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Since 2010, the QuaPA unit was involved in seven projects funded by the European Commission:

The collaborative project SAFFI (2020-2024): Safe Food for Infants in the EU and China. This project is coordinated by Erwan Engel, QuaPA Unit.

The collaborative project INNOSALT (2019-2022): Optimizing salting during the smoked salmon and trout process.

The collaborative project TERIFIQ (2012-2015): Combining technologies to achieve significant binary reductions in sodium, fat and sugar content in everyday foods whilst optimizing their nutritional quality.

The collaborative Project DREAM (2009-2013): Design and development of realistic food models with well-characterized micro - and macro-structure and composition.

The integrated project Q-PORKCHAINS (2007-2012): Improving the quality of pork and pork products for the consumer : development of an innovative, integrated, and sustainable food production chain of high quality pork products matching consumer demand.

The integrated project PROSAFEBEEF (2006-2011): Improving the safety of beef and beef products for the consumer in production and processing, QuaPA was a Work Package leader.

The integrated project TRUEFOOD (2006-2010): Traditional United Europe Food: valorisation of traditional food products in Europe.

During the same period, QuaPA was a scientific patner in 13 research projects funded by the ANR (The French National Research Agency). Below are listed the six most recent:

OutLabMRI (2020-2023), Imagerie RMN hors du laboratoire : vers de nouveaux horizons pour les agro-écosystèmes. Project funded in the call : Innovations scientifiques et technologiques pour accompagner la transition écologique. Coordinated by QuaPA.

SENTINEL (2020-2023), Des outils de screening haut-débit pour une surveillance renforcée de la sécurité chimique des aliments. Project funded in the call : Alimentation et systèmes alimentaires. Coordinated by QuaPA.

Sal&Mieux (2020-2023), Optimiser l’usage du sel de table. Project funded in the call : Alimentation et systèmes alimentaires.  Including a Work Package coordinated by QuaPA.

AlimaSSenS (2014-2019), a project in the “Enjeux agroalimentaires” program; a nutritional, suitable and healthy food supply for senior populations, including a Work Package coordinated by QuaPA.

SOMEAT (2013-2017), a project in the ALID program: Food safety for meat produced in organic farming, coordinated by QuaPA.

QuaPA is also envolved in Qualiment and 3BCAR Carnot Instituts.

LIGNOXYL 2.0 (2016-2018): Oxydation of lignocelluloses by hydroxyl radicals generated by chemical and enzymatic ways, including a work package coordinated by QuaPA.

STABOXAL (2014-2016), coordinated by QuaPA.

INRA has initiated metaprogrammes in which QuaPA is involved:

INSECT4CITY (since 2020) from the BETTER metagrogram, coordinated by QuaPA.

PLEASIN (2016-2018) from the Did'It metaprogram.

VALORCARN (2015-2017) from the GloFoods metaprogram, coordinated by QuaPA.