Thales: A passion for innovation
High-tech enterprises thrive on innovation, and Thales is no exception. Innovation has been the common thread throughout the company's history. Today more than ever before, the key challenge is to incorporate the latest research into the critical information systems at the core of Thales' business.
With a robust heritage that includes a Nobel Prize, a vault brimming with patents, and a proven track record of fielding new technologies, Thales brings nearly unmatched global capabilities to the United States’ R&D sector – a commitment that also signals a strong hedge in favor of Thales’ long-term, multi-domestic competitiveness.
Thales products such as the Liberty™ Radio are already proving the value of the company’s R&D commitment. The first multi-band, software-defined Land Mobile Radio for government agencies and first responders, it eliminates the need to carry multiple radios to cover fragmented frequency bans.
From partnering with universities and public research laboratories in the United States, Thales strives to keep its finger on the pulse of technological excellence so that we can provide solutions from "detection to decision."
Innovation Quick Facts
- Thales Group commits 18 percent of revenue to R&D
- A total of 4,200 Thales employees work in research and development at more
than 80 sites in 10 countries.
- The company holds over 15,000 patents globally and introduced 362 new
inventions in 2007.
- Thales’ patent applications have increased 50 percent in the past two years.
- Thales has over 30 cooperation agreements with universities and public
research laboratories in Europe, the United States and Asia. Universities in the U.S include:
- Georgia Tech
- University of California
- Berkeley
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology