During his official visit to France, the President of Mongolia, Mr Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj, was invited to the ANSES food safety laboratory for a presentation of the IdentyPath platform.
The creation of the IdentyPath platform was decided by ANSES in 2010 to respond to the public health challenges posed by infectious diseases in a cross-disciplinary approach and pooling of skills. It provides high throughput sequencing, high and medium throughput PCR methodologies for the qualitative and quantitative detection, identification, typing and molecular characterization of pathogenic microorganisms responsible for food poisoning or involved in animal health. or vegetable. It provides support to all of the Agency’s laboratories, and constitutes a reference platform in high- and medium-throughput molecular analysis.
The visit of the President of Mongolia continued with a discussion meeting with ANSES, EnvA, the National Breeding Control Laboratory (LNCR) and the National Union of Animal Breeding and Insemination Cooperatives (Allice), during which various topics of common interest were discussed. Issues related to animal health (brucellosis, foot-and-mouth disease) but also to genetic improvement are very important for Mongolia. From then on, cooperation could be implemented or continued in these areas with the French organizations met.