BRUSSELS, BELGIUM /PARIS, FRANCE: Solvay SA and the CNRS (France’s National Centre for Scientific Research) have renewed their framework agreement for five years, highlighting the strong ties between science, research and innovation and their strategic partnership of the past 40 years.
Patrick Maestro, scientific director of Solvay, and Nicolas Castoldi, chief technology transfer officer and general counsel of CNRS, signed the agreement which structures the scientific partnership between the two organisations. It includes conducting innovative research ranging from basic science to market applications to develop, for example, eco-efficient products and processes, formulations for home & personal care, polymer materials for lightweight in transport or methods and tools that speed up research.
Since 2006, the alliance between CNRS researchers, academics and Solvay teams has resulted in more than 110 patents, 450 contracts and nearly 280 shared scientific publications. It has moreover led to the creation of four shared research centres across three continents: The Laboratory of the Future (Bordeaux, France) and the Polymers and Advanced Materials Laboratory (Lyon, France), the Eco-Efficient Products and Processes Laboratory (Shanghai, China) and the Complex Assemblies of Soft Matter Laboratory (Bristol, Pennsylvania, US).
“Our partnership with CNRS reaffirms Solvay’s deep historical link to science and research. It brings together researchers with diverse profiles and drives creativity, resulting in innovative applications as well as in valuable and sustainable solutions for our customers," said Patrick.
“The new agreement illustrates how public research together with multinationals like Solvay, dedicated to innovation, can build a relationship of trust which takes research to the highest international levels and creates products and efficient processes addressing challenging market demands. Economic competitiveness is enhanced by excellence in science and CNRS and Solvay’s shared successes are the testimony of this,” added Nicolas.
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