The institute
who are we ?
The technical and scientific institute for beekeeping and pollination (ITSAP-Bee Institute) acts for the development of beekeeping. We support professionals in the evolution of their systems towards greater sustainability and competitiveness, and collaborate with farmers to improve pollination and the preservation of the environment for the honey bee.
An association created in 2010, the members of the ITSAP-Bee Institute are beekeeping technical organizations and trade unions, or other organizations wishing to support the national development of beekeeping.
our expertise
Our expertise is recognized for production techniques, breeding, marketing and product quality.
Our development of novel solutions is based on:
•monitoring scientific and technical information,
•regular consultation with stakeholders in the beekeeping world,
•experimentation under real-world conditions,
•the coordination of observatories on techno-economic, health and environmental data,
•the design of decision-making tools for beekeepers.
An institute of applied research, we provide the interface between research, professionals and public authorities.
governance
ITSAP-Bee Institute is governed by a Board of Directors on which sit representatives of regional beekeeping development associations and specialized groups, heads of agricultural development networks and inter-professional organizations. In charge of managing the day-to-day life of the Institute, the Executive Board is elected for three years from within the Board of Directors.
### « En accordant la démarche scientifique aux attentes, l’institut est un outil incontournable pour relever le défi de l'adaptation de l’apiculture aux changements globaux. »
Its composition is as follows:
President
sylvain lafarge
Professional beekeeper, Vaucluse
Elected member to the Royal Jelly
Producers Group
Vice Predisent
Fabien Dubreuil
Professional beekeeper, Lozère / Elected
member of ADA Occitanie
Vice-Treasurer
Johann destombes
Professional beekeeper, Dordogne / Elected
member of ADA Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Treasurer
Jean Silvain
Professional beekeeper /
member of ADAGE
The Scientific and Technical Orientation Council (COST) helps administrators and the team in defining the Institute’s strategy and in implementing the program. COST is made up of engineers from plant and animal technical institutes as well as scientists from French (CNRS, INRAE, MNHN) or foreign (Agroscope, CARI) public research organizations, with a diversity of skills:
apidology, agronomy/forestry, pollination, ecology, veterinary medicine, economics, digital, organization of work...COST is chaired by Hélène Gross, project manager at ACTA in biodiversity and agroecology – head of the « Impact and Open Innovation » Center.
### « En accordant la démarche scientifique aux attentes, l’institut est un outil incontournable pour relever le défi de l'adaptation de l’apiculture aux changements globaux. »
who does what at ITSAP?
Alexandre Dangleant
Digital beekeeping referent / application development
Axel Decourtye
General director
Cécile Ferrus
Referent quality and valuation of hive products / sustainability of beekeeping operations
Saad Sebti
Referent innovation and valorization
Constance Beri
Project manager of the network of reference beekeeping exploitations / Techno-economic data analysis
Cyril Vidau
Specialist in ecotoxicology: reducing the impact of chemical stress on bee colonies
Fabrice Allier
Specialist in agroecology: improving colony health and honey production performance
Julie Fourrier
Project manager for experimental ecotoxicology: assessing the impact and risk of chemical stress
Julien Vallon
Specialist in bioaggressors: proposing and testing means of monitoring and treatment against Varroa, Vespa, and Aethina
Nathalie Savornin
Administrative and financial manager: financial and human resources monitoring of scientific and technical projects
Pierre Alban Rault
Project manager of digital projects and data analysis
Sophie Pointeau
Project manager of bioagressor
Estelle Bridoux
conducting a thesis on the influence of floral resources and landscape elements on the exposure of insect pollinators to pesticides
Héloïse Descotes-Genon
Hive Product Quality Project Leader
Damien Decante
Project manager
Sarah Moreau
Project manager
Ludivine Laffon
Project Manager
To contact us, here is our model email address: firstname.lastname@itsap.asso.fr
How to help?
ITSAP defends and protects beekeeping and bees. Find out how you can support us in our research.