Name

AgroServ

Legal name

AgroServ Project

Website

https://agroserv.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Research Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

ESG, Sustainability & Impact Research (BPAHALAL)

Keywords

• Agroecology research services
• Transnational research access
• Research infrastructure network
• FAIR data management
• Horizon Europe project

Headquarters

HQ city

Gif-sur-Yvette

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. EU Horizon Europe Grant (Non-revenue): AgroServ is a five-year EU-funded project (2022-2027) under the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 101058020). The project does not generate commercial revenue. All services are provided free of charge to selected researchers. Travel and accommodation costs are reimbursed. AgroServ is not a profit-generating entity.
2. Transnational/Virtual Access Programme (Free to Users): Access to 143 research services is provided at no cost to eligible researchers. AgroServ funds the access through its EU grant. Users from academia, industry, and practitioners worldwide may apply. The 20% capacity ceiling for non-EU/non-associated researchers applies. This is not a revenue-generating activity for AgroServ.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AgroServ is a European Union Horizon Europe-funded research consortium that provides free Transnational and Virtual Access (TA/VA) to 143 research services from 11 European Research Infrastructures through a single coordinated portal. Researchers from academia, industry, and other stakeholder groups apply via periodic competitive open calls and, if selected, receive free access to specialized facilities, equipment, and expertise in agroecology, along with travel/accommodation reimbursement and FAIR-compliant data management support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AgroServ Chronicles: Quarterly newsletter keeping the agroecological community informed about project updates, events, and opportunities.
• AgroServ CONNECT
• AgroServ Ambassadors Programme

Products and services

• Transnational/Virtual Access (TA/VA) Programme A free access programme providing researchers from academia and industry with transnational and virtual access to 143+ specialized research services across 11 European Research Infrastructures, including physical access, remote access, and virtual access, plus travel and accommodation reimbursement. Applications are submitted through the SmartSimple online portal and evaluated through multi-step peer review.
• Catalogue of Services A public-facing digital catalogue hosted on the ISIA platform that allows researchers to browse and filter all 143 AgroServ research services across European Research Infrastructures, with map visualization, advanced filtering by Research Infrastructure and discipline, service descriptions, and contact information for facility managers.
• Knowledge Hub

Quantifiable outcome

• 50+ research projects funded across Calls 1-4, with 15 projects added in the 4th Call alone
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and key.

