Carnot institutes
The Carnot network
The Carnot network comprises public research structures, certified by the French Ministry in charge of Research, committed to developing research partnerships that promote innovation in businesses of all sizes – from SMEs to large corporations – and among socio-economic stakeholders.
Catherine Plessy, new deputy to the Executive Director of the Association Carnot Institutes
Brain Computer Interface (BCI) enables thought-controlled walking after spinal cord injury
AVATAR MEDICAL RECEIVES FDA CLEARANCE FOR ITS VIRTUAL REALITY SURGICAL PLANNING SOLUTION
BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS: IBEX ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOON TO BE A CLINICAL REALITY AT INSTITUT CURIE
The Carnot Network present at Formnext to showcase the Carnot innovation in additive manufacturing
More than €140 million raised in 2021by Institut CURIE START-UPS (Carnot Institute)
Bringing artificial intelligence in machine vision to optimise bridge maintenance
Inria and Dassault Systèmes Form Strategic Alliance for a European Digital Trusted Platform
AVATAR MEDICAL raises €1.2 million for its virtual reality medical imaging solution for Surgeons
Carnot and start-ups, SMEs and mid-caps
Of the 11 000 R&D contracts signed every year between Carnot Institutes and businesses - of which 40% with SMEs. This does not include the numerous collaborative R&D projects involving SMEs in which Carnot plays a key role or non-research related services provided by Carnot teams.
The Carnot institutes’ intellectual property policy
The Carnot institutes network’s purpose is to develop research partnerships with companies and fostering technology transfers. This involves an organised transfer of public research results for an optimal benefit with the best possible socio-economic impact.
Carnot is preparing the future
Carnot Institutes leverage their cutting-edge scientific and technological expertise to understand the R&I challenges of the partner businesses they work with and to deploy a proactive scientific and technological resourcing policy to anticipate tomorrow’s innovations today!
Carnot : choosing a name ?
Asked to improve steam engines (Reflections on the motive power of heatand on machines fitted to develop that power), Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796-1832) established the second law of thermodynamics, which governs the workings of devices that we all use on a daily basis (heat engines in cars, refrigerators, etc.).
Partnership Research
The Carnot institutes network brings together a large number of science and technology professionals, from sectors as varied as healthcare, ICT, mechanics, materials and processes, energy and chemistry.
Carnot Institutes: research for business innovation
The Carnot network’s mission is to prepare the industry and economy of tomorrow by supporting businesses’ innovation and transformation strategy.
