Technology transfer
IN FIGURES…
For 10 years
it has been one of the "Top 100 Global Innovators"
according to Clarivate Analytics, and the only French research body to appear in the 2020 Clarivate list.
Leading patent applicant
among research bodies in France
Leading French patent applicant
in Europe
670 new patents
applied for in 2019
6,980 active
patent families
70% of 216 startups
created since 1971 still active (90% after 5 years), representing a total of more than 4,000 jobs
5 startups
launched in 2019, including 4 managed by CEA employees
— The CEA pursues an active policy of transferring skills and technologies, which it mainly protects with patents and transfers to industry, in the key areas of energy, health, future mobility and the factory of the future, in response to societal and industrial challenges.
The CEA among the top patent applicants in France and Europe
— The CEA is one of the top patent applicants in both France and Europe, mainly in the fields of microelectronics (semiconductors), new energy technologies, instrumentation and health, addressing the current major transitions: energy, digital and medical.
These patents reinforce a foundation of globally recognised scientific excellence and strengthen the CEA’s portfolio, which already consists of 6,980 active patent families in these cutting-edge sectors.
On the strength of its expertise and the protection of its technologies, in 2019 the CEA entered into more than 900 partnerships with industrial companies ranging from startups and SMEs to mid-caps and large groups.
A dynamic approach to technology transfer
— The dynamism of the CEA’s technology transfer is also reflected in the granting of licences to its industrial partners and in its sustained support for the creation and development of startups based on its technologies, over more than two decades. In this context, the CEA relies on its investment funds managed by its subsidiary, CEA Investissement, and Supernova Invest, cofounded with Amundi in 2017.
In support of this mission, the Revenue Division has all the necessary expertise for technology transfer, in intellectual property, contracts and spin-offs, and knowledge of markets and industrial stakeholders, supplemented in 2019 by economic intelligence passed on by special teams within the CEA’s four operational divisions..
THE CEA ON ALL FRONTS
To ensure its most promising startups benefit from the best national and international exposure and to introduce them to new partners, for the fourth consecutive year the CEA attended CES 2019 in Las Vegas, with eight demonstrators covering five topics: electric mobility, renewable energies, connected health, blockchain and FoodTech. For the first time in 2019 it also took part along with six startups in the Viva Technology – VivaTech trade show in Paris, with two aims: to present their expertise in three main areas (big data and health, energy transition and industry of the future), and to meet students, who attended in large numbers on the final day, in order to attract talent.
Finally, with the same objectives, the CEA was in Lyon in September 2019 for the first Sport Unlimitech event, with six demonstrators including an autonomous cycle power meter system and a connected tennis racquet created by a startup specialising in sport gaming.