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About CNRS National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 1

AN ESSENTIAL RESEARCH CONTRIBUTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY I Largest European Research Performing Organization I All fields of knowledge covered through 10 specialized Institutes I K ey Objectives I Pushing back the frontiers of science I Meeting the major challenges facing our planet I Promoting cutting-edge technology CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 2

THE TEN CNRS INSTITUTES CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 3

A STRONG PRESENCE ON THE RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION FRONT I CNRS partners with higher education institutions, as well as with other research organizations, and the industry I Actively involved in the creation of Communities of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (ComUE) I A founding member of the 5 Research Alliances : Aviesan (life sciences) - Ancre (energy) - Allistene (digital sciences) Allenvi (environment) - Athena (humanities and social sciences) I A key player in the French government’s « Investments for the Future » program (Idex, Labex, Equipex, SATT, IRT, ITE…) CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 4

Key Figures I 33 000 employees, including 24 900 CNRS tenured, among which 11 200 researchers and 13 700 engineers, technicians and administrative staff I 2014 initial budget: 4.6 B CAD, including 990 M CAD generated income I Over 1 100 research and service units (95% joint laboratories/units) I World leading institution in terms of publication (Nature Index) I 20 Nobel Prize and 12 Fields Medal Laureates CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 5

INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS q Scopus/Scimago : CNRS 1 st , before the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), the Russian (RAS), then Harvard q Thomson Reuters/Web of Science : CNRS 4 th , after CAS, Max Planck & Harvard (but CNRS is 1 st in citations number) q Nature Index : 5,000 4,000 Nature Index Institution Output 3,000 Article Count Feburary 2014- 2,000 January 2015 1,000 20 first institutions, 0 in publications number CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 6

An Important Actor in the Economic Development Process Productive relationships with industry Support of technology transfer ● I 25 framework agreements with major industrial groups ● I 4 520 primary patents, 959 active licences ● I Among the world’s 100 most innovative companies and organizations ● I Over 1 000 innovative companies created since 2000 CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 7

q A Strong International Presence CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 8

20 000 INTERNATIONAL COPUBLICATIONS PER YEAR (57 % of CNRS publications) Distribution per country (average 2012-2013) 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Données SCI Expanded --CPCI-S (Thomson Reuters) – traitement CNRS SAP2S & INIST CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 9

62 000 MISSIONS IN 2014 (+3300 missions / 2013) Among which 41 000 missions to Europe: Russia & NEI Latin America 2% Autres EER 4% Grece Africa Middle Pologne 13% 2% East 2% 7% Portugal Allemagne 3% Asia Pacific 17% 8% Autriche 3% Italie USA & Pays-Bas 14% Canada 5% 13% Belgique EER 7% 66% Royaume-Uni CERN 10% 8% Suisse Espagne 8% 8% CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 10

CNRS OFFICES ABROAD Brussels (European Union) Washington Beijing (USA, Canada & Mexico) (China) New Delhi (India) Tokyo Singapore (Japan, (ASEAN) Korea & Taiwan) Rio de Janeiro Pretoria (Brazil) (South Africa ) 11 CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015

CNRS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TOOLS International joint units + " Mirror " structures Excellence UMI / joint units abroad (humanities & social sciences) Structuration 5+5 years Mirror UMI International associated laboratories LIA 4+4 years Structuring International research networks GDRI 4+4 years International scientific cooperation projects PICS & JRP Prospective / joint research projects 3 years These tools operate on a competitive basis CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015

CNRS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TOOLS I 35 International Joint Units (UMI) I 171 International Associated Laboratories (LIA) I 103 International Research Networks (GDRI) I 318 International Programs for Scientific Cooperation (PICS) CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 13

35 INTERNATIONAL JOINT UNITS (UMI) IN 17 COUNTRIES UMI Nb 1 2 4 6 CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 14

171 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATED LABORATORIES (LIA) IN 46 COUNTRIES LIA Nb (2014) 1 to 2 3 to 6 7 to 14 15 to 19 CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 15

CNRS – Canada in brief I Canada 6th partner country I More than 1 200 co-publications I Structured cooperations 4 UMI - 6 LIA - 7 GDRI - 15 PICS I Other Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope International Ocean Drilling Program CNRS member of the ERA-CAN+ consortium More than 20 FP7 projects involving CNRS and Canadian researchers CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 16

Structured cooperations in Canada CRM : UdM – Math LN2 : U. Sherbrooke–Nano Takuvik : U. Laval-Arctic PIMS : UBC - Math UMI LIA CNRS - DERCI Halifax – Sept. 2015 17

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