Young Talent Award (Special Mention)

CONTENT
Sino-French cooperation on Innovation (in French and Chinese) ………………………… 2
Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese Teams – Co-chairmen’s statements ……… 5
The campaign “France Technology: So French, so Innovative”
Some key facts & figures about French Innovation
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Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese Teams ………………………………………………………… 16
2014 Jury & selection process
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2014 Prize list …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23
2014 Finalists …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25
2014 Winners …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27
2014 Special Mentions
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2014 Projects summaries (Winners, Finalists and Special Mentions) ………………… 29
Press Release
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Partners of the 2014 Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese Teams ………………… 56
About France-China 50
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About France-China Committee
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LA COOPERATION FRANCO-CHINOISE
EN MATIERE D’INNOVATION
Un premier accord de coopération signé en 1978
La coopération scientifique institutionnelle franco-chinoise repose sur un accord
intergouvernemental signé en 1978 ainsi que sur trois accords spécifiques précisant
les termes de la coopération dans le domaine de l’ espace, des maladies infectieuses, de la médecine traditionnelle chinoise.
L’ accord de coopération de 1978 est mis en œuvre via une commission mixte scientifique et technologique, sous la direction du Ministère français des affaires
étrangères et du Ministère chinois de la science et de la technologie (MOST). Sa
XIIIème session, organisée à Paris en mai 2011, a permis de définir deux axes majeurs pour une avancée de la coopération scientifique entre les deux pays :
le renforcement des laboratoires publics conjoints avec une ouverture sur
l’ Europe et sur les entreprises ;
la mise en avant de six thématiques prioritaires : développement durable, biodiversité et gestion de l’ eau ; chimie et technologies vertes ; énergie ; sciences de la vie
dont maladies infectieuses et maladies émergentes ; sciences et technologies de
l’ information et villes intelligentes ; matériaux avancés.
Un dialogue sur l’ innovation, destiné à promouvoir les échanges d’ informations
sur les politiques respectives des deux pays en la matière, a par ailleurs été initié en
2013. Un groupe de travail bilatéral a été mis en place dans ce cadre afin de discuter
des conditions propices à des futures coopérations.
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Les laboratoires conjoints et les réseaux bilatéraux structurés : piliers
de la coopération
La coopération franco-chinoise dans le domaine scientifique est à la fois très dynamique et très diversifiée. Les liens établis entre les chercheurs ont conduit à la
création de laboratoires conjoints virtuels ou avec murs et de réseaux structurés.
Cette cinquantaine de structures conjointes constitue une force majeure dans la
coopération franco-chinoise avec plus de 2 500 chercheurs impliqués, issus de plus
de 350 laboratoires des deux pays.
Le laboratoire en informatique, automatique et mathématiques appliquées (LIAMA),
premier laboratoire de recherche franco-chinois(1997) et l'unité mixte internationale
associant Solvay, le CNRS, l’ ENS Lyon et l'université normale de Chine de l'Est (UMI
E2P2L) à Shanghai (2011) illustrent le lien de ces structures avec l'Europe de la
recherche et le monde industriel. L'Institut Pasteur de Shanghai (2004), pôle
majeur de la coopération d’ excellence dans le domaine de la recherche et de la
santé, offre depuis 2011, au travers de son incubateur accélérateur Advance Bio-China, des perspectives de partenariat avec des jeunes entreprises internationales
innovantes du secteur des biotechnologies.
Les entreprises innovantes, parties intégrantes de la coopération
Les entreprises françaises de haute technologie jouent également un rôle primordial. La plupart des grands groupes, mais également un nombre croissant de PME et
d’ ETI, sont présents en Chine et y ont noué des coopérations de R&D avec des
partenaires académiques et industriels locaux. Cette relation s’ est traduite par la
création d’ une dizaine de laboratoires conjoints établis avec un partenaire
académique.
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Des programmes de financement conjoints
L’ ANR, agence française de financement de la recherche publique, représente un
acteur majeur dans la collaboration de recherche avec la Chine. Depuis 2007, plusieurs appels à projets conjoints ont été lancés par l’ ANR avec d’ une part le MOST
et d’ autre part avec la Fondation nationale des sciences naturelles de Chine
(NSFC). Une cinquantaine de projets bilatéraux ambitieux ont été soutenus dans ce
cadre. La Chine est le premier partenaire de l’ ANR hors Union européenne.
Bpifrance, agence de financement des entreprises, est également engagée avec le
MOST dans un programme de financement de projets de R&D conjoints entre PME
françaises et chinoises. Le programme a été lancé en 2011.
L’ ambassade en soutien à la coopération franco-chinoise
L’ ambassade de France en Chine a mis en place des outils spécifiques destinés à
soutenir la mobilité des chercheurs et des entreprises. Parmi ces outils, le programme CAI Yuanpei, développé en partenariat avec le China Scholarship Council, a
permis de soutenir une centaine de projets impliquant des échanges de doctorants
ou post-doctorants. Le programme COOPOL Innovation a pour sa part apporté
son soutien à 25 PME françaises issues des pôles de compétitivité et à la recherche
de partenaires de R&D chinois.
Ambassade de France en Chine
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CO-CHAIRMEN’ S STATEMENTS
Dr. HE Zhimin
Deputy Director General of the
State Intellectual Property Office of P.R.China (SIPO)
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations
between China and France, President Xi and President Hollande jointly decided to
bring the Sino-French comprehensive strategic partnership into a new era and to
promote people-to-people mutual understanding and cooperation in cultural and
educational fields. Exchanges and cooperation in the field of intellectual property
has played an important role in the Sino-French cooperation, which is evidenced by
the nearly 30 years of friendship and cooperation between the State Intellectual
Property Office of P.R.China (SIPO) and the National Institute of Industrial Property
(INPI).
In the 21st century, with the further development of the knowledge economy, intellectual property is becoming an important resource for development and a core
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element of competitiveness. The abilities of IPR creation, use, protection and management have become the important measures of a country's economic and innovative strength. Premier Li Keqiang pointed out that through the in-depth implementation of the "National Intellectual Property Strategy", it is the responsibility of
the government to create a better environment for the protection and use of intellectual property, which will contribute to building an innovative country, allowing
millions of innovators to benefit the people by the outcomes as well as to realize
their own value, and promoting economic quality and efficiency upgrade. We need
to use in-depth reform and innovation as the incentives to build an innovative country. The construction of the whole chain of IPR creation, use, protection, management and service shall also be strengthened to foster the boom of innovation and
start-up, to boost the upgrade of "China manufacturing" with wisdom and to promote the world economic prosperity.
In today's economic globalization, interdisciplinary, cross-culture collaboration is
becoming increasingly popular. I am very delighted to serve as the co-chair of the
jury with Mr. Yves LAPIERRE and to witness the outstanding innovations made by
Franco-Chinese teams. I believe that with the deepening of cooperation,
Sino-French cooperation will bear more fruits.
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CO-CHAIRMEN’ S STATEMENTS
Yves LAPIERRE
Commissioner and CEO of the
French patent and trademark office (INPI)
Highlighted during President Xi’s official visit to Paris last March in the Joint Declaration signed with President Hollande, Intellectual Property (IP) is a prominent field
of cooperation between our two countries.
As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and China, INPI France and the State Intellectual Property
Office of the P.R. China (SIPO) can look back at almost three decades of fruitful
dialogue and cooperation, illustrated by the upcoming 27th bilateral meeting on
patents taking place this week in Beijing.
With the increasing strength of cross-border collaborative innovation and the development of China as a global innovation power house, holding the first edition of
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Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese teams naturally paves the way for the next
phase of our bilateral IP cooperation. This first session aims to promote and reward
innovative projects of excellence that are jointly developed by bi-cultural teams.
