Diabetes is a major public health challenge due to its frequency, the seriousness of its complications and the high costs that it incurs.
Also, alongside the main public actors who organize research, such INSERM or CNRS, patients associations (FFD), and associations of doctors and scientists (the French speaking Society of Diabetes – SFD) aim to support diabetes research and contribute significantly to medical research.
Thus, the SFD established a Foundation: The Francophone Foundation for Diabetes Research – FFRD, which has the unique goal of « promoting and supporting research on diabetes and metabolic diseases ».
The SFD also initiated the SFDT1 project, launched in 2019, with the Francophone Foundation for Diabetes Research as the promoter.
SFDT1 is a French cohort of individuals living with type 1 diabetes, with the main objective of better understanding the cardiovascular risk in this population. This cohort aims to include, in the long run, 15,000 patients followed over 10 years.
« A foundation that is state-recognised as serving the public interest for advancing the research on diabetes. »
Created by the Francophone Society of Diabetes (SFD), the Francophone Foundation for Diabetes Research (FFRD) set itself the unique goal of “promoting and supporting research on diabetes and metabolic diseases, particularly through public and private collaboration”.
The FFRD is committed at all stages of research on diabetes and metabolic diseases and aims to provide sustainable means to support projects in experimental, clinical, and translational research in the long term.
State-recognised as serving the public interest, the FFRD supports quality research programmes that are international in scope. It funds innovative and promising projects in order to achieve better management of diabetic patients. It funds innovative and promising projects in order to achieve better management of diabetic patients.
The Francophone Foundation for Diabetes Research comprises three instances, each with distinct functions:
The members of the General Committee, the Board of Directors, or the Scientific Council of the FFRD, whether current or former, play a major role within the Foundation, being at the heart of the action…
Professor Emeritus at University of Paris, President of the FFRD Scientific Council
“ I have worked all my life on the hormonal regulation of metabolism, first during development and then in adulthood (Faculty of Sciences, Collège de France, CNRS, INSERM, and then University of Paris 5). I have gained experience in research evaluation (expecially as President of a specialized commission at INSERM) and have participated as a Scientific Advisor for HCERES in the evaluation of CNRS, INSERM and University research units in life sciences. As President of the Scientific Council of the FFRD, since its creation in 2013, my main rolel is to organize, alongide the President of the FFRD et the General Committee, the evaluation of research projects by the Scientific Council (selection of international experts, rapporteurs within the Scientific Council, and the renewal of Scientific Council members).”
Vice-President of the French Federation of Diabetes (FFD), Vice-President of the FFRD
“ The figures speak for themselves – there is an urgency to mobilise against diabetes. This mobilisation must also involve researchers. The creation of the FFRD must promote scientific and medical advances on this genetic and hereditary disease. The AFD, directed by and for patients, provides its financial assistance to FFRD. It wants to be the stimulus for the researchers to find paths to recovery ”.
Professor of Endocrinology Metabolism, Member of the French National Academy of Medicine
“ The French National Academy of Medicine that represent is incomplete harmony with the objectives of the FFRD. I myself am very attached to contributing to and facilitating the development of research projects supported by the Foundation in the domain of epidemiology and in the development of therapeutic education. As a result I feel very committed to policy followed by this institution”.
Professor of Diabetology & Endocrinology, former President and founder of the FFRD
“10 years later…
About ten years ago, I was president of the Société Francophone du Diabète (SFD), a French-speaking learned society dedicated to diabetes, whose main aim is to increase and disseminate knowledge in this field. However, this society could only distribute relatively small “grants” to researchers. I therefore decided to set up a Foundation that would make available to researchers in this field, whether on the experimental or clinical side, sums of a more substantial order of magnitude, enabling them to support a project over several years, in addition to public calls for tenders. I was lucky enough… ”
Find all the news from the Francophone Foundation for Diabetes Research.
Discover the events of the Francophone Foundation for Diabetes Research:
New Members of the Board!
(Secretary General and President)
New 2025 Call for Projects with Exciting Updates!