• AnaEE-ERIC (Analysis and Experimentation on Ecosystems - European Research Infrastructure Consortium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnaEE-ERIC (Analysis and Experimentation on Ecosystems) is one of the 11 European Research Infrastructures constituting the AgroServ consortium. It provides access to experimental ecosystems, ecotron facilities, and plant ecology services. AnaEE hosts the AgroServ Central Hub at its CNRS Campus headquarters in Gif-sur-Yvette, France. Michel Boer serves as AnaEE and AgroServ General Manager.
• EMBRC-ERIC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMBRC-ERIC is a European research infrastructure for marine biological resources, providing services in marine biodiversity, aquaculture, and blue biotechnology. AgroServ accesses EMBRC services for projects involving aquatic and coastal agroecology dimensions, including the Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR-IMBBC) node which has been accessed by TA/VA users.
• ELIXIRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerELIXIR is the European research infrastructure for life science data, providing data management, computational resources, and interoperability services. ELIXIR's cross-cutting support spans molecules, health, and environment domains, and its resources (including FAIRCookBook and RDMkit) are referenced in AgroServ's Knowledge Hub for research data management guidance.
• EuroBioImaging ERICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuroBioImaging provides open access to advanced biological and biomedical imaging technologies across Europe through its network of approximately 20 Nodes. AgroServ users have accessed imaging services including cryo-EM, correlative light and electron microscopy (EMBL-Node), multiphoton microscopy (WISH/ALM Node), and high-throughput plant phenotyping platforms (PHENOPlant/CMI Node). Expanded imaging capabilities were highlighted in the 5th Call announcement.
• EU-OPENSCREEN ERICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-OPENSCREEN is the European research infrastructure for small molecule discovery and chemical biology, operating a network of ~30 partner sites across 9 countries. It provides high-throughput screening technologies, compound libraries, and chemical biology expertise relevant to agroecological research including biostimulant discovery and bio-pesticide development.
• IBISBA (Industrial Biotechnology Innovation and Scale-Up Unit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBISBA is the European research infrastructure for industrial biotechnology, providing advanced bioprocessing facilities for transforming agricultural residues into molecules and bioenergy. It hosts the MED-B Living Lab (Bio2E Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology under INRAE in Narbonne, France) and provides services in fungal enzyme pretreatments, anaerobic digestion optimization, and biofertilizer development.
• METROFOOD-RI (Metrology for Food Quality and Nutrition)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMETROFOOD-RI is a research infrastructure for metrology in food quality and nutrition. It hosts the Central European Living Lab (CZU LL) at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, focusing on sustainable food systems, food processing technologies, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder co-creation across the food value chain from farm to fork.
• MIRRI-ERIC (Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIRRI-ERIC brings together ~50 microbial resource centres across Europe managing over 400,000 microbial resources (bacteria, fungi, yeasts). It provides services for soil and crop health, food and feed applications, and environmental solutions. MIRRI's microbial collections and expertise are accessed through AgroServ for projects in biocontrol, plant health, and beneficial microorganisms for agriculture.
• LifeWatch-ERICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLifeWatch-ERIC is the European research infrastructure for biodiversity and ecosystem research. It provides data platforms, e-infrastructure, and services for biodiversity observation, ecosystem monitoring, and ecological research relevant to agroecological transitions.
• SmartCowcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmartCow connects Europe's top research facilities for sustainable, efficient, and ethical livestock farming. It provides access to advanced livestock research including respiration chambers (SRUC, Scotland), beef research stations (IRTA, Spain), and spectral database services (SpectroCraw/CRA-W). SmartCow services address methane emission reduction, feed efficiency, and sustainable beef/dairy production through the AgroServ TA/VA programme.
• EMPHASIS (European Plant Phenotyping Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMPHASIS provides access to advanced plant phenotyping facilities across Europe, enabling high-throughput analysis of plant traits under controlled and field conditions. AgroServ users access INFRAVOL (EMPHASIS Naples) and other nodes for phenotyping plant responses to abiotic stresses, pest resistance, and climate conditions. EMPHASIS contributes to AgroServ's Living Labs network and the 13 FAO/HLPE Principles of Agroecology framework.
• EOSC (European Open Science Cloud)supportingTechnology or IntegrationThe European Open Science Cloud is a major European initiative for making scientific data FAIR and accessible. AgroServ's FAIR-compliant data generated through the TA/VA programme is integrated with EOSC for long-term accessibility and reusability, ensuring that research outputs remain findable and accessible beyond the project's duration.
• Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) Agriculture AcademykeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerVytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania is a consortium partner and served as host of ERSAC 2025 (European Research Services on Agroecology Conference), co-organised with the 12th Rural Development International Scientific Conference. VMU represents the Northern/Central European Living Lab coordination within the AgroServ network.
• INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, la alimentation et l'environnement)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerINRAE is a major French research institute and AgroServ consortium partner, hosting the MED-B Living Lab (Bio2E Laboratory, Narbonne) under the IBISBA Environmental Biotechnology Biorefinery Platform. INRAE also hosted the AgroServ WP5 stakeholder workshop on agroecology, nutrient cycles, and smart practices (April 2026, Clermont-Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). Perrine Florent, project officer at INRAE, is part of the AgroServ management board.
• CIHEAM Bari (International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIHEAM Bari hosts the MED-A Living Lab (Mediterranean Living Lab), providing multi-scale experimental approaches including open-field platforms, controlled environmental systems, and digital/geomatic tools. Located in Italy, CIHEAM supports AgroServ's Mediterranean Living Lab network with expertise in precision agriculture, Xylella fastidiosa research, and water management.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ENVRI Cluster: Cluster of European Environmental Research Infrastructures coordinating ENVRI-Hub, ENVRI-FAIR, and successor projects. Highly comparable as a parallel EU-funded aggregator of environmental RIs offering transnational access and FAIR data services, even though focused on environment rather than agroecology specifically.
• Euro-BioImaging ERIC: Pan-European open-access biological and biomedical imaging infrastructure — a constituent AgroServ RI offering cryo-EM, correlative microscopy, and high-throughput phenotyping. Comparable as it operates a similar transnational access programme and serves overlapping plant-phenotyping research use cases (e.g., PIRIDAS and EMBRC-EMPHASIS projects under AgroServ).
• ELIXIR: European life-science data infrastructure — a constituent AgroServ RI providing data management, FAIR resources, and bioinformatics services. Comparable because AgroServ's Knowledge Hub explicitly references ELIXIR's FAIRCookBook and RDMkit, and the two operate overlapping FAIR-data mandates for life-science research.
• EMBRC-ERIC: European Marine Biological Resource Centre ERIC — another constituent AgroServ RI, providing marine biology, aquaculture, and blue biotechnology services. Comparable because it offers a transnational access programme (similar TNA model) and serves overlapping academic researchers working on aquatic/coastal dimensions of agroecology.
• AnaEE-ERIC: Analysis and Experimentation on Ecosystems ERIC — one of AgroServ's 11 constituent Research Infrastructures, providing experimental ecosystem and ecotron services. Directly comparable as it offers overlapping research services in agroecology, plant ecology, and environmental biology, and even hosts AgroServ's Central Hub at its CNRS Campus.
• EOSC-Life: Horizon Europe project integrating life-science RIs into the European Open Science Cloud. Comparable because it pursues the same pan-European RI-aggregation and FAIR-data agenda as AgroServ and shares several partner institutions, operating as a structural peer in the European RI ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• INRAE: France's national research institute for agriculture, food, and environment — a major AgroServ partner that hosts the MED-B Living Lab. Comparable as a much larger established player offering overlapping agroecology research capabilities, but operating as a national institute with broader scope rather than a transnational access aggregator.
• CGIAR: Global agricultural research consortium operating international research centres focused on food-system transformation. Comparable because it addresses the same agroecology and sustainable agriculture challenges, but at global scale and with a development/mission focus rather than EU transnational-access delivery.

Regional players

• CIHEAM: International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies — an AgroServ partner that hosts the MED-A Living Lab in Bari. Comparable as a regional Mediterranean-focused agricultural research organization serving overlapping stakeholder communities (especially Mediterranean agroecology), but with a geographically narrower mandate.
• Rothamsted Research: Long-established UK agricultural research institute conducting crop science, agroecology, and sustainable farming research. Comparable as a peer institution offering deep domain expertise in the same scientific fields AgroServ aggregates, but operating as a single national institute rather than a pan-European aggregator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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