Joint Research Unit on Plant-Pathogen Interactions Get ISO Certification
July 13, 2007| |
The Joint Research Unit on Biology and Genetics of Plant-Pathogen Interactions (CIRAD-INRA-SupAgro) scored a first by being the first joint research unit in France to be granted ISO 9001/2000 certification. The ISO 9001 certificate is a globally recognized quality management standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The certification is valid only for three years, after which time it may be renewed following a review. It covers all the unit's operations in terms of research, appraisal and training students and professionals in plant-pathogen interactions. Research in the UMR BGPI includes studies on the mechanisms that lead to parasite development on plants on the changes in the mechanisms of plant resistance and parasite pathogenicity; and on the biology of organisms with a major role in epidemics. Researchers also conduct work on model species, which will facilitate methodological transfers to less widely studied species.
Readers can access the news article at http://www.cirad.fr/en/actualite/communique.php?id=729.
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