In challenging and competitive periods such as this one, innovation – and consequently the issues of IP – are critical to succeed. Dating back to 1991, “INPI trophies”
reward on an annual basis the champions of French ingenuity as well as their use of
IP in their development strategy. These men and women prove that innovation
backed by a resilient IP strategy is one of their strongest assets.
I believe that innovation is a source of shared wealth and as such it is a great honour
and a real pleasure for me to co-chair the jury with my Chinese counterpart, Deputy
Commissioner HE Zhimin. I look forward to witnessing the next steps of joint innovation between France and China, and the improvement of mutual understanding it
will nurture.
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"FRANCE TECHNOLOGY SO FRENCH, SO INNOVATIVE"
To mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the French Republic
and the People’ s Republic of China, France-China Committee (Comité France
Chine) and its partners launched a campaign to promote French technologies and
innovation in China.
To mark the 50th anniversary of Franco-Chinese diplomatic relations, France-China
Committee (Comité France Chine) and its partners organized form July to December 2014 the campaign "France Technology - So French, so innovative" to promote
all facets of French technological innovation, including its great industrial achievements and future successes, to all parties dealing with French companies in China.
Backed by a tradition of world-class scientific research, France is a real land of
innovation, with high-tech global champions in every industry. Champions capable
of meeting the immense challenges and needs that face us in tomorrow's world,
especially in the key fields of smart green cities, low carbon & energy efficiency,
sustainable mobility, better healthcare, sustainable industries, safe & quality food,
information and communication technology, innovative services and smart lifestyle.
During this campaign, France-China Committee (Comité France Chine) and its
partners have held two major events:
- The French Innovation Festival – from 1 to 15 November 2014: a discovery of
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French technologies through conferences on innovation and open days. The operation was designed to promote contacts between engineers, businesses and economic and political leaders via a French technology discovery campaign based on: innovation conferences involving experts and scientists in 10 cities; over 20 open days
when innovative French companies have opened their production plants and R&D
centers to the public revealing their know-how and high-tech achievements and
partners events (Shenzhen – IN-Pulse Digital Forum, Zhuhai – Airshow, Wuhan –
Sustainable City, Hong Kong – France Land of Innovation, Chengdu – Bibendum
Michelin Challenge etc.).
- The Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese Teams – on 4 December 2014: prizes
awarded to innovative Franco-Chinese teams under the high patronage of Mr. Emmanuel MACRON, Minister of Economy, Industrial Renewal and Information Technology and Mrs. Geneviève FIORASO, Secretary of State for Higher Education and Research. The different awards – Young Talents, R&D and Innovative Product will
reward and distinguish projects of excellence.
“France Technology” campaign is initiated by France-China Committee (Comité
France Chine) and supported by more than 40 companies partners of this event including Dassault Systèmes, DPCA, Havas, Institut Mérieux, Schneider Electric,
Alstom, INPI, Safran, and Suez Environnement.
More information on www.francetechnology.com
Event organized as part of France-China 50- www.france-chine50.com
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Organized by:
With the support of:
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SOME KEY FACTS & FIGURES ABOUT
FRENCH INNOVATION
Who said France was only romantic?
France is also an innovative country with
innovative companies and innovative people
France: a successful and innovative country
• 2nd largest economic power in the European Union and 5th in the world.
• 6th largest exporter of goods and 4th largest exporter of services in the world.
(WTO, 2011)
• 4th in the world by FDI stocks after the United States, China, and the United
Kingdom. (UNCTAD, World Investment Report, 2014).
The leading recipient in Europe of foreign investment in industry. (EY, European
Attractiveness Survey, 2014)
• One of the three leading destinations in Europe for job-creating inward investment: on average, 13 job-creating foreign investments are made every week in
France. (EY, European Attractiveness Survey, 2014)
• 6th highest hourly productivity in the world ahead of Germany (7th) and the
United Kingdom (13th). (The Conference Board, 2014)
• Share of the R&D in the GDP: 2,25% in 2013
• 1st in Europe for low corporate tax rates on R&D operations
French innovative companies
• 3rd worldwide in the Top 100 Global Innovators (Thomson Reuters 2014)
• 1st rank in Europe for the largest number of companies (31) in the 2014 “Fortune
Global 500”, putting France ahead of Germany and the United Kingdom
• 86 of the top 500 fastest growth technology companies in the EMEA region
• 90 start-ups in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 global list of high growth
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start-ups
• 2nd in Europe and 6th worldwide for the number of patents filed
• Multi-sector leader companies, such as:
- Nuclear industry: Largest in Europe. Source: CEA (French Atomic and Alternative
Energies Commission), 2009
- Aerospace industry: Largest in Europe. Source: GIFAS (French Aerospace Association), 2010
- Chemicals industry: 2nd largest in Europe. Source: INSEE (French National Institute
for Statistics and Economic Studies), 2010
- Pharmaceutical industry: Largest in Europe and 3rd largest in the world. Source:
LEEM (Association of French Pharmaceutical Companies), 2010
- Agriculture & food industry: 3rd largest in Europe and 4th largest in the world.
Source: French Agriculture Ministry, 2010
- IT industry: 3rd largest in Europe. Source: EITO (European Information Technology
Observatory), 2010
French innovative people
• 4th country the most awarded by Nobel Prizes: 34 Nobel Prizes in hard sciences
- 12 in physics, 8 in chemistry, 14 in physiology and medicine
• 2nd country the most awarded by the Fields Medals (mathematics): more than
one fifth out of the 55 Fields Medals
• 6th in the world and 3rd in Europe for the number of scientific publications
French innovations with an impact on our daily life
• New technologies: smart cards, microcomputers, television, hypertelescope, flat
screen
• Health: the “morning after” pill, progressive lenses, sun protection cream, artificial
heart transplants, tele-surgery
• Energy: electric current, electromagnetism
• Transport: puncture-proof tyres, jet aircraft, the all-electric car
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2014 A French innovative year
2014 Fields Medals : Artur Avila
2014 Lasker-DeBakey Prize (Clinical Medical Research Award): Alim-Louis Benabid
et Mahlon Delong
2014 ‘Analysis of market power and regulation’ Prize: Jean Tirole
2014 Nobel Prize in Literature : Patrick Modiano
2014 L’Oreal-UNESCO Prize for Women in Science: Brigitte Kieffer
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Organized under the high patronage of Mr. Emmanuel MACRON,
Minister of Economy, Industrial Renewal and Information Technology
And Mrs. Geneviève FIORASO, Secretary of State for
Higher Education and Research
“EVENT ORGANIZED AS PART OF FRANCE-CHINA
50 – WWW.FRANCE-CHINE50.COM”
Organized by the France-China Committee (Comité France Chine) to mark the
fiftieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and China, the
Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese teams are part of the “France Technology”
campaign.
The innovation chain: from invention to sale, a French feature
In France innovation is perceived as a constant chain from fundamental research to
production, including technological cooperation between science and industry.
The Innovation Awards aim to reward the whole innovation chain.
The Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese teams aim to promote and reward innovative projects of excellence that are jointly developed by Franco-Chinese bi-cultural teams.
These teams may be from universities, French Grandes Ecoles and laboratories, or
equally from research and development centers and/or French and Chinese companies.
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In this way, the whole chain of French-style innovation is represented.
Types of Awards
3 types of awards will be awarded: Young Talents / R&D / Innovative Products
• The Young Talents Award: awarded for university and academic research projects. This category is open to anyone aged between 18 and 30 on the date that the
application is submitted
• The R&D Award: awarded for innovations, not yet sold on the market, developed
by one and/or a combination of public or private research units
• The Innovative Product Award: awarded for innovations which are already on
sale on the market and for which a patent has been filed, by the date that the
Competition application is submitted
The Awards Ceremony is organized in Beijing, on 4 December 2014.
