Expertise

The five pillars of our expertise

Polymers Materials	Innovation	Product	Modeling	Environment
Petro-sourced, bio-sourced and recycled plastics	Steering innovation projects	Understanding consumer needs	Rheology	Waste management (plastic waste, building waste, medical waste)
Recycling	Defining innovation roadmaps	Product design	Mechanical calculation	CO₂ footprint
Coatings, adhesives	Running creativity sessions	Development of design solutions	CFD calculations (Computational Fluid Dynamics)	Waste reduction at source
Technical and scientific expertise	Setting up collaborative projects			Recycling tools
Standardization/co-qualification of materials; development of a reference panel for materials and suppliers; dovetailing with the purchasing strategy	Funding research			Life cycle analysis
	Intellectual property
Polymer characterization methods	Material/process innovation (development of new materials)
	Identification of partners

Polymers Materials

Petro-sourced, bio-sourced and recycled plastics
Recycling
Varnishes, glues
Technical and scientific expertise
Industrial approach to standardization/co-qualification of materials with creation of a panel of references for materials and suppliers in connection with the purchasing strategy
Polymer characterization methods

Innovation

Steering innovation projects
Innovation roadmap definition
Animation of creativity sessions
Setting up collaborative projects
Search for financing
Intellectual property
Material/process innovation (development of new materials)
Identification of partners

Product

Understanding consumer needs
Product design creation
Development of design solutions

Modélisation

Calculations Rheology
Mechanics Calculations
Unsteady calculations CFD (fluid behavior)

Environment

Waste management (plastic waste, construction waste, hospital waste)
CO² balance
Waste reduction at source
Recyclability tools
Life cycle analysis

Supporting innovation

Our expertise covers both the strategic and operational levels and is adapted to your needs; our methodology for innovation has been developed through direct managerial and operational experience.

Assistance at the strategic level of innovation

Definition of the client’s strategic and innovation routes based on its core values, vision and objectives
Development of an innovation roadmap for all projects
Selection, evaluation and prioritization of projects as part of an overall innovation project portfolio
Structuring and formatting the projects
Support in making decisions regarding project structure (proprietary or collaborative)
Intellectual property (IP) via State of the Art analysis and prior art to define freedom to operate and check if your solution is patentable; we will evaluate its financial viability.
Assistance in managing confidentiality (non-disclosure agreements)
Assistance in setting up collaboration contracts

Operational project management

State of the art review and innovation monitoring in your product category
Ideation and creative development on a series of concepts
Exploratory phase
Prototype development as a tangible working basis
Calculation verification
Pre-industrialization phase and project costing
GO / NO GO milestones for the different project deliverables, technical results and costing options
Regular reports to monitor project progress

Funding – an essential component of your innovation process

We will determine the most appropriate funding for your innovation project
- – Self-financing
- – Mixed (relying on external financing)
Research into tax relief and other sources of support for innovation
Interface with funding agencies
- – Industry and research groups
- – ADEME
- – BPI
- – DGCIS
- – DEE (Direction de l’Expansion Economique) of Monaco
- – EC (European Commission)

Material expertise which will be beneficial to your project

A material development methodology adapted to your needs

We have extensive know-how in the field of polymer materials:

Petro-sourced, bio-sourced and recycled plastics
Recycling
Coatings, adhesives
Technical and scientific expertise
Industrial approach to standardization/co-qualification of materials with the creation of a panel of material and supplier references in line with your purchasing strategy