The 2012 INRA award rewards the CNRGV and Hélène Bergès

François Houllier, INRA President and CEO opened the seventh INRA Awards ceremony, hosted by David Lowe on November, 29, 2012 in Paris in the presence of Geneviève Fioraso, Minister of Higher Education and Research, Stéphane Le Foll, Minister of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Forests, Michel Eddi, INRA Deputy Director General, in charge of Research Support Services and Frédéric Dardel, Université Paris V Descartes, President of the Scientific Advisory Board of INRA and of the INRA Awards jury.

The Agricultural Research Award for scientific excellence, attributed by an international jury, acknowledges the work and career of an internationally-renowned researcher who has made an exceptional contribution to the influence of agricultural research.