The A2F Science Cluster groups 6 research laboratories from the University of Lorraine (UL), INRAE and AgroParisTech. Research activities in the A2F scientific cluster aim towards better understanding of ecosystems:

1) to understand the biological mechanisms involved,

2) for better ecosystem management,

3) to enhance the value of resources derived from living organisms,

4) to study their impact on the human population.

The research carried out by A2F research units focuses on three complementary and overlapping themes:

- Ecosystem/agrosystem and territory (study and functions on different scales of forest, agricultural, agroforestry and aquaculture systems and their interactions)

- Products from living organisms (biomolecules extracted from wood, agroresources, microorganisms or animals)

- Agri-food (foods, improvement of functional properties, food safety and health impact)