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2014 Jury & selection process of the
Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese Teams
The Awards are awarded by a Franco-Chinese jury co-chaired by Mr. Yves
LAPIERRE, INPI (French Patent Office) General Manager, and Dr HE Zhimin, Deputy
Commissionner of SIPO (The State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.China),
whose members are drawn from institutions, companies, and scientific publications.
Co-Chairmen
INPI, Yves LAPIERRE, General Director
SIPO, HE Zhimin, Deputy Commissionner
Jury members
French Embassy in China
Norbert PALUCH, Science and Technology Counsellor
Scientific publications
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DAILY, GAO Bo, Chief Technology Reporter
MAGAZINE LA RECHERCHE, Luc ALLEMAND, Chief Editor
CHINESE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PUBLISHING HOUSE, BAI Guangqing, President
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Companies sponsors of the “France Technology” campaign
AREVA, Antoine ZHANG, Vice-President China
DASSAULT SYSTEMES, WANG Haofeng, General Manager Greater China and,
DASSAULT SYSTEMES, 3DS France Research Team
TRANSGENE, XIA Meng, Chief Executive Officer China
BIOMERIEUX, Pascal Vincelot, Vice-President
MICHELIN, Jenny WANGYAN, Head of Corporate Development China
MICHELIN, Philippe BARREAUD, Head of Asia Incubation
SAFRAN, Jacques BROCHET, Chief Science and Technology Office
BEIHANG UNIVERSITY, DING Shuiting, Dean of school of Jet Propulsion
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, Pascal BROSSET, Chief Technology Officer,
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, YIN Zhen, Senior Vice-President Strategy &
Business Development
GDF SUEZ, Bernard BLEZ, Deputy Director of CRIGEN R&D Center
GDF SUEZ, Tianlun LI, Technology Watch Coordinator
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Selection Process of the Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese Teams
Submission of applicants’ projects
Entry to the Competition was opened from 29 September 2014 until 10 November
2014 (12 pm. Chinese time).
Assessment criteria
Projects have been assessed based on the following criteria:
• The emphasis placed on the team’ s Franco-Chinese bi-cultural aspect
• Innovative aspects
• Economic viability
• The usefulness of the project in social, economic, industrial and ecological terms.
Winning team selection
The winning Teams of the Awards have been chosen by the Jury from a list of a
maximum of three finalists per Awards pre-selected by the Jury members themselves, between 17 November 2014 and 28 November 2014 inclusive.
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Dr. HE Zhimin
Deputy Director General of the
State Intellectual Property Office of P.R.China (SIPO)
Mr. HE Zhimin was born in Sichuan Province, China in October 1963. He is currently
serving as Deputy of the National People’s Congress of China (CPC), Standing
Member of the Central Committee of the Association for Promoting Democracy of
China (APDC), and Deputy Commissioner of State Intellectual Property Office of P.
R. China (SIPO).
He graduated from Tianjin University with B.S. in Chemical Machinery & Equipment
in July 1982, and received his M.S. in Chemical Engineering in January 1985, and
Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering by a joint training program between University of
L’Aquila, Italy and Tianjin University in August 2000.
He started his professional career from February 1985, successively as Research
Assistant, Lecturer, Associate Professor, Deputy Director, and Professor at Tianjin
University Chemical Engineering Research Center. He became Vice President of
Tianjin Chemical Industry Corporation in October 1996, then Vice President of
Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industry Group Co. in June 1998. In the period of July 2000
to August 2008, He served as Deputy Director-General of the Science and Technology Commission of Tianjin Municipal Government. Meanwhile, he was elected as
Vice Chairman of Tianjin Municipal Committee of APDC in January 2001, Vice Chairman of Tianjin Youth Federation in February 2001, Vice Chairman of Tianjin Municipal Association for Science and Technology in November 2002, Standing Member
of the Central Committee of APDC, and Deputy of CPC in January in 2003. He had
one-year experience as Deputy Head to the Technology Division at Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games from May 2005 to April 2006. Before entering to SIPO, he had served as Director-General of Tianjin Municipal Intellectual
Property Office from August 2008 to February 2014. He has been appointed as
Deputy Commissioner of SIPO since February 2014.
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Yves LAPIERRE
Commissioner and CEO of the
French patent and trademark office (INPI)
Yves LAPIERRE was appointed Commissioner and CEO of the French patent and
trademark office in August 2010.
He is a graduate of the École Polytechnique (X74) and has a Doctorate in Physics.
Before joining the Office, he worked in industry and research, with a consistently
strong focus on innovation. Until 1992, he occupied several posts within the Atomic
Energy Commission (CEA), in France and at Stanford University, USA. He then
joined Safran-Hispano Suiza as Commercial and Programmes Director.
In 1994, he moved to the CEA, where he was successively Head of Department then
Deputy Director of the “Fuel cycle” division. He also headed up the “Silva” project.
In 2001, Yves Lapierre joined the Areva group as the Director of Industrialisation for
STMI (subsidiary of Areva/EDF), where he was appointed CEO in 2003. He was then
named CEO of Areva TA (Technicatome) in 2009.
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2014 PRIZE LIST
In 2014, 25 Franco-Chinese teams applied for the 1st edition of the Innovation
Awards for Franco-Chinese Teams. 22 teams were eligible to run the competition.
These files were submitted by 22 teams from companies, R&D centers, R&D centers,
joint laboratories and university gathering in total more than 200 French and Chinese innovators working in cooperation.
List of applicant’s per category (name of the structure followed by project’s
name - per alphabetic order)
YOUNG TALENTS AWARD
FRENCH MINES - TELECOM FOUNDATION, DataBridge
R&D AWARD
ALSTOM
Advanced Phasor Measurement for Smart Grid
AS3 GROUP
AS3, ARIA SKYRAY atmospheric particle-phase
(ARIA SKYRAY SUPERVISION SYSTEM)
online heavy metal Supervision System
EDF & IE-CAS (INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL
Joint R&D Project on Concentrated Solar Tower
ENGINEERING OF THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES)
Power Plant (CSP) technologies between EDF and IEE-CAS
EDF (CHINA) R&D CENTER EPG (ELECTRIC POWER GRID)
Advanced Flickermater Design for Electrical
Equipment Status Estimation
IVY BIOTECH
iVinTech
LAFARGE SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
Lafarge Anti-permeability Thermal-insulation Mortar System
DEVELOPMENT LAB (CDL), CHINA
SAINT-GOBAIN RESEARCH SHANGHAI
New Product Development for Optical Fiber Connector-Sleeves
SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY & ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
Optical Colloids for Ophthalmic Lens Application and Others
JOINT R&D CENTRE
SOLVAY
E2P2L (Eco-Efficient Products and Processes Laboratory):
A unique international research laboratory in Shanghai
TOTAL & SHANGHAI ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Application of membrane in the synthesis of dimethyl carbonate:
(SARI), CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
a green gasoline additive
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INNOVATIVE PRODUCT AWARD
ALCHIMEDICS S.A.S, SINO MEDICAL SCIENCES
"BuMA": a Drug Eluting Stent designed for total patient
TECHNOLOGY INC.
safety and reduced cost for healthcare
ALSTOM HYDRO CHINA
Xiangjiaba 800 MW Unit reseach/design/ manufacturing project
BLUESTAR SILICONES INTERNATIONAL
New solutions to reduce patients’ pain and accelerate
patients’ recovery with innovative soft skin silicone
adhesive gels for scar care and wound care management
DONGFENG PEUGEOT CITROËN AUTOMOBILE
R&D and industrialization of Dongfeng Peugeot 3008
FIVES
Development of an innovative galvanizing and annealing
line including an annealing furnace technology for high
added-value steel strips for the automotive industry
KINEP SAS
Kinep Chinese Software (Kinep office / Kinep teacher)
LAFARGE SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
China, Lafarge self-drainage ground system
DEVELOPMENT LAB (CDL)
LEGRAND GROUP
Wiring Devices for China ranges Solutions for both High
quality / high level segment and affordable /
social housing segment
LEGRAND LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL (WUXI)
LM II / Outdoor Zigbee Photovoltaic Sensor
PARROT
Parrot Bebop Drone - Sky Controller Ultra-lightweight
quadricopter for filming WiFi-driven HD video
SAINT-GOBAIN RESEARCH SHANGHAI
Innovation in Encapsulated Glass for Chinese Auto Industry
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2014 FINALISTS
On 27 November 2014, the Jury pre-selected 3 finalists for R&D Award and Innovative Product Award.
