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Welcome address from CNRS to ASEPS Bertrand Girard director CNRS Institute of Physics 1

2. What is CNRS (1) ? A research executive organization
under the authority of the Ministry of Research
Omnidisciplinary : all areas of knowledge
Frontier research : new concepts to innovation
Autonomous : own research strategy
Nationwide
Worldwide 2

3. What is CNRS (2) ? Missions Carry out cutting-edge research
Contribute to society
Train for and through research 3

4. CNRS potential 11,600 researchers (tenured civil servants)
Main player in French research with 1,200 affiliated laboratories throughout France and abroad
90+ intramural laboratories (owned and run by CNRS)
90+ joint labs with industry or other research organizations
1,000+ joint labs in partnership with universities
Payroll 32,000 people
11,600 researchers (tenured civil servants)
14,400 support staff (tenured civil servants)
6,000 short-term positions (PhD students, post-docs, visiting scholars…)
Total staff working at 1,200 CNRS labs: 75,000 (including university payroll)
CNRS budget is approx 3.3 billion Euros

5. CNRS annual scientific production:
13 Nobel Prizes
8 Fields Medals
27,500/yr articles in international scientific journals
= 55% of all publications in France
= 6% of all publications in Europe
= 2.5% of all publications in the World
250/yr patents
30/yr new spin-off companies
300 spin-off companies created since 1999
 high success rate : 80% spin-off active today

6. Environmental Sciences Mathematical Sciences and their Interactions
INSU
Earth Sciences and Astronomy
INC
Chemistry
INEE
Environmental Sciences
INP
Physics
IN2P3
Nuclear and Particles Physics
INSB
Biological sciences
INSHS
Humanities and Social Sciences
INSMI
Mathematical Sciences and their Interactions
INS2I
Computer Sciences and their Interactions
INSIS
Engineering Sciences and Systems
10 Institutes 6
In Physics, 80% of the French publications are produced by CNRS labs

7. CNRS in the World :
5,000 visiting scholars from abroad
1,714 CNRS researchers hold foreign nationality (54% from EU)
25% of annual recruits (permanent researchers) are Foreigners
CNRS researchers on leave in foreign labs
52% of CNRS papers are co-authored with scientists abroad
30% of CNRS papers are co-authored with European partners
 International cooperation is the integral part of CNRS activity

8. CNRS offices abroad Tokyo Moscow Brussels Washington Beijing Hanoi
Rio de Janeiro
Johannesburg
Santiago

9. A range of Agreements :
Several kinds of Agreements for scientific cooperation are signed between CNRS and Foreign Research Organizations,
which cover, always within the framework of joint research projects,
from basic mobility expenses all the way to joint laboratories:
PICS : International Programs for Scientific Cooperation GDRI : International Research Networks LIA : International Associated Laboratory UMI : International Joint Units
Large international research facilities
The selection of projects is based on their Excellence and Novelty.

11. The activities of the CNRS in :. ASIA-PACIFIC
The activities of the CNRS in : ASIA-PACIFIC Geographic distribution of Agreements 48 39 12 9 6 1 2 15 5 1

12. There is a strong will of CNRS
to develop cooperation with Asian countries
Thank you