RESEARCH & INNOVATION IN FRANCE Minh-Hà PHAM Counselor for Science and Technology Destination Europe Atlanta, October 2014
Key figures of the French Higher Education and Research system State-funded Higher Education 1.4% of France s GDP Predominantly public financing (87%) Education represents largest portion of government spending (more than 20% of budget) Tuition costs among the lowest in the world (for universities : BA is 183 /yr ; Master is 254 /yr ; PhD is 388 /yr) Research positions Government (civil servants)/private contracts Tenured jobs (after a PhD + postdoc)/non permanent positions Full time research/time shared for research and teaching Research funds Government/Competitive grants Functioning Equipment Fluids Non permanent jobs Travel expenses, international cooperation
Joints laboratories = basic building block of the research system Research organizations (CNRS, Inserm, etc.) Universities Private companies Joint labs (UMR) Regions Funding Agencies (ANR) Europe (H2020) Specific fundings (PIA)
What you should know about being a Researcher in France : Permanent positions offered Evaluation process for tenure Researchers Research bonus on a competitive basis High quality research facilities Access to regional, national and European funds on a competitive basis Innovation bill (1999) : to facilitate the creation of start-ups by researchers French citizenship and language are not compulsory Quality of life : University tuition cost are low Health insurance for everyone Jumping-off point to discover Europe Great food and cultural life!
Hosting conditions (Insurance, banking, accommodation, etc.) To facilitate the visits of foreign scientists to France : Kassler Foundation (public) : http://www.fnak.fr/index.php?setlang=e ALCEIS (private) : http://www.alceis.com/en To facilitate the visits of PhD students to France : Campus France : http://www.campusfrance.org/en
French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) KEY FIGURES I CNRS is the largest public scientific research organization in Europe I All fields of science I Over 32 000 employees, including 25 300 CNRS tenured employees among which 11 200 researchers I Budget $4.30 B (2013) I > 1 000 research units (96% joint laboratories) I 1 st recipient for FP7, 6.5%, 1465 projects (2013) I 3.2% of world s scientific publications I 4803 Copublications with a US partner (2013) I 20 Nobel Prize and 12 Fields Medal Laureates
An Important Actor in Economic Development Productive relationships with industry Support of technology transfer I 25 framework agreements with major industrial groups I 4 520 primary patents, 859 active licences I Among the world s 100 most innovative companies and organizations I 704 innovative companies created since 2000
Inserm : At the Heart of Life and Health Sciences The First European Research Performing Organization in Health Sciences KEY FIGURES Budget: 970 M (~$1.2 Billion) Human resources: 5,042 permanent staff (2 153 researchers) 2,807 contractual positions (PhD students and post-docs) 4,184 university-hospital personnel Research teams: 1069 Research units: 291 Clinical Investigation Centers: 54 Inserm publications: ~10 000/year 49% international co-publications USA= 1st International Partner Patents: 1,151 families 400 research tools 9 entrepreunarial projects in 2013 Destination Europe- October 17, 2014 European grants (FP7): 36 coordinations 7 Infrastructures 108 ERC laureates (1st position in Europe) 8
34 sector-based initiatives In September 2013, the French government choose 34 sector-based initiatives to regain its place among the major industrial powers These initiatives are estimated to create 480,000 jobs in 10 years and generate 45.5 billion in value added CNES is the project manager of one of these initiatives: the electricpropulsion satellite
A roadmap led by CNES 2 mains actions : Adapt the geostationary satellites platforms of Airbus and Thales. Develop the high-power electric propulsion PPS 5000 of Snecma. A 54 million planned budget, 25 million of which will be financed by the government. This project should create 1500 jobs.
Alternative Energies And Atomic Energy Commission FROM RESEARCH TO INDUSTRY Research and innovation for advanced new technologies in energy, ICT and life sciences Destination Europe October 17, 2014
Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission Direction of CEA Objective Technologies Defense Security Military Applications Division Nuclear Energy Nuclear Energy Division Technological Research Division Human ressources: 16 000 10 Research centers Budget: 4.7 B 1 000 PhD Publications: 3 000/year Science Fundamental research Materials Sciences Division Life Sciences Division strategic independence of France 1,608 patents >650 Priority patents per year France s first applicant of PCT patents worldwide 157 new companies established since 1984 in the high-technology energy independence of France sector economic competitiveness of France 51 Joint research laboratory
CONTACT Minh-Hà Pham, PhD Counselor for Science and Technology Embassy of France 4101 Reservoir Road, NW Washington, DC 20007 conseiller@ambascience-usa.org Website : http://www.france-science.org