News Summary:
On April 3, 2026, the French Ministry of Higher Education Research and Space, alongside South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), participated in the '9th Korea-France Joint Committee on Science and Technology' in Seoul, strengthening science ties in AI and quantum technology. Also on April 3, an interdisciplinary team from Institut Curie, Inserm, and CNRS published findings in *Science* detailing previously unknown mechanisms of how immune cells regulate gut-microbiota interactions in early life stages. Previously, on April 1, URGO, CNRS, and Lyon 1 University inaugurated the Olympe associated research laboratory (LabCom), marking France's first such lab dedicated to preventing, treating, and healing chronic wounds, with nearly 40 collaborators committed for six years. Earlier that day, scientists from CNRS and Sorbonne Université published a study in mice demonstrating that social roles are not solely determined by innate predispositions but emerge from collective dynamics and learning, challenging prior evolutionary theories. On April 1, Bruno Le Pioufle, the new Director of the CNRS Tokyo Office for Northeast Asia, discussed Japan’s association with Horizon Europe and CNRS regional collaborations during the French President’s visit to Japan.
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