IMN’s Corporate Relations unit supports companies in their research and innovation projects with the laboratory. These can take different forms, depending on the type of company, its needs and expectations. The team is at your disposal to help you qualify your project, direct it towards the appropriate actions and work out its content together, related to the Service Partenariats Valorisation of the D\u00e9l\u00e9gation R\u00e9gionale (DR17) of the CNRS. <\/p>\n
Our partner companies are mainly located in France, but we have also established long-term relationships in Europe and, more broadly, internationally. Strongly rooted in the ecosystem of the Pays de la Loire region, IMN is particularly involved in regional development, thanks in particular to its close links with local industrial players, SMEs, ETIs and major groups. <\/p>\n
The most common contractual possibilities are presented below. We are of course open to other forms of partnership that you may propose. <\/p>\n
Do you have a project in mind? We’re here to help you find the right solution for your business.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>PLASSMAT<\/p><\/h3><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div>Created on January 1, 2023, the Plateforme Lig\u00e9rienne d’Analyse de la Structure et de la Surface des MAT\u00e9riaux (PLASSMAT) brings together and pools the equipment and technical skills of the Institut des Mat\u00e9riaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel (IMN) to meet the needs of researchers and socio-economic players.<\/p>\n
It brings together 27 staff, 58 pieces of equipment and 6 areas of expertise:<\/p>\n
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- Analysis of the chemical composition of a material<\/li>\n
- Material surface analysis<\/li>\n
- Knowledge of the physical properties of a material<\/li>\n
- Determining the crystalline structure of a material<\/li>\n
- Evaluating a battery material or component<\/li>\n
- Observation and description of a material on the micro- or nanoscopic scale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Contact: plassmat@cnrs-imn.fr<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>
Read more<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Joint laboratories<\/p><\/h3><\/div>
A joint laboratory is a privileged public-private research partnership, involving a solid structure between an academic research laboratory and a company around a shared, co-constructed research and innovation roadmap.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div>LabCom IMNBlue Lab for sustainable automotive batteries<\/strong><\/p>\n
In 2022, IMN and Blue Solutions<\/a> formalized the creation of a joint laboratory (LabCom), named IMNBlue Lab. This alliance of skills will optimize the autonomy and lifespan of the all-solid batteries (Lithium Metal Polymer) owned by Blue Solutions. These batteries, which are already 80% recyclable and contain no cobalt, cadmium or nickel, are set to enter the automotive market as early as 2026. <\/p>\n
Co-director: Philippe Poizot, philippe.poizot@cnrs-imn.fr<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>