Finalists (per alphabetic order)
YOUNG TALENTS
As for the first edition only one file was submitted to the Jury for the Young Talent
category, the Jury members decided to grant the FRENCH MINES - TELECOM
FOUNDATION’s Team with a special mention.
FRENCH MINES - TELECOM FOUNDATION’s Team is led by SUN Yangke
Team members: BORDE Florent, LIBESSART Erwan, JIANG Wei, IRAQI HOUSSAINI
Kenza
R&D – 3 FRANCO-CHINESE TEAMS NOMINATED
EDF & IEE-CAS
Team led by: Guofei CHEN 陈国飞
Joint R&D Project on Concentrated Solar Tower
Team members: WANG Zhifeng, 王志峰, LIU Sijie 刘思杰,
Power Plant
ZHANG Jinbai 张劲柏, LU Jiahui 卢佳汇, YU Qiang 余,
(CSP) technologies between EDF and IEE-CAS
ZHANG Qiangqiang 张强强, LI Xin 李鑫, BAI Fengwu 白凤武
SAINT-GOBAIN RESEARCH SHANGHAI
Team led by: Edouard BRUNET
New Product Development for Optical Fiber
Team members: WANG Fei 王菲, CHEN Yiwei 陈祎玮,
Connector-Sleeves
TANG Junjun唐君军DONG Wei董伟, Thomas PERIE
SOLVAY
Team led by: Dr. Pascal METIVIER
E2P2L (Eco-Efficient Products and Processes
Team members: YAN Zhen 闫震, Matthieu CORBET,
Laboratory):
Raphael WISCHERT, MALCOURONNE Guillaume,
A unique international research laboratory
PERUSSEL Gaetan, LAI Jonathan, ZHOU Wen-Juan 周文娟,
in Shanghai
YAN Zhao 赵燕, WU Mengjia 伍萌佳, LI Peng (Jerry) 李鹏,
FANG Lin 方林, WANG Qian 王倩, QI Ling 齐玲, FAN Zhaoyu (Flora)
樊兆玉, NI Xiao (Sean) 倪潇, FANG Wenhao 方文浩, Armin LIEBENS
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INNOVATIVE PRODUCT – 3 FRANCO-CHINESE TEAMS NOMINATED
ALCHIMEDICS S.A.S, SINO MEDICAL SCIENCES
Team led by: Christophe BUREAU
TECHNOLOGY INC.,
Team members: Dr Férial HAROUN, Dr Jianhua SUN 孙箭,
"BuMA": a Drug Eluting Stent designed for total
Tianzhu LI 李天竹, Wenbin CAI 蔡文彬, Xiaoran KANG 康小然
patient safety and reduced cost for healthcare
LAFARGE SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
Team led by: TANG Zhenzhong 唐振中
DEVELOPMENT LAB (CDL)
Team members: LAN Putian 兰普添
China, Lafarge self -drainage ground system
FIVES
Team led by: Jean-Luc MAGALHAES
Development of an innovative galvanizing and
Team members: Stéphane MEHRAIN, Jean-Louis BIGAN,
annealing line including an annealing furnace
Karim MATI, Patrice SEDMAK, Patrick GIRAUD, André WONG,
technology for high added-value steel strips
Daqing JIANG 蒋大强, ZHU Hongxiang 朱宏祥
,YANG Jie 杨杰
for the automotive industry
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2014 WINNERS
INNOVATION AWARDS FOR FRANCO-CHINESE TEAMS
R&D AWARD
EDF & IEE-CAS (INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING OF THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES)
Joint R&D Project on Concentrated Solar Tower Power Plant (CSP) technologies between EDF and IEE-CAS
Team led by: Guofei CHEN 陈国飞
Team members: WANG Zhifeng, 王志峰, LIU Sijie 刘思杰, ZHANG Jinbai 张劲柏, LU Jiahui 卢佳汇, YU Qiang 余,
ZHANG Qiangqiang 张强强, LI Xin 李鑫, BAI Fengwu 白凤武
INNOVATIVE PRODUCT AWARD
ALCHIMEDICS S.A.S, SINO MEDICAL SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY INC.,
"BuMA": a Drug Eluting Stent designed for total patient safety and reduced cost for healthcare
Team led by: Christophe BUREAU
Team members: Dr Férial HAROUN,Dr Jianhua SUN 孙箭, Tianzhu LI 李天竹, Wenbin CAI 蔡文彬, Xiaoran
KANG 康小然
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2014 SPECIAL MENTIONS
FRENCH MINES-TELECOM FOUNDATION
DataBridge
ALSTOM HYDRO CHINA
Xiangjiaba 800 MW Unit reseach / design / manufacturing project
SOLVAY
E2P2L: A unique international research laboratory in Shanghai
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Innovative Product Award (Winner)
ALCHIMEDICS S.A.S, SINO MEDICAL SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY INC.,
"BuMA": a Drug Eluting Stent designed for total patient safety
and reduced cost for healthcare
Organization
Sino Medical Sciences Technology Inc. (SINOMED) is a global company engaged in
research and development, production and sales of interventional medical devices.
Our mission is to become, in the field we are in, one of the most important providers
for best valued medical devices in the world.
Project
The BuMA™ Drug Eluting Stent (DES) co-developed by Sino Medical Sciences Technology and AlchiMedics is the latest generation of vascular implants enabling the
safe re-opening of blocked coronary arteries in interventional cardiology.
The BuMA™ stent combines a state-of-the-art metallic stent platform created by
Sino Medical Sciences Technology and a drug-releasing coating developed by
AlchiMedics, based on the technology of electro-grafting invented at the Center for
Atomic Energy (CEA).
Innovative aspects
The electro-grafting technology utilized in the BuMA™ stent creates covalent bonding
polymer chains onto the metallic surface at the nanometric level. The electro-grafted
coating could promote the proliferation of the “good” endothelial cells within the
window of opportunity to secure an ideal healing for the long-term safety of patients.
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Economic viability
The BuMA™ stent prevents re-stenosis and late stent thrombosis thanks to its promotion of the artery healing within the time window. It’s estimated to reduce the
healthcare cost ca. 60% through the use of the BuMA™ stent due to a lower incidence of device-related clinical adverse events.
Usefulness of the project
The BuMA™ stent improves the clinical outcome for the patients and long term
safety, making coronary intervention a mere event in a patient’s life.
This project has been the enabler to the first industrialization of the electro-grafting
technology. It has brought a totally new deposition process which is now cited as a
reference process in many patents.
This project has brought an overall revenue of €65M since its approval in China in
2010. Alchimedics has also provided financial return to its investors through this
collaboration.
The process of electro-grafting consumes much less energy than most other processes of the same category. The electrical consumption is about 3 orders of magnitude lower than other electrochemical processes.
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« BUMA »
The BuMA™ Drug Eluting Stent (DES) co-developed by Sino Medical Sciences Technology and AlchiMedics is the latest generation of vascular implants enabling the safe
re-opening of blocked coronary arteries ininterventional cardiology (see video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRPPhFWsyqI).