New Strategies and Actions Plan…
New Events in 2025
New Board
Validation of the 2025 calendar
Follow-up on the recipients’ conventions
Financial status overview of the FFRD
Finalization of the Press Webconference
Discovery of the communication materials for 2025
New Board of Directors
Discovering the 2025 calendar
Validation of. the 2025 strategic plan
Financial status overview of the FFRD
Understanding the final reports of the recipients
Validation of the annual reports of the recipients
Validation of the terms of the call for projects in 2025
Validation of the 2025 calendar for Scientific Council
Agreements and fundings for the recipients£
Recipients’ publications!
Our 2 recipients for the FFRD 2024 research grants
12 years of sustained for diabetes research
31 teams of Francophones researchers awarded
Clinical, basic and translational research
SFDT1 study promoted by the FFRD since 2019
€8,3 million distributed by the FFRD since 2013!
Definition of the New 2025 Strategy
Development of the Specifications Document
Implementation of actions
Advanced Technology & Treatments for Diabetes
Developping the reputation of the FFRD
Strengthen its existing partnerships
Find new partners and donors
Feed-back of the SFD congress in Paris
Update on the ongoing call for projects
Latest press coverage
Financial update
Approal of the FFRD’s strategic directions
Approval of accounts certified by our statutory auditor
Renewal of our partnerships and donors
Follow-up of projects and agreements of the recipients
Deadline for submitting applications for the FFRD 2025 call for projects
(May 12, 11:59pm)
Reception, analysis, and categorization of applications
Definition of different categories/themes
Sorting of projects before sending to experts
Selection of international experts for review
Appointment of 2 rapporteurs within the CS
Submission of projects to international experts for review
3 experts consulted per category/theme”
Compilation and ranking of opinions from consulted experts
for submission to the Scientific Council, including the rapporteurs
Terms definition for the next press briefing
Communication and visibility update for FFRD
Financial update (donors and recipients)
Meeting of the Scientific Council to pre-select
5 to 7 candidates to defend their projects in hearings
Meeting of the Scientific Council to interview the pre-selected candidates and select the new recipients for the FFRD 2025 Research Grants
Finalization of the calendar for the Board of Directors
Overview of 2025 and projections for 2026
Validation of the 2026 calendar
Changes inside FFRD’s office and Board of Dir.
Presentation of the FFRD’s 2025 accounts
Follow-up of ongoing research grants
Presentation of the 2025 recipients
Communication plan for 2026
The FFRD will have the pleasure to meet you at the 61th EASD congress which will take place in Vienna, from September 15th to 19th. The EASD Annual Meeting is an excellent opportunity to stay up to date with recent developments in the diabetes field. The programme features groundbreaking basic research, cutting-edge clinical trial results…
Review of the FFRD symposium on the Beta Cell “live”!
Experience the FFRD symposium on “Beta Cell” as if you were there! This event took place during last year’s SFD congress in Toulouse, highlighting fundamental research and the French speaking scientific community… 
Romano REGAZZI (Lausanne): recipient in 2013 Raphael SCHARFMANN (Paris): recipient in 2017 Miriam CNOP (Bruxelles): recipient in 2019 Moderated by…
Award Ceremony for the FFRD winners « live »!
Experience the FFRD Award Ceremony at the SFD congress, as if you were here! The 2023 recipients: Soraya TALEB, Olivier BOURRON and Mikaël CROYAL, at the SFD congress in Toulouse, The 2022 recipients : Soazig LE LAY and Jacques BELTRAND, at the SFD congress in Montpellier. THE 2023 RECIPIENTS Discover…
Big announcement: Exciting new developments for the FFRD ! 
The FFRD is evolving and preparing a year of full new developments and innovations! What’s coming: 
New governance bodies to further strengthen the Foundation’s commitment to diabetes research, 
New call for projects and updated timeline, offering more opportunities for researchers, 
New institutional brochure, reflecting our mission and ambitions for the future of…
Join us on January 28th at 9 am to discover the projects of the FFRD Research Grants recipients, which will be revealed during our press webconference. It will also be an opportunity to present the progress of the prospective SFDT1 cohort, for which the FFRD is the promoter since 2019.
