The founding scientists
Professor Pierre Desreumaux
- University Professor
- Professor at the French University Institute
- Director of the Thematic Research & Healthcare Centre (TRHC) for Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the INSERM U795 "Physiopathology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease" research unit at Lille University Medical Centre
- Founder of Intestinfo, a unique French healthcare network in the field of IBD, which brings together the Nord-Pas de Calais region's healthcare professionals involved in providing care to IBD patients
- INSERM 2005 prize winner for his clinical and therapeutic research work
Professor Jean-Frédéric Colombel
- University Professor
- Clinician - Digestive Tract Diseases and Nutrition Clinic - Lille University Medical Centre
- Chairman of Intestinfo
- Chairman of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization (ECCO)
- Vice-Chairman of the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD)
Professor Antoine Cortot
- University Professor
- Head of Service - Digestive Tract Diseases and Nutrition Clinic - Lille University Medical Centre
- Director of the EPIMAD Register
- Former Chairman of the French National Gastroenterology Society (SNFGE)
- Medical coordinator at the C. Huriez Hospital
- Chairman of the Institute of Digestive Tract Disease Research (IRMAD)
The founding businesses
Lesaffre
The Lesaffre group of companies was founded over 150 years ago. It is the global leader for the production of yeast and yeast extracts for the agrifood, biotech and human, animal & plant health sectors. The group employs more than 6,000 staff across the world. Its 35 manufacturing sites are located in 23 different countries. Lesaffre's sales network is present worldwide.
www.lesaffre.com
Roquette
As France's leading manufacturer of starch-based products and the world leader in polyols, Roquette offers an extensive range of high-quality products. Nutritional research has long been a major concern at Roquette. Its in-house researchers collaborate actively with research institutes, universities and hospitals and publish their results in scientific journals and at scientific conferences.
www.roquette.com
Funding bodies
- The French Ministry of Research
- INSERM
- CHRU de Lille
- Lille University Medical Centre
- The François Aupetit Association
- Schering Plough
- AFDIAG
- MICI VIDI VICI
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DigestScience Scientific Founders:
Pr Pierre Desreumaux, Jean-Frédéric Colombel and Antoine Cortot
The best of medical research, for the good of patients
Now accredited as a Thematic Research & Healthcare Centre
The dynamism and the quality of the work performed for many years now by physicians and researchers in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of France (notably in the field of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)) have been acknowledged by the French government with the creation of a Thematic Research & Healthcare Centre.
This accreditation as a centre of excellence adds further value to the 14 research and care units, which perform high-quality, structured, applied research on a single site - from the lab to the patient's bedside.
A future not-for-profit Research Foundation
DigestScience is the logical outcome of this research accreditation. The foundation will attract private funding for major private/public collaborative R&D programmes by pooling skills in the field of digestive tract disease and nutrition. DigestScience is deeply committed to using innovation to improve patient care and quality of life.
News
The 2nd edition of “Invasive E. coli and Crohn's disease"
- June 2009
Following the success of the first edition on June 29th, which attracted the main research groups working on this theme from around the world, a new meeting is scheduled for June 2009 in Lille.
First forum on "Roles of cannabinoids in nutrition and digestive diseases" - Lille
- November 28th 2008
Download the Scientific Program
The “Clinical Observation Programme", in collaboration with Schering Plough
- November 16th 2007
This year's training day, funded by Schering Plough and specifically aimed at European gastroenterologists, will be organized as part of DigestScience in Lille.
DigestScience endorses the Testathlon
- September 29th 2007
DigestScience is endorsing this year's Testathlon, a major sporting event organized as part of France's 2nd National Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day.
This second edition will take place at the "Prés du Hem" leisure complex in Armentières. Karine Baillet, the adventure racing specialist and a native of Le Touquet, is the event patron. Two races will be organized: a long version (a 7km run, 50km of mountain biking and 100m in the water) and a short version (a 3.5km run, 25km of mountain biking and 100m in the water). For more information and registration: www.intestinfo.com
Call for project proposals
The DigestScience foundation's first call for project proposals will be published in the second half of 2008. More information will be available on this site in the near future.
The DigestScience research groups
- Medical and Surgical Department for Digestive Pathologies in Adults, Lille University Medical Centre, headed by Professors A. Cortot and F. Pruvot
- Paediatric Clinic, Jeanne de Flandre Hospital, Lille University Medical Centre, headed by Professors D. Turck and F. Gottrand
- Lille Clinical Investigation Centre/CIC-INSERM 9301 and the Biological Resource Centre (BRC), headed by Professor C. Libersa
- INSERM Physiopathology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit (U795), Swynghedauw Hospital, Lille University Medical Centre, headed by Professor P. Desreumaux
- Medicinal Chemistry Unit, Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, University of Lille 2, headed by Professor P. Chavatte
- Physiopathology of Candidosis Unit (U799), University of Lille 2, headed by Professor D. Poulain
- Industrial Pharmacotechnics Laboratory (JE 2491) Faculty of Pharmaceutical and biological Sciences, University of Lille 2, headed by Professor J. Siepmann
- Structural and Functional Glycobiology Unit (UMR 8576), Lille University of Science and Technology (University of Lille 1), headed by Professor JC. Michalski
- Bacteriology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, University of Lille 2, headed by Dr C. Neut
- Inhibition of Cell Proliferation Laboratory (EA 2692), Albert Lespagnol Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, headed by Professor JP. Hénichart
- The EPIMAD register of chronic inflammatory bowel disease – Epidemiology and Public Health Service, Calmette Hospital, Lille University Medical Centre, headed by Professors JL. Salomez and A. Cortot
- Institute of Medical Technology, Photomedicine Centre, Vancostenobel Building, Lille University Medical Centre, headed by Professor S. Mordon
- INTESTINFO, France leading network on IBD. An association of healthcare professionals (private practice–hospital intermeshing) involved in multidisciplinary care provision to IBD patients, chaired by Professor JF. Colombel
- Institute of Predictive Medicine and Therapeutic Research (IMPRT) linking 34 research groups, headed by Professor R. Bordet