For the first time, ANSES and ANR are organising a one-day event presenting the results of funded research projects in the field of occupational health. This Scientific Conferences event will be held on October 24th . It will be an opportunity to present the scientific developments that have been made regarding knowledge of exposure and its effects, social and organisational aspects, prevention methods, and innovations in occupational health. Contact

Dim One Health, in conjunction with the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), is organising a symposium on the “One Health” concept as seen through the human and social sciences. This symposium will be an opportunity to bring up questions regarding the creation of the “One Health” notion, as well as the possibilities and injunctions that it implies. The discussion will cover four cross-cutting topics: “one health”? - Epistemology of a notion; controversies in public health; circulation of crises, pathogens and medicinal products. The workshop will end with a Round Table. DIM One Health is a scientific project funded by the Ile-de-France region whose goal is to build a solid “One Health” infectious disease network, unique in France. The event is free of charge and open to all, on a first-come first-served basis. 1healthshumaine.sciencesconf.org

Every year, to mark European Antibiotic Awareness Day, ANSES holds its annual symposium on this topic, through its Scientific Conferences. This event is fully in line with the implementation of the interministerial roadmap adopted on 18 November 2016, which aims to strengthen and coordinate efforts to combat antibiotic resistance more effectively in animal health. It is helping to mobilise the players concerned – whether scientists, decision-makers or professionals in the field – to tackle this issue, in order to explore new measures to improve the use of antibiotics in veterinary medicine and limit their impact. In 2018, this symposium will focus on current and future issues in epidemiology and modelling in antimicrobial resistance. Like every other year, the Agency's two annual reports on national trends in resistance in animals (Résapath report) and sales of veterinary antimicrobials will also be presented.

ANSES will participate to the International Livestock Trade Fair (SPACE) to be held in Rennes on 11-14 September 2018. Once again, the Agency will share a stand with the Armor Zoopôle Développement bioscience park and will meet with all those working in the sector (animal husbandry professionals, breeders, livestock technicians, veterinarians, technical institutes, pharmaceutical laboratories, analytical laboratories, research organisations and skateholders) as well as all those wishing to find out about the most recent findings on animal health, animal welfare and food safety. This event will be an opportunity for the Agency to present its activities, in particular those of its westernmost laboratories - Ploufragan-Plouzané and Fougères - as well as those of the French Agency for Veterinary Medicinal Products (ANMV). The ANSES conference, now a regular event, is open to all and will present the latest news in animal health, animal welfare and food safety. This conference will be held on Wednesday 12 September from 2:00pm to 4:00pm in room 1 of the espace Région Bretagne (Brittany). Visit ANSES at the Zoopôle Développement stand, Hall 4 Stand A38 Rennes Exhibition Centre

For the seventh consecutive year, ANSES's Sophia Antipolis Laboratory, the European Union Reference Laboratory (EURL) for bee health, is organising its day of meetings devoted to bee health . The purpose of this conference, which is open to a broad audience, is to review recent scientific advances in the field. A large part of the day will be given over to debate, with exchanges between the researchers from the EURL, research institutes and the technical institute, as well as stakeholders. The topic of the round-table at day’s end will be the impact of agricultural models, growing practices and systemic landscape approaches on pollinator health. It will enable a wide range of players to present virtuous initiatives that have been implemented on the territorial level to improve environmental quality and to protect bee health. This event will take place at the Cordeliers campus in Paris.

For the first time, ANSES's next Scientific Conferences, presenting work conducted as part of the National Research Programme for Environmental and Occupational Health (PNR EST), will be held in partnership with the National Cancer Institute (INCa) and the Multi-Agency Thematic Institute for Cancer (ITMO Cancer) of the French National Alliance for Life Sciences and Health (Aviesan). Cancer is a major public health issue: in metropolitan France in 2017 there were an estimated 400,000 new cases of cancer (incidence), some of which were associated with exposure to factors related to the general or occupational environment. This context led ANSES and ITMO Cancer to make this topic one of the priorities of the PNR EST, while INCa is funding research projects on other risk factors such as genetic predisposition, the development of innovative screening tools, patient care, etc. The advances made in this field and the results obtained by around fifteen research projects will be presented at the Scientific Conferences on 2 October 2018.

Centrally located in the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, this branch of the ANSES Laboratory for Food Safety – which specialises in fishery and aquaculture products – is expanding! The new extension, co-funded with the support of the Hauts-de-France Regional Council and the Boulogne-sur-Mer Urban Community , will be able to accommodate scientists from the Biochemistry of Aquatic Products Unit of the University of the Littoral-Côte d’Opale , a team conducting joint research with the Charles Viollette Regional Institute for Agrifood and Biotechnology Research . With a team of more than 20 people working on the quality and hygiene of fishery and aquaculture products, the Boulogne-sur-Mer site of the ANSES Laboratory for Food Safety develops methods for detecting, characterising and quantifying pathogens (micro-organisms and parasites) and chemical contaminants (biogenic amines, microplastics, etc.) found in fish, shellfish and crustaceans. Capitalising on these multiple links with the universities and research institutions present in Hauts-de-France, the new building will enable the teams to continue their mission to safeguard health and coordinate the research community in the area of aquaculture and fishing.