Have you heard of MASH ((Metabolic Associated SteatoHepatitis)? Previously known as NASH (Non-Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis). MASH, closely linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemic, is a silent disease that has become a major cause of severe liver conditions like cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. What are the solutions? Despite preventive and therapeutic efforts, no…
The FFRD would like to express its sincere gratitude for its enduring collaboration with its partners and congratulate its awardees and all researchers who contribute to combating diabetes through their innovative projects that advance research on this disease… May this year-end be an opportunity to celebrate our successes and recharge our batteries for…
The annual congress of the SFD will take place from April, 1st to 4 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The preliminary program is already available! Discover the EDITORIAL of Catherine POSTIC, President of the scientific council of the SFD and Jean-Pierre RIVELINE, General Secretary of the FFRD (also coordinator and principal investigator of…
The FFRD is delighted with its new collaboration with Clovis! It was thrilled to participate in the 27th edition of the La Parisienne 2024 event (7 and 10 km walk/run) held in Paris, on Sunday, October 20, along a picturesque route through the heart of Paris: Champs de Mars, Tour Eiffel, Champs Élysées, Grand et…
A foundation recognized as being of public interest, the FFRD aims to improve knowledge of diabetes, its significance and to reduce the burden of its complications through the 29 Francophone projects it has funded to date! The projects supported by the FFRD complement those conducted by the SFD, as they involve large-scale and internationnly significant…
On the eve of the start of the EASD Annual Meeting in Madrid, the Francophone Foundation for Diabetes Research will be pleased to meet you at the Village of the Associations, booth #2 ! Let’s share these exciting days filled with science, exchange, collaboration, learning and networking… This EASD 2024 promises to be an exceptional…
Epigenetics is one of the most promising research areas regarding the development of certain diseases, particularly type 2 diabetes The Professor André SCHEEN, President of the scientific council of the Francophone Foundation for Diabetes Research (FFRD), explains why this avenue is promising and what epigenetics actually is. Listen to the interview Diabetes is…
Making a bequest to the Francophone Foundation for Diabetes Research (FFRD), state-recognised as serving the public interest, is a powerful and generous act that can have a lasting and significant impact on the fight against diabetes, a true global scourge of this century. Make a bequest and hope will be spread that diabetes will disappear…
The FFRD will have the pleasure to meet you at the 60th EASD congress which will take place in Madrid, from September 9th to 13th. The EASD 2024 annual congress is an excellent opportunity to stay up to date with recent developments in the diabetes field. It is the interface between discovery science and clinical…
Hélène Hanaire, President of the FFRD, is pleased to welcome you at the SFD congress which takes place in Toulouse, from 19 to 22 March. “This is the very first time our annual meeting will take place in the Pink City, and we are committed to making it a success. The sizing of the new…
Discover the latest scientific advances and medical innovations that will be discussed throughout the SFD Congress taking place in Toulouse from March 19 to 22. Explore the diverse themes and the renowned speakers who will lead the sessions of the SFD 2024 Congress on the official preliminary program of the conference. Professors Michel MARRE,…
Join us on January 23rd at 9 am to discover the projects of the FFRD Research Grants recipients, which will be revealed during our press webconference. It will also be an opportunity to present the progress of the prospective SFDT1 cohort, for which the FFRD is the promoter. On the agenda The FFRD supports…
The FFRD would like to express its sincere gratitude for its enduring collaboration with its partners and congratulate its awardees and all researchers who contribute to combating diabetes through their innovative projects that advance research on this disease… May this year-end be an opportunity to celebrate our successes and recharge our batteries for…
Come and discover this major scientific event: 55th Annual Meeting of EASD (European Association for the Study of Diabetes). It is taking place in Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, from 16th to 20th September. This 55th EASD Annual Meeting: always a rewarding meeting, with opportunities to makes new contacts… For more information: www.easd.org
The FFRD is pleased to meet you on the SFD/FFRD booth at the SFD Congress, from 26 to 29 March at the Congress Center Parc Chanot. More information on the official website: Congrès SFD de Marseille
Interviews des 3 lauréats des Allocations de Recherche FFRD 2018 par Emmanuel Josselin du Monde Pharmaceutique TV.
