At the intersection of public research and private R&D, bringing together top universities and grandes écoles, national research organizations, and leading-edge scientific research facilities, Paris-Saclay provides companies and talents joining it with all the skills and tools needed to address major contemporary challenges.
Paris-Saclay, Europe’s leading innovation ecosystem, brings together the main R&D centers from both the public and private sectors, fostering a unique collaboration between research and industry. The Paris-Saclay research hub hosts laboratories, R&D centers, and private facilities of major industrial groups pioneering innovation. This synergy is evident across its 6 areas of excellence .
Paris-Saclay brings together about twenty educational institutions, prestigious schools, and universities, connected to research laboratories and advanced facilities. Two major university poles, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris and the Université Paris-Saclay, directly disseminate research advancements to students and future tech talents.
Active on both university campuses of Paris-Saclay, the Technology Transfer Acceleration Company (Société d’Accélération de Transfert Technologique) Paris-Saclay represents an investment capacity of 79 million euros over 11 years to finance and support the valorization of research work from the region and the transfer of technology to markets. It also offers a range of services dedicated to the development of industrial open innovation strategies and technological scouting.
The French Academy of Agriculture awarded the 2023 Gold Medal to Isabelle Lamy, research director at INRAE (National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment), for her dedication to research in terrestrial ecotoxicology at the national, European, and international levels. Terrestrial ecotoxicology studies the effect of pollutants on ecosystems.
Paris-Saclay is equipped with cutting-edge facilities, including rare and sometimes unique technologies worldwide: digital macroscope, automotive aeroacoustic wind tunnel, brain imaging research center, particle accelerator, nanotechnology research instruments, the world’s most powerful laser, high-performance digital simulation center, high-throughput genomic data processing platform, France’s most powerful supercomputer… Its equipment park gives Paris-Saclay a significant edge in research, benefiting not only academic researchers but also accessible to businesses.