Economics of industry
for intelligent production

Brittany is looking to develop a more sustainable and human industry.
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Our objectives

Towards competitiveness and sovereignty

Brittany aims to develop production technologies in order to increase competitiveness of its companies, but also to create an industry of “transitions” focusing on materials, energy, mobility technologies… Paving the way to a more sustainable industry.

The R&I landscape

large range of Breton research institutions

Industrial issues concern a large range of Breton research institutions, which are collaborating in meta-projects such as: MAT&TRANS, INDUSTRIE DU FUTUR, … Innovative actors are structured around several clusters such as ID4CAR and EMC2.

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technological platforms

IMT Atlantique

energy and environmental processes

Among IMT Atlantique research expertises are energy and environmental processes, robotics and automation and networked systems.

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Inria

Hand in hand with industrial actors

Inria is jointly working with industrial actors on all industrial digital aspects, from software engineering to cybersecurity.

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Université de Rennes

Focus on chemistry and physics

Researchers at Université de Rennes are linked to this thematic by their research in chemistry, green chemistry, materials, and physics of inorganic glass. Sustainability of such innovations is transversal across their research.

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Université de Bretagne Occidentale

Material as priority

Research on material is important at Université de Bretagne Occidentale, in particular in chemistry, rheology and laser physics.

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James Behan, a chemist working on materials providing greener electrocatalysis
Raouf Hammache, a chemist working on the fouling and aging of membrane systems
Maxime Laurans, chemist, working on the valorisation of nitrogen
Alexandre Puyguiraud, geoscientist, working on fluid mechanisms at the very small scale
Marios Zacharias, a computational physicist looking to improve solar cells efficiency
Secure and responsible digital economy
Digitalizing the Breton economy in a reliable way
Brittany is adapting its economy to the digital revolution with security, sustainability and ethical issues at the core.
Food economy for everyone to eat well
Finding new ways for a sustainable food production
Food production leader in France, Brittany supports innovation helping to face the necessary mutations of the food production system.
Economics of industry for intelligent production
Innovating towards a more sustainable industry
Brittany is looking to increase competitiveness of its companies and to develop networks on innovative materials, energy, mobility technologies…
Maritime economy for blue growth
Maintaining the sea central in Breton growth
Brittany is taking advantage of its status as the largest French peninsula and expanding innovation from coastal management to development of biotechnologies.
Health and welfare economics for a better quality of life
Reinforcing Breton medical excellence
Breton actors are innovating for the well-being in many ways, from finding new molecules to adapting working processes to new technologies.
Transitions
To live well in Brittany
Facing systemic challenges, Brittany is developing transversal action to organize and support innovation in key transition aspects.