The BuMA™ stent combines a state-of-the-art metallic stent platform created by Sino
Medical Sciences Technology and a drug-releasing coating developed by AlchiMedics, based on the technology of electrografting invented by Dr Christophe Bureau
(CEO of AlchiMedics) at the Center for Atomic Energy (CEA).
The BuMA™ stent obtained SFDA approval in 2010, and the product was launched in
China in 2011 (see video at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuWdl60Mz28). As
of today, more than 110.000 patients are implanted with the BuMA™ stent across
China. First-in-Man implantation of the BuMA™ in Europe stent will take place in
December, 2014.
Thanks to the combination of an unprecedented stent design and the first-of-a-kind
performances of its drug release layer, the BuMA™ stent is considered by Chinese
cardiologists as the safest coronary stent presently available on the market, both in
terms of success rate of implantation and in terms of long term acceptance and
safety for the patient.
It is the first coronary stent ever to solve the long standing problem of “late thrombosis”, bypassing the need for patients to take heavy anti-coagulant treatments over
long periods: it eliminates a long list of potential risks for the patient linked to blood
coagulation, reduces the need for re-intervention after implantation, and thus dramatically reduces the overall cost-of ownership for the healthcare payers.
Christophe BUREAU, Ph.D November 30, 2014
President of AlchiMedics
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R&D Award (Winner)
EDF & IEE-CAS
Joint R&D Project onConcentrated Solar Tower Power Plant
(CSP) technologies between EDF and IEE-CAS
Project description
EDF and IEE-CAS have joined forces in the field of concentrated solar power (CSP)
technologies. Regarding solar as high-potential source of renewable energy,
IEE-CAS and EDF share a similar objective: the development of high performance,
high-tech, safe, reliable and low cost CSP systems. They launched a joint R&D program on CSP in December 2011. The aim of this cooperation is to combine IEE-CAS
and EDF expertise and competence to improve the performance of CSP plant and
its reliability, allowing these technologies to become a competitive energy solution
for future renewable power generation.
Within this Sino-French synergy, a series of innovated research topics on this concept are carried out with involvement of 15+ engineers from EDF and 20+ researchers from IEE-CAS：
Development of numerical solutions for the plant: 1D dynamic numerical power
plant dealing with the transient analysis and operational optimization of the plant;
3D modeling tackling the heat transfer and material fatigue issues, advanced control solution providing intelligent operation and ensuring the safety.
Access to 1MWe CSP demonstrator at Badaling in suburb of Beijing and carry out
specific experiments focusing on transient scenarios;
Extended test and application of novel advanced technology by taking advantage
of the demonstrator
The experience and results gained from the project can strongly contribute to other
thermal solar industrial applications. Technical solutions are easily to be replicated
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targeting the similar technologies, which could be applied to different phases of the
commercial project development including design review, plant reception, operation
optimization and possible renovation.
2015 is considered as the boom year of the CSP market in China with numerous
demonstrators and commercial CSP power plants approved. Many Chinese project
owners are intrigued by the novelties developed in this cooperation. Meanwhile,
more industrial and scientific CSP actors in China and abroad are interested in participating in this bilateral cooperation, which is currently being considered by both
parties.
Organization:
EDF
EDF Group is a leading player in the European energy market, and the largest nuclear operator in the world. As an integrated electricity company with more than 60
years of power development experiences, EDF has comprehensive world-class industrial competitiveness in nuclear power, thermal power, hydropower and new
energy power generation. Active and specialized in all aspects of power supply including electricity generation, transmission, distribution, sales, energy efficiency and
energy trade, EDF can provide various integrated energy solutions in power project
investment, engineering and management or grid transmission and distribution.
CAS
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), with roots in the Academia Sinica of the
Republic of China, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's
Republic of China. Founded in 1955, it is an institution of the State Council of China,
functioning as the national scientific thinktank and academic governing body, providing advisory and appraisal services on issues stemming from the national economy, social development, and science and technology progress. It is headquartered in
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Beijing, with branch institutes all over mainland China.
Team composition
The team is composed by representatives from EDF and IEE-CAS (Institute of Electrical Engineering- Chinese Academy of Sciences).
EDF representatives:
CHEN Guofei: Director of EDF China R&D Center;
ZHANG Jinbai: Production Team Leader of EDF China R&D Center;
LIU Sijie: Research Engineer of EDF China R&D Center;
LU Jiahui: Research Engineer of EDF China R&D Center
IEE-CAS representatives:
WANG Zhifeng: Director of the Key laboratory of Solar Thermal Energy and Photovoltaic System;
LI Xin: Professor of IEE-CAS;
BAI Fengwu: Professor of IEE-CAS;
YU Qiang: Assistant Professor of IEE-CAS;
ZHANG Qiangqiang: Assistant Researcher of IEE-CAS.
Coordinator:
Jinbai ZHANG (Production Team Leader of EDF China R&D Center;)
mail：[email protected]
Tel： 0086-10-85611359
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Innovative Product Award (Finalist)
LAFARGE SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT LAB
Lafarge self-drainage ground system
Organization
Lafarge Sustainable Construction Development Lab
-First Construction system Lab in Lafarge group
-In charge of local innovation and advanced technology transfer in China
Project
Lafarge self-drainage ground system is a kind of pavement system applied to the
ground and road. Its main body consists of two layers of permeable structure. It
combines decoration, structure and function, but also can filter the sewage on the
ground quickly and drain water into the water supply and drainage network or sink
wells. After this process, the water is clear and the solid content is extremely low
and can be reutilized and applied to flushing, road cleaning, fire protection, urban
greening, vehicle washing, and construction.
Innovative aspects
3 Chinese invention patents:
• “a kind of adhesive and preparation method”, No. 201310628526.x.
• “a kind of road pavement layer”, No. 201310631362.6
• “a kind of pavement construction method, No. 20131061866658.4
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Economic viability
• Good ability of collecting and filtering rainwater
• Save materials and reduce the cost
• Reduce maintenance costs
Usefulness of the project
• Eliminate direct pollution to surrounding environment and urban hot island effect,
prevent urban water-logging
• Save materials and reduce the cost
• Reduce maintenance costs
• Model of intensive factory production
• Higher construction speed
• 30% reduction in carbon emission
• Energy, water, material, land saving
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Innovative Product Award (Finalist)
FIVES
AdvanTek® WRT 2.0,
an innovative combustion system with reinforced environmental
performance for the Steel industry
Celebrating French innovation in China
In 2014, Fives supports the France Technology campaign, aimed at celebrating 50 years
of French-Chinese diplomatic relation. This includes the Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese Teams, which honors teams from both countries that have developed innovative products. On this occasion, Fives competes for these awards with AdvanTek®
WRT 2.0, a range of heating equipment dedicated to the Steel industry, which has a
unique environmental track record.
Fives: Pushing back the boundaries of equipment performance thanks to multi-countries collaboration
It is Fives teams’ motto all over the world to offer its customers advanced technologies,
particularly in terms of environmental performance, and to push back the boundaries of
equipment performance with breakthrough Research and Development projects.
In China, and more particularly in the Steel industry, their goal is to contribute to sustainable development of the steel industry and to its economic competitiveness. As
part of this ambition, Fives provides industrial furnaces with advanced technology and
reliable performance to renowned Chinese steelmakers.
A fruitful collaboration between French and Chine teams
On the occasion of the France-Chinese Awards, Fives’ Chinese and French teams dedicated to Steel are proud to present AdvanTek® WRT 2.0, a range of heating equipment
that has been designed for hot dip galvanizing and annealing process lines equipped
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with vertical annealing furnaces for high added value steel strips (mainly automotive industry, household appliances and building industry), particularly on integrated steel
plants using site generated fuels. This is the result of in-house R&D work and technical
expertise of Fives’ teams in France (Maisons-Alfort, Bar-Le-Duc) and in China (Shanghai).
