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1996 CNRS-Nouvel Economiste prize |
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The CNRS-Nouvel Economiste prize was awarded to the CNRS Waves and Acoustics
laboratory and to the SNECMA firm by François Bayrou, Minister
of Education and Research, on Thursday, February 29, 1996. CNRS Contact:
The CNRS-Nouvel Economiste prize is awarded to successful partnerships
between research teams and industrial firms, resulting in a high degree
of mutual benefit. Thus, industrial firms become involved in basic research
and at the same time provide laboratories with the means to test theory
by developing prototypes. More than 1,000 CNRS laboratories or associated
laboratories may apply to receive this prize, which amounts to a total
of 130,000 FF. In order to ensure that all the research fields of the
CNRS are represented in the competition, three categories have been determined:
Sciences of Matter, Life Sciences, and Humanities and Social Sciences.
The jury's selection is based on quality criteria - quality of scientific
exchanges and of industrial applications. Originality, innovation and
mutual benefit to the partners are also important selection criteria.
Two years ago, the CNRS and the Nouvel Economiste decided to award an
annual joint prize to the most successful partnership between a laboratory
and a firm. The aim of this prize is to demonstrate the importance of
basic research for economic and social development. Indeed, the CNRS has
signed more than 3,800 contracts with firms. Most the the contracts binding
the CNRS and its 2,000 industrial partners are « shared objective
» contracts or consulting contracts.
Marie-Noëlle ABAT
Tel.: 33 1 44 96 41 86 - Fax: +33 1 44 96 49 93
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