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The benefits of partnership research

Partnership research is a strategic lever for companies, enabling them to accelerate innovation while optimizing risk and cost control. Thanks to a network of high-level expertise and resources, supported by scientific excellence, partnered research offers comprehensive, tailor-made support. By fostering the exchange of perspectives and collaborative work around shared objectives, it helps to remove technological barriers and generate new knowledge.
 

• Access to cutting-edge expertise
  Public laboratories have specialized researchers and advanced skills in key scientific and technological fields.
• Access to high-tech equipment
  Companies can use the laboratory infrastructures like test sites (tank facilities, sea trials site, supercomputers, microscopes, etc.).
• Lower R&D costs
  When you collaborate with a public laboratory you can share the research costs.
• Enhanced image and credibility
  Working with a public laboratory enhances the company's image and credibility with customers, partners and investors by demonstrating its commitment to innovation and science, with a guarantee of high scientific standards.
• Innovation network and ecosystem
  With these collaborations you can integrate innovation networks (clusters, competitiveness clusters, European consortia) and create new strategic opportunities.
• Create links with students who may join your company later on.

How you can work with us ?

We work with all types of companies: start-ups, SMEs, ETIs and major corporations.

Collaboration can take many forms: we adapt to your needs to propose the best collaboration tools, according to your project, your constraints and your budget. Our project managers will direct you to the right contacts according to your needs and the expertise best suited to your project.

Research collaboration contract

• CIFRE thesis: The CIFRE scheme enables a company to benefit from financial aid (co-financed by the ANRT*) to recruit a doctoral student whose research work, supervised by an academic laboratory, will lead to the presentation of a thesis.
• Joint laboratory: A joint laboratory is a research structure created by a public research organization and a company to carry out collaborative R&D work on themes of common interest. It is based on shared governance, pooled resources and a long-term vision to foster innovation and technology transfer.
• Industrial chair: An industrial chair is a partnership between a company and a higher education or research institution, aimed at developing research and training on a strategic theme. It promotes innovation, technology transfer and the strengthening of academic and industrial skills.
• Funded collaborative projects: Joint participation in national or European calls for projects (ANR, Horizon Europe, PIA, etc.) to obtain public funding for innovation projects.
• Internships and educational collaborations: Hosting interns or taking part in joint training programs to strengthen links between research and industry.

Service provision

• Access to technology platforms: The company uses the equipment and infrastructure of research units (test benches, characterization, prototyping, etc.), sometimes with scientific support.
• Expertise/studies: researchers provide the company with cutting-edge expertise on a specific issue.
• Skills transfer and training: companies can acquire the cutting-edge skills needed to implement their innovative projects.

Patent licensing or technology transfer

The company exploits a patented innovation or know-how developed by the laboratory in exchange for a royalty.

*ANRT : National Association for Research and Technology