SME pages
FRANCE
Regulatory agencies
AFNOR
AFNOR is the French member of CEN and ISO. AFNOR created a French Commission for Nanotechnologies standardization.
INERIS (National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks)
INRS (national Institute for Research and Safety)
National Public Infrastructures
R3N (National Networks for Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies)
R3N aims to define the main Research priorities in Nanotechnologies, lead thoughts on ethical and health problems...
RNMP (National Network on Materials and Process)
It promotes collaborative research and developement between public research laboratories, industrial, companies and SMEs.
OSEO
OSEO offers a larde range of services for SMEs towards three infrastructures: promotion and financing of innovation, partnership with bank system and equity capital, partners search, observatory for SMEs, online services...
APCE (Business start up agency)
Technical information, interactive tools to identify the right contact, information system on start up aids, mailbox to ask questions relating to one's project...
Regional Public Infrastructures
Many regional infrastructures aim at helping innovative and high tech SMEs in each stage of their development. More information is available in the Nanoform report : European support for Nanotechnology Small and Medium sized Entreprises.
CCI (Chamber for Trade and Industry)
Regional Network for Technological Development (RTD)
CRITT (Regional Centre for Innovation and Technological Transfer)
Consultants in technological development satisfy SMEs' technological needs. Some CRITT are close involved with nanotechnology.
Tax relief, relief on charges and other privileges
Credit for Research Expenses (CIR-Crédit d'Impôt Recherche)
It aims at supporting corporate R&D investments by means of tax incentives. SMEs are the main beneficiaries of the CIR.
JEI (Young Innovative Company)
It helps young innovative firms to overcome the difficult first years of existence by extending them tax credits in favour of R&D investments.
Measures supporting SMEs development
Support for the recruitment of technicians on innovative projects (CORTECHS)
It aims to support the recruitment of a technician, for one year, within SME willing to develop an innovative project.
BSA (Bon de souscription de parts de créateurs d'entreprises)
It assists technology-based start ups, and takes the form of a grant covering no more than 50% of the costs of the project.
Investment and financial support
PNANO
This programme launched in 2005 by GIP ANR (National Agency for Research) coordinates and supports nanotechnology activities. It targets all the actors of nanosciences and nanotechnologies and concerns industrial upstream and applied projects.
OSEO
OSEO offers differents kind of financial support including competitions.
Emertec 2
The Emertec 2 Fund is a seed financing fund which will invest in micro and nanotechnologies, mainly in the semiconductor sector, favouring companies with high growth potential based in Western Europe.
Other funds
For more information consult the Nanoforum report : European support for Nanotechnology Small and Medium sized Entreprises, or OSEO anvar and the European investment fund.
Other support organizations
France Technopole Enterprise Innovation
This network brings together technopole and incubators.
Business Incubators
List of French Incubators.
CEA technology Conseil
CEA technology conseil provides experts technical and scientific assistance.
CEA Valorisation
It promotes the creation of innovative start-ups based on CEA technologies.
Yole Développement
It is a market research and consulting company, specialised in MEMS, nanotechnologies, life science instrumentation, optics and semiconductors markets.
JESSICA France
The JESSICA France association acts to facilitate innovation and competitiveness of SME working in electronics.
HLP DEVELOPPEMENT SA
Its services include: preparation of applications for companies wishing to abtain grants, administrative and financial management of projects.
