University partners:

RIBP- Resistance Induction and Bioprotection of Plants

Resistance Induction and Bioproduction of Plants Laboratory is focused on the understanding of plant innate immunity. Using various research approaches (molecular, physiological and biochemical), they study, how, when and where plant defence are raised following biotic or abiotic stresses and how efficient they are. They then translate this fundamental approach into strategies of plant defence stimulation based on biocontrol agents such as elicitors (axis 1) and beneficial bacteria (axis 2). They also investigate whether these strategies might affect plant physiology and carbon metabolism, the energy source for yield and plant defence, which are strongly affected by environmental stresses and global warming (axis 3).

In February 2026, the University of Haute-Alsace decided to support a new collaboration between the RIBP and the LVBE by participating in the financing of the Vitibiodiv-GE project.

LSE- the Soil and Environment Laboratory 

The scientific strategy of LSE aims to answer the issues raised by the major anthropogenic pressures on soils, leading to their increasing artificialization. From February 2026, LVBE will be collaborating with LSE on the Vitibiodiv-GE project.

IRIMAS- The Research Institute in Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Automation and Signal

The Research Institute in Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Automation and Signal (IRIMAS) is a University of Haute-Alsace research team (EA 7499). This interdisciplinary institute gathers all the research work related to the disciplines of mathematics, computer science, electronics, electrical engineering, automation and signal and image processing at the University of Haute-Alsace.

In 2019, the University of Haute-Alsace has chosen to support a new collaboration between IRIMAS and LVBE by funding the Escalibur and Petricolor projects, co-led by J. B. Courbot and Romain Pierron.

LIMA – Laboratory of Molecular Innovation and Applications

The Laboratory of Molecular Innovation and Applications (LIMA, formerly COB), a bi-site and tri-tutorship laboratory (Unistra/UHA/CNRS), Since January 2018, this new laboratory contributes to a better structuring of molecular chemistry supported by the two chemical engineering schools (EPCM and ENSCMu) for better readability and visibility.

LERMAB – Laboratory of Studies and Research on Wood Material

The LERMAB is a multidisciplinary laboratory of the Lorraine University (EA 4370) attached to the Nancy-Lorraine INRAe center as a Unit Under Contract. It is located on two main sites, in Vandœuvre as part of the Faculty of Science and Technology, and in Épinal as part of the “École Nationale Supérieure des Technologies et Industries du Bois” (ENSTIB), as well as on a more occasional basis in Longwy with a department at the IUT.

 

Partners selected for the Vitibiodiv-GE project:

On February 16, 2026, the kick-off meeting for the Vitibiodiv-GE project was held: Beneficial microbial communities in the vineyards of the Grand Est region: inventory of beneficial populations in different terroirs and reintroduction to improve tolerance to decline.

This 3.5-year project is funded by the European Union (FEDER), the Grand Est Region, and the University of Haute Alsace. The LVBE and RIBP laboratories are co-leaders of the project.

Total cost of the project (€1,688,000),

European subsidy (€546,000),

Grand Est Region subsidy (€298k)

Its objective is to characterize and reintroduce rhizospheric microorganisms endemic to the vineyards of the Grand Est region in order to improve vine performance in the context of climate change.

It brings together 3 research units from the Grand Est region:

– the Vine, Biotechnology, and Environment Laboratory at the University of Haute Alsace,
– the Induced Resistance and Plant Bioprotection Laboratory at the University of Reims-Champagne-Ardennes,
– the Soil and Environment Laboratory at the University of Lorraine,

and 6 professional partners:

– the French Institute of Vine and Wine,
– the Champagne Committee,
– the Interprofessional Council of Alsace Wines,
– the Robert-Jean de Vogüé Research Center,
– Maison Arthur Metz, and
– Vinopôle Alsace.

Partners selected in the Roots of Resilience project:

Winner of EUCOR’s Seed Money AAP 2024.

The Seed Money scheme aims to provide financial support for innovative cross-border projects within Eucor – The European Campus.

The aim of this project is to study and understand the effect of the microbiome associated with different rootstocks on the resilience of vines to wood diseases.

The 2-year project brings together

• LVBE-UHA, represented by Prof. Julie CHONG and Dr. Loïc YUNG,
• the Karlsruher Institute of Technology ( KIT) represented by Prof. P. Nick and Dr. Islam KHATTAB, and
• the University of Basel represented by Dr. Pascale FLURY.

Partners retained in the Euréka project:

 

The technical partners involved in the realization of the project (recipients of funding) are (in alphabetical order):

– the Alsace Winegrowers Association (AVA), represented by Vicky Chan Fook Tin, Frédéric Bach and Jérôme Bauer,

– the Alsace Chamber of Agriculture (CAA), represented by Jérôme Attard,

– the Interprofessional Council of Alsace Wines (CIVA), represented by Guillaume Arnold, Gilles Neusch and Jean-Louis Vézien,

– the “Sillons” de Haute Alsace-Rouffach (EPLEFPA), represented by Christine Klein and Marie Monique,

– the French Wine Institute (IFV), represented by Céline Abidon, Philippe Larignon and Eric Meistermann,

– the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) (KIT), represented by Peter Nick,

– Hebinger Grapevine Nurseries, represented by Christophe Hebinger,

– the University of Haute-Alsace (UHA), represented by Mélanie Gellon, Sibylle Farine, Laurence Martin, Mary-Lorène Goddard, Julie Chong, Céline Tarnus and Christophe Bertsch.