Carnot Institutes R&D for Industry – december 6th, 2012 Contact : contact@aicarnot.fr Web : www.instituts-carnot.eu Tel. + 33 1 44 06 09 00
A Label, A Network of R&D Institutes Pluridisciplinarity Regional/National anchor International Outreach Partnerships with Industry Technology Transfer
From Academic Research to Technology Development Competitive Clusters 27 Universities, 25 Engineering Schools, 18 Research Organizations Existing Industrial Ecosystems Basic Research Technology Developments Prototyping Start-up and Spin-off Companies … 6 main fields of expertise - Mechanics, Materials and Processes - Nutrition, Healthcare and lifesciences - Energy, Engines and transportation - ICT, Micro & Nano technologies - Civil Engineering, building & consuction - Natural ressources, environment, chemical engineering
Technology Platforms Investigators & Engineers benefit from a unique environment that stimulates scientfic excellence Industrial partners leverage the institutes’ investment & gain access to state of the art equipment
Fact & Figures 34 institutes (27 universities, 25 Eng. Schools, 18 Research Org.) Staff: 19,000 – 3,600 HDR + 8,000 PhDs (1,300 CIFRE) M€ 2,000 aggregate budget - M€ 820 from contract research Funding from industrial partners: + 7,000 contracts (32% with SMEs) + M€ 360 funding (M€ 96, ie27%, with SMEs) (>50 % of industry-sponsored R&D that goes to national/academic labs in France) Patents: 860 filings in 2011 Licensing Revenues: M€ 50
International Partnerships
Success Stories: Start-Up Companies Software : operation decision management Semiconductor substrates, solar Cells,… Force feedback systems for virtual reality Chemical sensors Organic photodetectors
Success Stories: Industrial partnerships Rechargeable hybrid delivery trucks Protection and management of natural water resources New drugs for opthalmic diseases Engineering innovative filtering materials for cosmetics
Join our teams!!! INTERNATIONAL Excellence Entrepreneurship Platforms Creativity 800 – 1,000 open full time positions/year 1,000 new postdocs/year 2,500 open PhD position/year