ANSES is partnering with INRA to organise a symposium entitled "Preventing and curing infectious diseases according to the One Health concept", which will be held at the Lycée Descartes in Tours on 21 June 2018. This event aims to bring together all the players in human, animal and environmental health to develop a debate around the "One Health" vision with a focus on three questions: what strategies, vaccine solutions and alternative methods can help limit the use of drug inputs? what innovative tools and schemes can help with the early detection of sick animals (or reservoirs of infectious agents), in order to prevent the emergence and spread of disease within a herd (management of the herd and of environmental reservoirs of pathogens, regional surveillance)? what are the prospects for R&D and what opportunities for innovation may arise from these novel approaches? > Read the event programme This One Health approach, which recognises that human health is highly dependent on the health of animals and the environment, is at the heart of ANSES's work. In line with this, since 1 January 2018, the Agency has been in charge of coordinating the European Joint Programme (EJP) on One Health , which brings together more than 40 partners from 19 Member States. Several ANSES scientists will be sharing their experiences and work during this symposium: opening presentation by Pascal Boireau, Director of the ANSES Laboratory for Animal Health; presentation on " Understanding and managing bovine tuberculosis: from a genome study of Mb strains circulating in France to participatory surveillance in wildlife " by Maria Laura Boschiroli, from the ANSES Laboratory for Animal Health and Franck Biet from INRA; presentation on " The EJP on One Health: prospects for R&D " by Christophe Cordevant, ANSES.

ANSES will participate in the 2018 International ISESSAH-InnovSur convention which will be held in Montpellier from 14 to 18 May, and we are actively involved in the organisation of the 2018 Innovsur forum from 16 to 18 May. The aim of this forum is to review the needs of the next generation of human, animal and plant health surveillance. Monitoring the evolution of pathogens, detecting the emergence of new infectious agents in the country, and conducting epidemiological surveillance are essential links for preventing health risks. This international forum will be an opportunity for participants to share their experiences in these areas and to put the various surveillance systems into perspective with regard to the socio-economic, political and cultural contexts of different countries. Presentations by ANSES experts: wednesday 17 May: Pascal Hendrikx will co-chair session 3 on Surveillance design and big data; wednesday 17 May at 9:40 am: Carole Sala – “Field implementation of syndromic surveillance in animal health: feedback on the five-year French pilot experience with OMAR”; wednesday 17 May at 10:40 am: Jean-Philippe Amat – “Integrating surveillance systems within an animal production industry: an approach based on a combination of evaluation methods and a participatory stakeholder workshop”. Pascal Hendrikx is the Scientific director of ANSES’s cross-disciplinary Epidemiology and epidemiological surveillance unit, and also a member of the 2018 InnovSur forum’s Scientific committee.

Since its creation, ANSES has always fully participated in the Paris International Agricultural Show (SIA). This year, the Agency will offer several educational workshops, storytelling sessions and interactive quizzes for families to help them understand how science helps protect people every day. An area dedicated to professionals Once again this year, an area will be devoted to professionals, conducive to meetings and discussions on the Agency’s work. Topics will include: the marketing of regulated products, worker protection, tools for professionals, etc. Become an ANSES staff member for the day and conduct your very own health investigation! Every day for the 10 days of the show (in French). These investigations are based on actual cases that ANSES has had to handle in the past. You can be a specialist in animal health, plant health and/or food safety: le goûter d’anniversaire (“The birthday party”) - investigate with our experts to find the cause of food poisoning in guests at a birthday party; le mystère du champ maudit (“The mystery of the ill-fated field”) - discover what scientists must do to identify the disease responsible for the sudden death of a cow; aui sauvera Communeville ? (“Who will save Communeville?”) - take part in an investigation to find out why a town’s inhabitants are complaining of allergies and what can be done to prevent this, using a biological control solution; les agents de biocontrôle (“Biocontrol agents”) - A fun workshop for young and old alike to help understand the different types of agents involved in biological control. Other events Join us under the ANSES tree, for two wonderful storytelling sessions every 15 minutes (in French): au pays des bulles (“In the land of bubbles”) is intended to teach young children about the importance of physical exercise to stay healthy; entre deux eaux (“Mid-water”) will get them to think about how to use water responsibly. There will also be quizzes to test your knowledge and that of your friends and family, films about ANSES and the work conducted there, etc. A conference will be held in thearea devoted to professionals ( Ateliers pratiques ) - in French Saturday 24 February from 2:30 to 3:00 pm: L’Anses au service d’une alimentation saine et durable (“ANSES: working for a healthy and sustainable diet”) Hall 4 - Aisle D - Stand no. 097