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Biopolis

Contribute to the development and international reach of a Center of Research on biodiversity in Portugal, by sharing the expertise and knowledge available in Montpellier.

The BIOPOLIS project, funded under Phase 2 of the European H2020 Teaming program, aims to transform the CIBIO research laboratory in Porto into a Center of Excellence for Research, Development, and Innovation in the fields of biodiversity, agrobiodiversity, and ecosystem services.

The project is based on knowledge transfer and capacity building. In other words, the partners are expected to support the BIOPOLIS research center in its development, overall operations, and R&D&I activities.

The University of Montpellier is a partner in the project alongside the Portuguese research center CIBIO and the Porto Business School. BIOPOLIS is funded to the tune of 15 million euros over seven years by the European H2020 Teaming program, which aims to develop so-called less advanced regions—in this case, northern Portugal—with guidance and support from other so-called more advanced regions, in this instance France.

The project is also receiving €15 million in funding from the Northern Portugal Region under the ERDF program.

3 strategic pillars:

Assessment and Monitoring of the Environment and Biodiversity
Ecosystem Functioning, Services, and Restoration
Agrobiodiversity, conservation, and competitiveness of local genetic resources and agricultural systems.

Our Initiatives

Calls for proposals

2024 Call for Proposals: Recruitment of Young Researchers
This call for proposals is part of a European project funded by the H2020 Teaming program (“Biopolis”). The Biopolis project aims to support the development in Portugal of a center of excellence in research, development, and innovation in the fields of biodiversity, agro-biodiversity, and ecosystem services.
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Joint UM-CIBIO Call for Proposals: Education, Research, and Outreach: still OPEN
The purpose of this call for proposals is to fund skills transfer activities falling under WP4 (training and education of Biopolis Center of Excellence staff), WP5 (development of the center’s strategic scientific program), and WP6 (communication, dissemination, and exploitation of the center’s activities).
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2023 Call for Proposals: Recruitment of PhD Students and Early-Career Researchers
This call for proposals aims to hire female and male PhD students and early-career researchers using funding from the Teaming project managed by UM (i.e., with appointments made by UM within UMRs that are partners in the BIOPOLIS project). It paves the way for new collaborations, as the BIOPOLIS project ends in September 2027.
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2022 Call for Proposals: Recruitment of PhD Students and Early-Career Researchers
This call for proposals aims to hire female and male PhD students and early-career researchers using funds from the Teaming project managed by the University of Montpellier (UM) (i.e., with appointments made by UM within UMRs that are partners in the BIOPOLIS project). It supports projects stemming from existing collaborations between Montpellier and CIBIO.
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EVENTS

2024

Advanced Course: BigOmics

Advanced Course March 4–8, 2024
CIRAD

This advanced course is organized as part of the European “BIOPOLIS” project between the University of Montpellier and CIBIO. It focuses on bioinformatics and population genomics to study crops, with an emphasis on domestication and adaptation.

It includes a one-week in-person session at CIRAD from March 4 to 8, featuring presentations, hands-on sessions, and mini-research projects on introgression between rice cultivars. Participants will continue to work remotely with instructors until March 29, presenting their findings at the end of the course.

Registration is open until January 31; click here to sign up.

2023

2022