CNRS

A major player in basic research worldwide, the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) is the only French organisation active in all scientific fields. Innovation at the CNRS means drawing on outstanding results from scientific research to develop new products and solutions that will tangibly change lives. Every year, CNRS and its partner laboratories produce remarkable breakthroughs. A conscious and deliberate innovation policy helps these breakthroughs to progress through to society. CNRS's unique position as a multi-specialist enables it to bring together all of the scientific disciplines in order to shed light on and understand the challenges of today's world, in connection with public and socio-economic stakeholders. Together, the different sciences contribute to sustainable progress that benefits society as a whole.