The Philae robot lander is currently exploring the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet. On board the spacecraft is the COSAC device, whose mission is to analyze the chemistry of certain organic compounds in the comet’s core – compounds that may help to unlock the secrets of how life began on earth. This device and the analyses it will be carrying out are related to research...

Launched in March 2014, the DEVHOM study aims at acquiring knowledge on the socialisation and identity development of children who are currently growing up in same-sex parent families, subjects as yet little explored in France. The scientists who initiated this study, which is funded jointly by ANR and the CNAF (French National Family Fund), are currently seeking...

The Southern Ocean plays a major role in the regulation of the world's climate. From an ecological viewpoint it is one of the most productive regions of our planet. It harbours, among other things, the largest communities of seabirds, whose state of health depends directly on the resources of the sea. The large decrease in numbers in the majority of these bird...

Le Crédit d'impôt pour la compétitivité et l'emploi (CICE) a été institué par la loi de finances rectificative pour 2012. Il a pour objet "l'amélioration de la compétitivité des entreprises à travers notamment des efforts en matière d'investissement, de recherche, d'innovation, de formation, de recrutement, de prospection de nouveaux marchés, de transition écologique...

L’Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs (Andra), en coopération avec l’ANR et avec le soutien du programme d’Investissements d’Avenir, va prochainement lancer un appel à projets dont l’objectif est de faire émerger des initiatives innovantes autour de la gestion des déchets radioactifs issus du démantèlement des installations nucléaires. L’ouverture...

The Hepatibivax project funded by ANR under the 2011 edition of the Emergence programme has been awarded the Drieu-Cholet prize from the National Academy of Medicine for its progress in the development of a vaccine targeting the viruses of both hepatitis B and C. The prize will be handed over to Philippe Roingeard, the project coordinator, on 16th December.