AdvanTek® WRT 2.0: equipment showing strong performance
Thanks to AdvanTek® WRT 2.0, the global environmental impact of the Steel process
line is significantly reduced and meets ever increasing requirements in investment
projects. This range of heating equipment is suitable for different combustion gases,
particularly site generated gases, and offers significant improvement of thermal efficiency by more than 25% and reduction in NOx emissions by more than 50%. Also, AdvanTek® WRT 2.0 allows to generate from 0.7 to 2.4 M€/year reduction in operating
costs from energy savings (Processing Lines).
These exceptional results were obtained thanks to many efforts and innovative solutions
that contribute to the overall performance of this equipment:
Equipment combining best-in-class technologies
-New heat recuperator technology integrated to the radiant tubes
-Unique burner technology suitable for any type of fuel
-W-shape radiant tube technology suitable for continuous operation at high temperatures between 950 and 1000°C
-New operating mode of the combustion system as a whole, based on increased flue
gas recirculation
-Modular and compact design of the combustion system.
AdvanTek® WRT 2.0 also allows customers to favorably valorize gases generated in the
steel production process, e.g. blast furnace gas, coke-oven gas and the like.
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Fives: Developing process technologies that support industrial innovations, all over
the world
In 2013, Fives invested more than €26m in Research & Development and had 1,784 patents in force.
Fives: an R&D focused company
Indeed, Fives has been a long-term partner to the Chinese industry, with projects delivered as soon as the 1890s (locomotives, bridges, etc.). Its Beijing office was created in
1996, and the company today employs close to 500 people in the country, serving the
automotive, steel, aluminium, cement and glass industries as well as the sugar and
energy sectors.
About Fives’ Steel offer
In Steel, Fives’ goal is to help steelmakers enhance their performance and the subsequent competitiveness. It has
developed the most reliable & innovative technologies and offers a range of expert service, from the layout of a
facility to revamping services, including the design, manufacture and retrofit of mechanical, thermal, tube & pipe
finishing equipment and the supply of surface treatment technologies. Fives employs 1,300 people dedicated to
steel applications, with the capacity to run projects everywhere.
About Fives
Fives is an industrial engineering Group with a heritage of over 200 years of engineering excellence and expertise. Fives designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world’ s largest
industrial groups in various sectors such as aluminium, steel, glass, automotive, logistics, aerospace, cement and
energy, in both developing and developed countries. In all these sectors, Fives designs and manufactures
equipment and innovative solutions, which better anticipate and meet the needs of its customers in terms of
performance, quality, safety and respect for the environment.In 2013, Fives achieved a turnover of 1.6 billion
Euros and employed about 8,000 people in over thirty countries.
Press contact:
Claire Mathieu
+33 1 45 23 76 21
[email protected]
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Innovative Product Award (Special Mention)
ALSTOM HYDRO CHINA
Xiangjiaba 800 MW Unit reseach/design/ manufacturing project
Organization
Alstom Hydro China is Alstom’s largest hydro industrial site in the world. It is a full
value chain entity with activities ranging from R&D, sales & marketing, engineering
design, sourcing, manufacturing, project management, installation maintenance and
service. The global technology centre inside is capable of R&D in mechanics,
hydraulics and electrical disciplines for hydropower turbines and generators as well
as scale model tests of Francis and Kaplan turbines. Through effective international
collaboration and with the support of local service centres in 100 countries, it aims
to better address the needs of Chinese and global markets and developing local
R&D expertise.
For the Xiangjiaba 800 MW Unit research/design/manufacturing project, ALSTOM
technology center in Grenoble is responsible for hydraulic model development and
basic design, the technology center in Birr is responsible for electric design and
generator basic design, ALSTOM hydro China Co, Ltd is responsible for the detailed
industrial design and manufacturing. XJB project is the good example for the
technology cooperation between the China and France.
Project
The XJB hydro power plant is located on the Jin Sha River, is China’s third largest
hydro power station. Alstom provided 4 800MW-class units to the underground
power house, each coupled with an 889 MVA generator. With a stator diameter of
19m, the generators are both the largest and most powerful ever built in the world,
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as well as highest on rated voltage and air cooled generator (23 Kv). Alstom delivered all four generating units in a record time - at an average of one unit every four
months. These four units successfully entered commercial operation between
November 2012 and June 2013, generating clean energy for China’s central and
eastern regions.
Innovative aspects
The hydraulic design of XJB included several innovations: the choice of 28 Guide
vanes allowed optimizing the civil work; the runner blades were with a very special
conception that allowed decreasing drastically the partial load pressure pulsation in
the whole operating range; thick leading edge of the profiles to allow a wide range
of operation; a development of an unusual runner tip to decrease the full load pressure pulsation.
Economic viability
The basic design is conducted by Grenoble and Birr global technology center, and to
lower the cost, the detailed design and manufacturing are carried out in Tianjin, which
gives Alstom’s and advantage position in the cost, and finally won the project.
Usefulness of the project
The XJB hydro power plant’s main function is generating power, at the same time,
comprehensive functions for improvement of navigation condition / flood
protection / irrigation/sand control and reregulating reservoir to the Xiluodu project.
Supply the water for the industrial and living functions, improve the local people
living level and promote the economic development.
The capacity of XJB power plant is 6400 MW, normal water level is 380 meters, the
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guarantee out put is 2009 MW, the year average output is 307470 Million KW.H,
the generating hours are 5125. After the establishment Baihetan project in its
upstream, the guarantee out put will increased to 3500 MW, the output and quality
of power will be improved.
With annual average output of over 300000 Million KW.H, it could replace coal
power plants at the same scale, same as to reduce 14 million tons of coal consumption, 25 million tons of carbon dioxide emission, 0.17 million tons of nitrogen dioxide,
0.30 million tons of sulfur dioxide, saving the coal resources and improving the
environment conditions in Sichuan basin.
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R&D Award (Special Mention)
SOLVAY
E2P2L (Eco-Efficient Products and Processes Laboratory):
A unique international research laboratory in Shanghai
Project description
E2P2 laboratory is dedicated to renewable and sustainable chemistry. It aims to develop new eco-efficient products and processes capable of reducing our dependence on oil. The nature of the scientific challenges requires the combination of numerous key skills to overcome the technological barriers and develop solutions. For
this reason, E2P2 has positioned itself as an open laboratory and is developing international collaborations between Chinese and European academic laboratories and
also industrial partnerships.
Such international lab is unique in China and allows a strong differentiation with
other multinational companies in order to capture local opportunities such as leveraging of local academia, tapping into local talent pool, addressing local environmental issues and supporting the strong regional growth of Solvay’ s businesses.
The research work, both applied and academic, is focused on the production and
application of specialty chemicals (e.g. surfactants, monomers, polymers, additives
etc … ) using sustainable feedstock such as biomass or carbon dioxide. Each project
has been set-up with clear environmental and economic targets based on Life Cycle
Analysis of benchmark technologies. During the life of the project Sustainability
Index is then used to assess and position the new solutions developed.
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Structurally the lab has been set-up in two steps:
• First an official CNRS international joint lab (UMI – Unite Mixte Internationale) was
created in March 2011 (UMI 3464) between Solvay & CNRS. A contract was signed
agreeing on the main projects and the resources (people, investment) each partner
would commit to the team. In this agreement, CNRS committed up to about Euros 1
million at full speed (4 permanent + 4 co-financed postdoc + expenses).
•Then, a consortium agreement was signed between CNRS, ENSL, ECNU & Solvay
agreeing to collaborate on common projects within the lab. Each partner has the
flexibility to contribute or not on any given project. If a partner decides to contribute
to a project he has to commit resources. So each project is documented by a project
file containing the main objectives, task and contributing partners. In 2013, Lille U.
and Fudan joined the E2P2 consortium through a simple amendment of the original
agreement.
