IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES (IFPEN)

Public research and training organization, with internationally recognized expertise, whose mission is to develop the technologies and materials of the future in the fields of energy, transport and the environment.

SMEs supported have access to its technical resources and its expertise in more than 50 professions. IFPEN also shares its expertise in the field of intellectual property and project management.

Technological support for innovative companies. In most cases, IFPEN implements a policy of providing competitiveness support to SMEs and intermediate-sized companies, giving priority to the eco-industries sector. IFPEN’s objective is to reinforce technology transfer towards these SMEs to ensure that the results of the partnerships are more rapidly transformed into products and services and to help them stand out on their markets.
The risks are shared throughout the project and the SME pays IFPEN in the form of royalties calculated on the basis of the revenues generated by the innovation. IFPEN also shares its expertise in the field of intellectual property, project management, and the industrial development of research, more broadly, with SMEs. Each year, more than 300 new contacts are made with SMEs.
As a result, some 50 projects are reviewed, leading to around 20 partnership agree.