Come and discover this major scientific event : 54th Annual Meeting of EASD (European Association for the Study of Diabetes). It will take place in Messe Berlin, from 1st to 4th October. The 54th EASD Annual Meeting in Berlin: always a rewarding meeting, with opportunities to make new contacts, … For more information: www.easd.org
The LANCET (scientific newpaper of reference) published, on on July 6, 2017, a special issue on diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa. How to explain the magnitude of this epidemic? What are the difficulties accessing treatments? Interview of Pr Eugène Sobngwi, diabetologist at the Hôpital Central de Yaoundé (minute 20). Director of the Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Metabolism at…
Come and discover this major scientific event : 53th Annual Meeting of EASD (European Association for the Study of Diabetes). It will take place in the Parque das Nações, at the International Fair of Lisbon (FIL), from 11 to 15 September and will be starting with Symposia on 11 September and the Opening Session on the morning of Tuesday, 12…
The FFRD is pleased to meet you on the SFD booth at the SFD Congress, from 28 to 31 March at the Grand Palais in Lille. More information on the official website: Congrès SFD de Lille
Lyse Bordier and Bernard Bauduceau publish a book on diabetes for the general public. This book talked about all topics concerning diabetes by taking stock current scientific data but in easy-to-read and comprehensible language for all. Available in bookstores and on the internet.
Discover the 3 recipients of the 2016 FFRD Research Grants for their clinical, basic and translational research projects at the press-lunch organized by the FFRD at the ALCAZAR Restaurant on 8 December 2016.
Un merci tout particulier à Didier Daubit, SFD Paramédical pour les photos ! 
Dorénavant la Fondation Francophone pour la Recherche sur le Diabète – FFRD – sera présente, tous les ans, dans le Guide des Dons, Legs et Donations. Cette année, vous retrouverez la FFRD dans la rubrique “Diabète”. L’année prochaine, elle sera présente à la rubrique “Recherche”. La Fondation Francophone pour la Recherche sur le Diabète est également membre du Centre français…
Laureate of the 2015 FFRD Research Grant of €300.000 for his clinical research project “role of intestine in type 2 diabetes remission after gastric By-Pass surgery”, the Pr François PATTOU, with the assistance of his team at Inserm, explains how simple dietary rules able to mimic the effect of the surgery could contribute to prevent diabetes. A press release from INSERM honors this team, whose unexpected results have been reported in a…
The FFRD is pleased to welcome you on the SFD booth at the SFD Congress, from 22 to 25 March at the Cité Centre des Congrès in Lyon. More information on the official website: Congrès SFD de Lyon
The Scientific Council of the FFRD just validated the interim reports of the recipients of the 2013 and 2014 FFRD Research Grants, who presented an update of the progress made in their work. • Dr Blandine COMTE, Human Nutrition Unit of the Research Center of Clermont-Ferrand in France. [diapo] Projet : « Metabolic signatures input in the metabolic syndrome prediction: case-control study…
As every year, on the occasion of the Francophone Society of Diabetes (SFD) “Thematic Day”, the Francophone Foundation for Research on Diabetes (FFRD) organized its press conference which announce the laureates of its research grants. This year, because of high quality of the projects, the FFRD decided to support 4 Francophone researchers teams among them a Cameroon one lead by …
Meet the new 4 laureates of the FFRD 2015 Research Grants at the “Salons de l’Aveyron” in Paris!
The FFRD has the pleasure of welcoming you to the village of Associations (stand BG46) at the EASD conference from 14 to 18 September 2015 in Stockholm. For more information: www.easd.org
A new visual identity, the improvement of its new logo and the creation of an institutional brochure to promote research on diabetes and metabolic diseases and to support international large-scale francophone research programmes.
Dorénavant la Fondation Francophone pour la Recherche sur le Diabète – FFRD – est membre du Centre français des Fonds etFondations.
