Research & Innovate with Europe! Awareness raising and information tour of China October november 2013 France - China cooperation in R&D&I Main tools managed by the SST Dr Philippe MARTINEAU Deputy Counsellor, S&T department French Embassy in China
Outline I. Introduction II. French S&T department bilateral tools III. Conclusions
Pionners of sciences Marie Curie (1903 & 1911) and more recently: 2012 Nobel Physics - Serge Haroche 2011 Nobel Medicine - Jules Hofmann 2010 Fields Maths - Cédric Villani & Ngô Bảo Châu 2009 Abel Maths - Michail Gromov 2008 Nobel Medicine - Françoise Barré-Sinoussi & Luc Montagnier 2008 Abel Maths - Jacques Tits 2007 Nobel Physics - Albert Fert 2006 Fields Maths - Wendelin Werner 2005 Nobel Chemistry - Yves Chauvin 2003 Abel Maths - Jean-Michel Serres 2002 Fields Maths - Laurent Laforgue 1997 Nobel Physics - Claude Cohen-Tanoudji 1994 Fields Maths - Pierre-Louis Lions & Jean-Christophe Yoccoz 1992 Nobel Physics - Georges Charpak 1991 Nobel Physics - Pierre-Gilles de Gennes SCIENCE in France Serge Haroche (2012) 11 Fields medals or 3 Abel prize = «Nobel in maths
& TECHNOLOGY in France Leadership in several technologies High-speed trains (Alstom), Aeronautics (Airbus, Eurocopter *, Dassault, Safran), rockets (Arianespace *) & satellites (Astrium *, Thales-Alenia *), nuclear (Areva) & renewables energies, pharmaceutics (Sanofi & Pasteur), agronomy (Limagrain), etc. * also with European partners
Companies ( ) Research actors National «research bodies» (25) CNRS all domains (25 500 permanent staff) CEA atomic & alternative energies (16 000) INRA agronomy (8 500) INSERM medicine & life sciences (8 500) INRIA applied maths (4 400) CNES space (2 400) IFREMER oceanography (1 600) BRGM (geology & mining) etc. Higher education & research institutions 85 [state] universities (1 or several per city) + independantly managed Engineering & Business schools ( Grandes Ecoles ), public or private
Public private research cooperation Industry Academic joint labs (e.g. THALES CNRS Université Paris-Sud on spintronics, nanomagnetism & high-tc superconductors (Albert Fert Nobel Physics 2007) 70 competitive clusters («Pôles de compétitivité») Partners: Companies + higher education and/or research institution ~ 500 million EUR/year (state) Tax credit for innovative companies ~3 billion EUR OSEO (public sector institution aiming at supporting innovation and growth of SMEs) ~700 million EUR (state) + ~6 billion EUR (private)
Outline I. Science & Technology in France II. French S&T department bilateral tools III. Conclusions
French Embassy in China S&T Department - Location The department for Science Science & Technology in the French Embassy in China Shenyang Shenyang Wuhan Wuhan Chengdu Chengdu Beijing Beijing Shanghai Shanghai Canton Canton Total : 24 people
French Embassy in China S&T Department - Missions Main missions or objectives : «Make French science better known in China and Chinese science better known in France» Stimulate and support French-Chinese research partnerships by fostering exchange of researchers but also students in PhD for example Promoting the mobility of researchers between France and China
PROGRAMMES
French Embassy in China -S&T Department - objectives ACADEMIC ATTRACTIVENESS FRANCE EXCELLENCE CAI YUANPEI INITIALIZATION OF PARTNERSHIPS ZHANG HENG XU GUANGQI
French Embassy in China S&T Department Initialization of partnerships Better mutual knowledge Zhang Heng Granting young French scientists coming for a short trip in China to meet potential partners Xu Guangqi Call for elementary research proposals, open to French and Chinese joint teams wishing to start a cooperation
French Embassy in China S&T Department - Programmes Cai Yuanpei Programme - A French-Chinese funded common call for proposals. - The proposals should be more consistent and balanced between the two partners Launched in 2009 Partners: MESR, MAEE in France and MOE (CSC) in China Objective: To o develop high standards scientific and technological exchanges between labs of the 2 countries around thesis in co-tutelle or co-direction Main criteria: mobility of PhD and Post doct
Start new cooperation: initial step French scientists to China ( XU Guangxi, e.g. in 2013 30 selected projects (22 in S&T + 8 in social science) Support of few study-trips per project S&T department: programmes Start new cooperation: further step French scientists to China + Chinese scientists to France ( CAI Yuanpei, e.g. in 2013 25 selected projects Joint selection in partnership between FR: Min. research + Foreign Affairs CN: MoE / CSC
Other bilateral research R&D&I programmes Calls through French research funding agency (ANR) & National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) «ANR NSFC» & [Chinese] Ministry of Science and Technology «ANR MoST» Call through OSEO (public institution support to SME s) «OSEO MoST» + more info. on www.ambafrance-cn.org / science & innovation
French Embassy in China S&T Department - Programme Coopol Innovation Fostering cooperations between French clusters and Chinese technologic parks. It grants a tandem company / scientist looking for partners in Chinese labs. Selection based on excellence and dynamism In 2012 : 5 missions have been organized,
Outline I. Science & Technology in France II. French S&T section bilateral tools III. Conclusions
Approaching China with BILATERAL COOPERATION Better mutual knowledge Implementation of confidence Exchange of researchers, students, experts, Creation of joint labs Launching of new joint programme of cooperation Joint participation in call for proposals
33 Sino-French joint structures of research in 2012 40+ in 2013
ZHANG HENG XU GUANGQI Sino french joint call ANR /MOST, ANR/NSFC European calls CAI YUANPEI Joint labs,.. Exchange of PHD, Post Doct, professors,
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