The need to innovate is more relevant than ever for companies that need to adapt their production facilities to the new needs of their customers.
The Carnot Télécom & Société numérique institute helps you create a genuine culture of innovation within your company, by giving you access to world-class scientific and technological resources.
Take advantage of a powerful structured network of 11 scientific institutions of excellence, and gain easy access to their expertise to accelerate your R&D strategy and realize your innovation projects.
Our more than 1,900 researchers are fully aware of the challenges involved in modernizing businesses. They listen to your needs and propose innovative, competitive solutions that fit in with your strategy. At every stage of the project, they support your transformation and maintain a relationship based on quality, efficiency and transparency.
Comprehensive support
Your partnership with the Carnot Télécom & Société numérique institute will help you develop decisive and sustainable competitive advantages. To do this, we support you in the development and implementation of your project, across the entire innovation value chain, from defining the need to putting it into production:
Strategy > Definition of a strategic innovation roadmap
Research > Scientific and administrative monitoring of project engineering
Development > Integrating research into the production process
Suppport> Day-to-day support for the entire innovation project
Strategy 
Definition of a strategic innovation roadmap 
Research
Scientific and administrative monitoring of project engineering
Development
Integrating research into the production process
Support
Financial optimization of the entire innovation projectA one-stop shop
At every stage of your project, you'll have a single point of contact, always ready to listen to your needs.
Your project manager will help you define the roadmap for your innovation strategy, and identify the scientific and technological resources that will drive your R&D project forward.
It manages partnerships from start to finish, taking into account all the necessary aspects:
- Scientific challenges
- Day-to-day support
- Intellectual property
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Your fully customized R&I solution
Our unique position in the higher education and research sector gives you the opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers, within the framework of a high-quality contractual relationship.
To ensure the success of all your R&D projects, our services are based on the synergy between research, technological maturation and training.
It's all modular: for each of your projects, we tailor our services to your company's needs, providing you with personalized support.
Research
We offer the opportunity to work with recognized researchers to develop effective research partnerships. This collaboration can take various forms: CIFRE or outsourced thesis, bilateral contract, industrial chair, joint laboratory, European or national projects via ANR, H2020, PIA or FUI programs.
Maturation
Technologies pass through different stages of maturity during their development. We support you at every stage of technology preparation, from proof-of-concept through prototyping and production, to technology transfer (with patent registration and/or startup creation).
Training
The Carnot Télécom & Société numérique institute relies on a vast network of grandes écoles to put you in touch with French academic excellence. Students in continuing education or apprenticeships can thus become involved in your innovation activities via an internship or a master's project.
Joint laboratories
Theses in partnership
An optimized, mutually beneficial partnership
Financing, intellectual property and access to results are key elements of all innovation projects.
Financing
The research tax credit (CIR), which can be as high as 60%, is available in the form of tax reductions and subsidies.
Intellectual property
Several technology transfer options are available. Results can be returned to you in full, become the exclusive property of the Institut Carnot Télécom & Société Numérique, or be the subject of a co-ownership agreement between your company and the Institut Carnot.
Access to results
You can decide to leave the results open access, retain full control over their distribution, or opt for an intermediate sharing system.
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