Thales and Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse renew research agreement
Thales and Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier University have extended their framework agreement for a further five years. The two partners share the same passion for advanced research and have been working together under this strategic arrangement since 2011. The signing ceremony was held today at Thales’s head office in Paris La Défense.
Thales needs to consolidate its technology leadership in the face of tough competition in each of its five key markets. Teams from Thales and Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier University are conducting advanced research in physics, chemistry, materials science, algorithms, modelling and software and have a shared ambition to develop the innovations that will create value for customers and users in the future.
The formal agreement signed today marks the continuation of a strategy that has proved highly effective over the years and has brought tangible benefits to both partners in areas as diverse as satellite communications, ionosphere modelling and multi-material additive manufacturing.
To develop technology demonstrators and new products based on their research findings, Thales and Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier University share a dynamic approach to intellectual property and are co-owners of several joint patents.
Working hand-in-hand with an academic research partner such as Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier University brings us access to highly specialised talent and resources and gives us the competitive advantage we need to drive business growth.
Marko Erman, Chief Technology Officer, Thales
| About Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier University With its roots dating back to the former University of Toulouse, founded in 1229, Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier University was officially created in 1969 by merging the former faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy and Science. Today, it is one of the world’s leading universities, renowned for its scientific influence, the diversity of its laboratories and the quality of the courses it offers in the fields of science, healthcare, sport, technology and engineering. In 2017, it was recognised as one of the Top 300 institutions worldwide in National Taiwan University’s NTU Ranking for the performance of scientific papers. It is attended by approximately 32,000 students across nine sites in the region: Toulouse, Castres, Tarbes, Auch, Castanet-Tolosan, Bagnères de Luchon, Lannemezan, Bagnères de Bigorre and Moulis. Its 68 laboratories and shared facilities pursue high-quality research across a vast array of fields, from atoms to exoplanets, big data to oncology and human and social sciences to ecosystems. The University has created an innovation hub that combines teaching and research in partnership with economic, cultural and other stakeholders at local, national and international level. About Thales The people we all rely on to make the world go round – they rely on Thales. Our customers come to us with big ambitions: to make life better, to keep us safer. Combining a unique diversity of expertise, talents and cultures, our architects design and deliver extraordinary high-technology solutions. Solutions that make tomorrow possible, today. From the bottom of the oceans to the depths of space and cyberspace, we help our customers think smarter and act faster – mastering ever-greater complexity and every decisive moment along the way. With 65,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales reported sales of €15.8 billion in 2017. Notes to editors – Research and Technology at Thales Innovation is a central pillar of Thales’s strategy. For many years, Thales has fostered an open approach to innovation, developing strategic relationships with academic partners. Within Thales’s global R&D organisation, some 3,000 people are dedicated to fundamental research and technology (R&T) projects. Thales’s main R&T teams are based in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Singapore and the United Kingdom. In France, the Palaiseau laboratory, located on the École Polytechnique campus, is part of the world-class science and technology complex in Saclay. |
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