A collaborative management model has been adopted with 3 main bodies of governance focusing on projects validation:
• Steering Committee for Solvay with key internal stakeholders (platforms & GBUSs)
• Steering Committee for UMI with 6 partners
• Scientific Committee for UMI (consultative only regarding scientific excellence)
In this model, a good alignment on high potential and differentiating projects is crucial to success.
E2P2 has already both tangible and intangible benefits. Beyond the financial contribution of the partner and the international visibility, this consortium allows us to
have access to more than 15 professors, of whom 3 are academicians (1 French, 2
Chinese). We also have access to a wide range of unique equipment and techniques.
Of course the academic dimension of the team also allows applying to public funded
programs both in EU and in China, helping pushing the limits of innovation.
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Organization
Set up in 2011 in Shanghai, the E2P2 laboratory is a joint research unit (UMI 3464)
between the French National Scientific Center (CNRS), Solvay, the Ecole Normale
Supérieure (ENS) of Lyon and the East China Normal University (ECNU). In 2013, the
University of Lille and the University of Fudan joined this international research consortium.
Upon establishment, the first step was to identify first class academic partners in
France and China, each bringing unique and complementary competences & capabilities. All the institutions and labs are recognized in their field at international level.
Below are listed the key competences that each partner brings to the consortium:
• CNRS – Heterogeneous catalysis, strong international research network
• ENSL – Hybrid materials and theoretical chemistry applied to catalysis
• ECNU – Zeolite synthesis and application to catalysis
• Lille U. – Chemical Engineering & high-throughput platform for catalysts synthesis,
characterization & testing
• Fudan – Mesoporous materials and high level characterization techniques
• Solvay – Industrial targets definition, chemical developments, industrial catalysis,
economic evaluations
Team
We are a:
• Multicultural (Asian, European, American)
• Multinational (currently 14 scientists from China and 11 French and other countries)
• Multidisciplinary (catalysis, material science, engineering) team of researchers and
students.
Today a team has been assembled with 50% internationals, 2 full time CNRS, 5 co-financed postdocs, 2 PhDs and 10 Solvay researchers, with capabilities installed (lab &
equipment).
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This laboratory is at the same time an industrial research laboratory and an academic laboratory. It is an excellent training base for young scientists. E2P2 is recognized as a master training center for Chinese and French academia (more than 40
students per year) and host PhD students and post-doctoral scientists.
It has received a lot of recognition from Chinese and French authorities as an educational institution such as:
• Master training work station from East China Universtity of Science and Technology
• Master training work station from Jiao Tong University
• Agence National de Recherche : PhD student hosting institution
• Post-doctoral work station from Shanghai City
• Academician working station from Shanghai City
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R&D Award (Finalist)
SAINT-GOBAIN RESEARCH SHANGHAI
New Product development for Optical Fiber Connector-Sleeves
An optical fiber connector (ferrule and sleeve) is used to join optical fibers, so as to
provide the required connect/disconnect capability during its application within
telecommunication. Typical questions of safety and security require very precise information transfer delivered by light.
The connectors mechanically couple and align the cores of fibers, and then as a
result light can pass through accurately. Good connectors lose very little light due
to reflection or misalignment of the fibers.
Sleeves are precisely designed fine ceramic pieces with high accuracy and used to
hold ferrules in place firmly, with the purpose of ensuring a stable connection with
fiber connectors. This is an Asia dominated high margin niche market (~€10M),
where sleeves producers at different levels are already occupied by both Japanese
and Chinese powder suppliers.
This research project aims to open this market for Zirpro business of Saint-Gobain,
by providing a highly reactive and easy processing Zirconia powder product on the
basis of: a newly designed chemical route, powder formulation and subsequently
adapted industrial processing in HD plant (located in Hebei province, China).Until so
far, the developed pilot product in SGRS (Saint-Gobain Research Shanghai), has
been qualified by two potential customers for high-end sleeves, and the product
development on industrial line is on-going.
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Organization
Type of structure
Saint-Gobain Research (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.;
R&D center of Saint-Gobain, private multinational company:
Size of structure
90 000 employees wolrdwide, 3500 dedicated to R&D
China: 12 000 employees, 250 dedicated to R&D in Saint-Gobain Research Shanghai
Turnover
Worldwide - 42 Billion euros.
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Young Talent Award (Special Mention)
FRENCH MINES - TELECOM FOUNDATION
DataBridge
Data Bridge is a service created for people suffering visual impairment, using smartphones as an indoor-navigation tool in public buildings.
The system leans on two pillars: building equipped with Data Bridge and user’s
smartphone connected to passive devices that give access to a database.
A visually impaired person chooses his destination at the entry of the building after
the validation of the first device. Then he follows the track by scanning a sequence
of devices till he reaches his destination.
Those passive devices will be easily detected thanks to particular colors and form.
Terminals will be spotted via an image processing.
After validating a device, user receives instructions about how to join the next
device. Users can also interact with the system, such as changing their destination.
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PRESS RELEASE
FIRST EVER INNOVATION AWARDS FOR FRANCO-CHINESE TEAMS
A comprehensive approach to bi-cultural innovation by teams
responding to the world's current and future environmental,
demographic and industrial trends
R&D Award
EDF & IEE-CAS
Joint EDF and IEE-CAS (Institute of Electrical Engineering- Chinese Academy of
Science) R&D project researching Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology for
towers
Innovative Product Award
ALCHIMEDICS S.A.S, SINO MEDICAL SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY INC
"BuMA"
A vascular stent maximizing patient protection and cutting healthcare costs
The France China Committee and its partners highlight Franco-Chinese innovation by distinguishing two bi-cultural teams for their innovative work and their
industrial property policy.
"A France-China 50 event - www.france-chine50.com"
Beijing, December 4, 2014 - As part of the "France Technology - so French, so innovative" publicity campaign, the France China Committee (Comité France Chine) and
its partners have organized the first ever Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese Teams.
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The awards have been organized under the patronage of Emmanuel Macron, Minister for the Economy, Industry and Digital, and Geneviève Fioraso, Secretary of
State for Higher Education and Research, and are backed by the special support
and expertise of the French INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property) and the
Chinese SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the P. R. China), as co-chairmen
of the Jury.
Why do we need these awards?
In France, innovation is seen as a seamless process ranging from basic research to
industrial implementation involving technological cooperation between science and
industry.
Cooperation in scientific and technological research plays a major role in Franco-Chinese relations. Since 1978, based on the bilateral agreement on scientific and
technological cooperation, strengthened in 2013 by a joint declaration on innovation
by two French Ministries (for Productive Recovery and Higher Education and
Research) on the one hand, and the Chinese Ministry for Science and Technology on
the other, our two countries recognize the importance of research and have set up
many joint research entities and research networks and discussion forums to promote industrial cooperation.
French companies have developed a growing number of R&D organizations within
the Chinese ecosystem. The diversity of activities covered by these organizations
(fundamental research, adaptation or development of specific products for local
markets, innovation) is part of a shared vision of cooperative development benefiting both French and Chinese partners.
The Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese Teams are intended to showcase and
reward people who contribute to world-class research and development of
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innovative projects designed to transform our lifestyles for the better. The projects
presented have been developed jointly by bi-cultural teams from universities, top
ranking schools, laboratories and R&D centers, covering the entire range of French
innovation.
2014 Awards
The jury decided to reward the winning teams on the basis of the following criteria:
• Expression of the team's bi-cultural Franco-Chinese character
• Innovative qualities and endorsement of intellectual property
• Economic viability
• Usefulness of the project in social, economic, industrial and environmental terms
The two winning teams have been chosen from 22 projects involving over 200
French and Chinese engineers, competing in 2 different categories:
R&D Award Winner
EDF & IEE-CAS
Joint EDF and IEE-CAS (Institute of Electrical Engineering- Chinese Academy of
Science) R&D project into Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology for towers.
