Innovation & Research

Linking applied research to industrial needs.

Useful innovation reduces uncertainty, improves performance, or enables new applications across a value chain.

Circulating knowledge just as much as materials.

Industrial transition draws on chemistry, materials science, processes, digital technology, logistics, economics, and territorial science. Projects become more robust when these disciplines engage in dialogue early on.

SGI aims to foster collaboration among industrial players, laboratories, schools, universities, and public sector entities regarding issues directly linked to industrialization.

Demonstrators, trials, CIFRE doctoral projects, and technology transfer should be viewed as stages in an industrial pathway.

Areas of work

Forms of collaboration

Research

Applied issues

Programs aligned with a specific technical, economic, or organizational hurdle.

Trials

Characterization and proof

Protocols, materials, applications, quality, and reproducibility.

Demonstration

Scaling up

Performance validation and preparation for industrial integration.

CIFRE

Shared expertise

Doctoral projects bridging research and operational needs.

Transfer

Technology valorization

Access to know-how, intellectual property, and deployment.

Training

Skills development

Dissemination of methods and preparation for circular economy roles.

SGI Method

From issue to transfer

ProblemDefine the industrial hurdle.
PartnersBring together the relevant expertise.
EvidenceTest, measure, and document.
TransferPrepare for use and dissemination.

Propose a scientific or technological collaboration.

Specify the issue, prospective partners, and maturity level.