’ proposals must justify how they are bringing significative sustainable solution to overcome one of the following challenges of the swine or poultry industry.

? Addressing the global challenges of climate change

? Applying the One Health concept in animal production

In the previous editions, Adisseo received an overwhelming response, with over 112 applications. Thanks to the expertise of our Scientific Committee, 5 projects were chosen as laureates.

This year, the pre-proposal application period is open from now to September 2nd, 2024. Following a rigorous evaluation process, the pre-selected research projects will be announced on October 21st, 2024. The full dossier submission deadline is November 29th, 2024, with the final laureates revealed on January 20th, 2025.

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