Appointment of the ANR’s new Scientific Advisory Panel
The first meeting of the new CPS was held on Thursday, 12 June 2025. Its members discussed the 2026 Action Plan and orientations for the 2026-2028 triennial period, as well as future issues for the ANR (impact on research of the international context, preparation of the Objectives and Performance Contract with the French government, the uses of artificial intelligence, etc.). The CPS will contribute to reflections on the Agency’s major strategic orientations.
Presided by Serge Abiteboul, the new CPS consists of the following figures:
- figures external to the ANR chosen for their scientific and technical expertise in the Agency’s fields of activity,
- figures from the socioeconomic world chosen for their expertise in the functioning and constraints of national funding agencies for research, development, and innovation,
- the directors of ANR scientific departments.
Composition of the ANR Scientific Advisory Panel as of 12 June 2025
President
Serge Abiteboul, Senior Researcher Emeritus at INRIA, Member of the French Academy of Science and the Academia Europeae
Figures external to the ANR chosen for their scientific and technical expertise in the Agency’s fields of activity.
- Brigitte Autran, President of the Committee for Monitoring and Anticipating Health Risks (COVARS)
- Yuko Harayama, Secretary General of the Global Partnership on AI at the Tokyo Expert Support Centre
- Christine Musselin, CNRS Senior Researcher at the Centre for the Sociology of Organizations
- Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor of Canada
- Sophie Szopa, Senior Researcher at the CEA – Laboratory for Climate and Environmental Sciences, Member of the IPPC
Figures from the socioeconomic world chosen for their expertise in the functioning and constraints of national funding agencies for research, development, and innovation.
- Armand Ajdari, Chief Technology Officer of Arkema
- Paul Friedel, Delegate General of the French Academy of Technologies
- Roseann O’Reilly Runte, Academic Director, former CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation
Missions of the ANR Scientific Advisory Panel
The CEO of the ANR calls on the CPS in particular for:
- the preparation of the Agency’s annual action plan and its review report;
- the implementation of evaluation efforts for research offerings and impact analysis;
- the creation or elimination of the Agency’s scientific departments, their naming and scope of activity;
- the appointment of scientific department directors and the renewal of their duties.
The CPS can also be consulted for its opinion by the Governing Board or the CEO.
The committee’s composition, member appointment methods, and governance rules are governed by the Ministerial order of 10 September 2015 relating to the French National Research Agency’s scientific advisory panel.
