Launch of the Innovation Awards Roullier 2025-2026

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August 7, 2025

TIMAC AGRO USA Announces the Launch of the Innovation Awards Roullier 2025-2026: Exploring the Potential of Marine Resources for Sustainable Agriculture

TIMAC AGRO USA, a subsidiary of the Roullier Group, is launching the 3rd edition of the Innovation Awards Roullier, an international innovation competition created in 2018 and dedicated to pioneering solutions for sustainable agriculture. This new edition is built around the theme “Sea to Farm: Marine resources as sustainable, virtuous alternatives for agriculture.” By rallying scientific, academic and entrepreneurial actors worldwide, the Roullier Group confirms its commitment to bringing forth concrete solutions based on applied research and the responsible valorization of marine resources.

TIMAC AGRO USA is one of the 7 Ambassadors Subsidiaries for the Innovation Awards Roullier 2025-2026

Three prizes to support Innovation at every stage

The Innovation Awards Roullier spotlight high-potential projects that will shape tomorrow’s agriculture, inspired by the sea. Three scientific pillars will guide this edition:

1. Characterization of new, high-potential marine species
2. Valorization of co-products from the marine environment
3. Bio-inspired technologies and processes

The competition is open to a wide range of participants (research institutes, universities, start-ups, students, non-profit organizations, etc.) and covers Technology Readiness Levels 1 to 8. Three prizes will be awarded:
• Exploration Prize: For projects in fundamental or applied research phases. Winners receive up to €300,000 in funding and a research partnership with experts at the Roullier Group’s Global Innovation Center.
• Booster Prize: Targeting innovations with validated proof of concept, this prize includes €50,000 and tailored technical and industrial support.
• Young Talent Prize: Honoring students, this prize highlights the next generation of scientists with disruptive ideas, offering €10,000 and career-development mentoring.

Participation timeline:

• Call for applications opens: 25 June 2025 – Download, complete and submit the application file on the dedicated website (innovation-awards.roullier.com)
• Applications close: 15 September 2025
• Finalists announced: January 2026
• Awards ceremony: March 2026 in Saint-Malo, France

One ambition: Combining Innovation, Agricultural Resilience & Sustainability

Agriculture today faces a complex equation: feeding a growing global population, improving farm profitability, preserving natural resources, and adapting to climate change. Confronted with these systemic challenges, the Roullier Group advances a rigorous, structured vision of sustainable agriculture based on three pillars:
• Agronomic efficiency: Produce more with less by enhancing soil fertility, crop vigor and input use efficiency.
• Environmental sustainability: Reduce the carbon footprint, restore agricultural ecosystems, and promote circular models.
• Proximity to farmers: Co-create concrete solutions with field professionals, closely aligned to local needs.

The 2026 theme “Sea to Farm” embodies this ambition: harnessing marine resources to build more sustainable agriculture capable of meeting tomorrow’s challenges without compromising productivity or environmental impact.