Jean-Jacques FOIGNET
Director - International Operations
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Normandy actively supports the most advanced research sectors while promoting the development of innovative activities. To do so, it has set up numerous systems promoting the dissemination of technological information, technical and financial tools: business incubators, CRITT(*), CNRT(*), CRT(*), and PFT(*), investment grants, advisory consulting assistance, executive recruitment assistance, assistance to tutoring and support to young graduates’ projects, economic intelligence awareness, and more.

Normandy research also relies on the PUN, Pôle Universitaire Normand (Normandy University Network) that brings together the university facilities in Haute Normandie and Basse Normandie, i.e., 130 laboratories, 3,900 teacher scientists, and 2,000 doctoral students.

 
Biology and Agro-Bioindustry

The Basic and Applied Biology Research Centre encompasses teams from six different laboratories within the ISBIO (Institut de Biologie et Agro-industries, biology and agro-industry institute) and an agri-foodstuff technical centre, ADRIA Normandie: foodstuff safety and quality, sensory assessment, analytical controls, technological tests, and document watch.

 
Materials and Ion-Matter Interaction

The Materials Centre marshals teams working in five laboratories within the National Centre for Technological Research on Materials, and a technology-focussed center working with the ISPA (Graduate Ingineering School in Plastics Processing of Alençon).

The teams’ research hinge around the study and characterisation of synthetic and natural polymers, metallic, ceramic and composite materials, plastic and ceramic processing, materials for electronics and catalysis. The research units rely on big equipment such as the GANIL and CIRIL (Centre interdisciplinaire de recherches sur ions-lasers, interdisciplinary ion-laser research centre) handling the basic and applied aspects of nuclear physics and atomic physics.

 
Biomedicine and Drug Design Sciences

The Biomedical Research Centre for physiological and metabolic imaging and epidemiology focuses around the GIP CYCERON in Caen, a brain imaging and neuroscience research centre.

 
Imaging, and Information and Communication Technologies

The works conducted within the ITIC Research Centre in Caen hinge around five main topics: Image Processing and Analysis, Information Security and Transmission, Man-Machine Interaction, Sensors and Instrumentation, the Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Humans.

 
Environment Control and Industrial Safety

The Environment Control Centre regroups the Cherbourg Training Centre, many academic teams, the corporate association EMA, the CREMA (the regional committee for environment control studies), the CRITT BNC and the RESOTEC technological platform.

CNPP/VALMARIS in Vernon: European Centre for the Risk Control-Environment (safety of humans and assets).

PFT Evreux: The technological platform, benefiting from the «Cold Microbiology and Foodstuff Quality» Laboratory at the Evreux University Technological Institute, develops innovative decontamination technologies in the food-processing, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries...

 
Combustion - Engines

The Research Centre combines basic and applied research and includes international-scale laboratories such as CORIA, CERTAM and CEVAA, all located at the Madrillet Technopole in Rouen, which is also the host site for the “Combustion and Engines” CNRT.

 
Chemistry - Biology - Healthcare

The Chemistry-Biology-Health Research Centre is structured around "IFRMP", the backbone of 13 laboratories, the IRCOF "Fine Organic Chemistry Research Institute", and The Normandy Chemistry-Biology Postgraduate School (University of Rouen). The research addresses new molecules for tomorrow’s drugs and plant proteins for humans.

 

CERDATO, Total Petrochemicals's R&D centre (polymers), Total (refining), Shell Global Solutions (oil products: fuels, bitumen, lubricants...), ExxonMobil (refining), ISP Grand Couronne (testing of fuels, lubricants and engine components for the oil, chemicals and automotive industries), Autoliv Safety Center (automotive security systems), Chevron Oronite (world R&D center for quality additives), PPG Coatings (decorative printing inks for packaging applications) Crouzet Automatismes (nanoautomates), Aircelle (prototype development and expertise in composite materials), EADS Defence and Security Systems (computer image processing, mapping, command-control assistance systems,
and so on …), NXP/Lamip (analysis of the behaviour of faulty circuits),
Eldim (innovative instruments for the display industry), Thybris Innovation (secure web transaction filing), Nestlé Clinical Nutrition France (enteral clinical nutrition), Nestlé PTC (fresh dairy produces),GSK (phamaceuticals), Johnson et Johnson (medicinal chemistry), Valois (dispensing systems for the pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries), Lyven (food-related biotechnologies), Cargill (food additives), Electropoli (surface treatment, mainly for the automotive industry), Faurecia/PSA Peugeot Citroën (seat mechanisms), Sogefi Filtrauto (filters for automotive applications), Knorr Bremse (braking systems for trucks), Elvia PCB (printed circuits and other electronic components), Amcor (innovative flexible plastic packaging), NXP (world expertise centre, 900 researchers).

 

The Normandy University Network ("PUN") of Caen-Rouen-Le Havre: 70,000 students, 6,000 foreign students.

Postgradutate Engineering Schools:
Engineer schools: Insa in Rouen, Esigelec in Rouen, ISPA in Alençon, EIC in Cherbourg, EnsiCaen in Caen, Cesi Normandie in Rouen, Esitpa in Rouen, ESITC Caen (Ecole Supérieure des Travaux de la Construction-training of engineers for building and civil engineering companies), Isel in Le Havre, training of logistic engineers.

Business and Management Schools:
Ecole de Management de Normandie (Sup Europe C.E.S.E.C., ESC Le Havre and IPER), ESC Rouen group (ESC, ECAL, IFI and ISPP), IAE of Caen and IAE of Rouen.

More than 800 training courses available.

 
 
 
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