Carnot Icéel

Icéel

The Icéel Carnot Institute effectively uses synergies between its 26 laboratories, technical centres (CRT, CTI) and technology transfer structures to offer a controlled approach to engineering that provides manufacturers and territories with added value. Its partnership commitment is to respond to societal challenges linked to energy and the environment.

Key figures
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Key figures

Permanent staff (full-time equivalent) 520
PhD Students 470 (60 CIFRE)
Global budget 84 M€
Partnership incomes with industry €16M
Business figure 8 M€
Contact
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Contact

institut Carnot ICÉEL
1, rue Grandville - BP 20451
54001 Nancy Cedex

Jérôme STERPENICH
Director

Catherine PLESSY
Head of partnerships
+(33) 3 72 74 36 67

Email contact
jerome.sterpenich[a]univ-lorraine.fr
Email contact
catherine.plessy[a]univ-lorraine.fr
Email contact
iceel-contact[a]univ-lorraine.fr
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Présentation

Design, development and validation of innovative solutions

4 thematic R&D axes for our work on our platforms and technical centres

The Industry of the Future
Modular, intensified and clean factories / Additive manufacturing / Intelligent sensors / AI and connected objects / Augmented – Virtual Reality / Intelligent manufacturing and robotics, cobots / Environment, man and machines / Technology management, competitive intelligence, societal support
 

Materials and Process Engineering, Resources and Recycling
New materials / Assembly / Surface processing and functionalization / Circular economy, recycling, waste processing / Ecodesign, LCA / Process engineering and safety / Innovative processes (development, manufacturing, transformation) / Mineral resources and critical metals
 

 Bioeconomy
Sustainable use of agroresources (food and non-food) / Functional ingredients, biomolecules, biomaterials, biological fibres / Agromining / Integrated biorefinery (chemistry and energy) / Bioenergies / Management and valorization of wood, biomass and territorial sustainability
 

Energy and Ecological Transition
Energy efficiency for industry and in buildings, smart grids / Energy storage (vectors, regulation, self-supply) / New energy vectors (H2, NH3, biomethane) / CO2 capture, storage and recycling / Maintaining biodiversity / Sustainable resource, water and soil management 
 

Target markets

  • Manufacturing
  • Transports (Aeronautical, Automobile, Railways)
  • Resources & Environment
  • Energies
  • Health & Bioeconomics
  • Development & Construction

Icéel services for you include:

- Leading a network which federates platforms to ensure crucial links between research, transfer and innovation
- A network of scientific and technological correspondents ready to respond to your requests and requirements
- Proposals tailored to meet company requirements (SMEs, Mid-Cap companies and industrial corporations):

  • À la carte R&D projects: bilateral projects (CIFRE, exploratory research, etc.) and collaborative programmes (on the regional, national and international scales)
  • Sourcing of skills and resources
  • Research services: feasibility studies, technology transfer 
  • Evaluation of innovation capacities
  • Technology transfer and innovation workshops (ATIs®)
  • Services : characterization, expertise, monitoring
  • Continuous training