Operating out of the University of Neuchâtel, the National Centre of Competence in Research Plant Survival began its third phase of four years on April 1st, 2009.

This interdisciplinary network involves most of the universities and 'hautes écoles' in the country, as well as the Agroscope and other research institutions.

The projects range from essential research on the physiological processes inside the plants to studies on the plants' interactions within natural and agricultural ecosystems.