Innovative Product Award Winner
ALCHIMEDICS S.A.S, SINO MEDICAL SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY INC
"BuMA": A vascular stent maximizing patient protection and cutting healthcare costs
The winners received their prizes at a press conference held on December 4 in Beijing at the Raffles Hotel, in the presence of HE Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, French
Ambassador in China, and the two co-chairmen of the Jury, Yves Lapierre, Managing
Director of INPI, and HE Zhimin, Deputy Commissioner of SIPO.
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In view of the high quality of the projects submitted, the jury also wished to distinguish the following projects by Special Mention:
SOLVAY - E2P2L: A unique international research laboratory in Shanghai
ALSTOM HYDRO CHINA - R&D and production project for 800 MW generating
plant at the Xiangjiaba hydro-electric power station
FRENCH MINES - TELECOM FOUNDATION - DataBridge
These winners for 2014 show that a globalized general approach to innovation is an
effective way of meeting the global challenges facing our societies. Through these
Awards, cooperative innovation among bi-cultural Franco-Chinese teams has
demonstrated excellence and the promise it holds for the future.
Some bi-cultural teams that entered this competition belonged to large entities
(e.g. companies or established laboratories), others had more modest origins (e.g.
start-ups or SMEs) and should be encouraged to take part in the next edition of
these Awards.
The Jury
These first ever Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese teams have been awarded
by a Franco-Chinese Jury under the joint chairmanship of Yves Lapierre, Commissioner and CEO of INPI and HE Zhimin, Deputy Commissioner of SIPO, whose
13 members were drawn from French and Chinese institutions, companies and scientific publications:
Co-chairmen
• INPI
• SIPO
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Members from institutional bodies
• Science department of the French Embassy in China
Members from scientific and technological publications
• La Recherche magazine
• Science and Technology Daily
• Chinese Intellectual Property Publishing House
Members from companies
• Areva
• Dassault Systems
• GDF SUEZ
• Institut Mérieux
• Michelin
• Safran and its partner Beihang University
• Schneider Electric
The two winning teams received cash awards of RMB 30,000 per team, and airline
tickets donated by Air France and tablets donated by Huawei.
www.francetechnology.com
The "France Technology – So French, so innovative" campaign launched in July
2014 by the France China Committee and its partners to mark the fiftieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and China, is a vehicle to promote in
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China all innovations developed by French companies, from great industrial successes to future triumphs. The campaign will close in Beijing on December 4 with the
Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese teams co-chaired by Yves Lapierre, Commissioner and CEO of INPI and HE Zhimin, Deputy Commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO).
Press contact
Flore Coppin
Communications Manager
[email protected]
Tel. +33 1 53 59 19 38
THE FRANCE-CHINA COMMITTEE
Founded in 1979, the France China Committee is an association of some one
hundred members from companies established for the long term in France and
China. The purpose of the Committee is to promote Franco-Chinese dialogue
with senior Chinese government authorities by representing the French business community in its relations with China. www.comitefrancechine.com
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Partners of the Innovation Awards
for Franco-Chinese Teams 2014
French Industrial Property Office (INPI)
With globalization and the acceleration of trade, industrial property (IP) is becoming more strategic and represents a real growth driver. It is crucial for companies to
benefit and secure their efforts of creativity and investment in research. By granting
patents, trademarks, designs and geographical indications for industrial products,
the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) protects and promotes innovation.
In 2013, France was ranked sixth in the world of international patent applications
(PCT) and third in the filing countries of international trademark system.
Granting industrial property rights : patents, trademarks, designs and geographical
indications for industrial products Offering a wide range of products and services to
assist innovators in their IP projects Providing information and trainings about IP
Contributing to amend IP law and strengthen influence of France at international
level Fighting against counterfeiting.
Study about IP in collaborative innovation in France :
http://www.inpi.fr/fileadmin/mediatheque/pdf/OPI/INPI_OPI_collaborative_innovation.pdf
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About INPI
Statute : public agency under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy,
Industry and Digital
Budget : entirely self financed, 212 million euros in 2013.
Staff : 747 agents.
23 regional bureaus
9 international representations
www.inpi.fr
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State Intellectual Property Office of P.R.China (SIPO)
The State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.China (SIPO) is a government
institution directly reporting to the State Council. The SIPO bears mainly the following responsibilities: organizing and coordinating IPR protection work nationwide
and improving the construction of IPR protection system; standardizing the basic
orders of patent administration; drawing up the policies of foreign-related IP work;
working out the development programs for the patent work nationwide, drafting
patent working plans, examining and approving special working plans, taking up the
responsibility of the construction of the national public service system of patent
information, promoting the spread and utilization of patent information with related
departments and undertaking the work of patent statistics; developing the criteria
of affirming the exclusive rights of patents and integrated circuit layout designs and
appointing organizations to manage the work of right affirmation; propagandizing
and popularizing patent laws, regulations and policies and drafting plans of IP-related education and training according to regulations; undertaking other work
assigned by the State Council.
The SIPO has 7 functional departments. The Patent Office, an organ under the SIPO,
is mainly responsible for receiving and examining patent applications, granting
patents and handling other administrative matters entrusted by the SIPO. Seven
Patent Examination Cooperation Centers, as the institutions under the Patent Office,
also share the responsibility of patent examination. The patent Reexamination Board
is a public institution separated from the patent office in 2003 to report directly to
the SIPO. The Board is responsible for processing patent reexamination and invalidation requests. SIPO has 6 other directly subordinated public institutions, 4 social
organizations and one enterprise.
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COMITE FRANCE CHINE
A Sino-French Economic Bridge
The France China Committee (Comité France Chine or CFC) is a private, non-profit
organization with a membership of more than 100 French companies that do business with China. Founded in 1979 at the initiative of the French business community
and supported by the French and Chinese authorities, the aim of the CFC is to
promote understanding and knowledge between French business and the Chinese
government as well as Chinese companies. In the past 35 years, the CFC has provided unmatched information, advisory, advocacy, and program services to its membership. The CFC’s mission is to expand the France-China economic relationship to
the benefit of its membership and, more broadly, the economies of both countries
through constructive dialogue.
Composed primarily of large and well-known French companies, the CFC members
represent 80% of the market capitalization of the CAC 40, their global sales volume
is equivalent to 62% of the French GDP. Recent years have seen an increase in the
membership of medium-sized companies and service firms who have stepped up
investment in the PRC. The CFC is governed by a board of directors composed of
distinguished corporate leaders: the chairman since 2009 is Jean-Pascal Tricoire,
Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric. Jean Pierre Raffarin, former French
Prime Minister, Vice-president of the French Sénat, is the current chairman of the
annual France-China Economic Forum which has taken place since 1994 in China, a
position which has previously been held by other high-profile personalities such as
Raymond Barre, former French Prime Minister and Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former
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President of France. CFC promotes as well co-operative links and better understanding between local governments of the two countries through the annual
Round Table of French and Chinese Mayors, which has existed since 2004, being
held alternatively in France and China.
The CFC has long served as a respected host of events featuring senior officials
from the French and PRC governments. In 2010, the CFC had the honor to receive
the then PRC President Hu Jintao during his state visit to France. In 2013, it was
designated by the French Government to be in charge of the organization of a
Sino-French Economic Forum in Beijing during the official state visit of the French
President M. François Hollande, which was attended by the heads of both countries.
In 2014, CFC was designated by the French Government to be in charge of the
organization of a Sino-French Economic Forum in Paris during the official state visit
of the Chinese President M. XI Jinping.
www.comitefrancechine.com
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