ISA is a joint lab funded by INRA, CNRS and Université Côte d’Azur. It has been targeted by INRA as the major center for biocontrol research in France. It hosts about 200 people at any time, from many nationalities, distributed amongst 10 research teams.
https://www6.paca.inra.fr/institut-sophia-agrobiotech_eng/
Université Côte d’Azur (UCA) is a recently created cluster of higher education establishments on the French Riviera, with a strong international ambition. As such, it features a welcome center to assist foreign scholars and students in organizing their stay: http://univ-cotedazur.fr/en/international/welcome-center