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“Contributing your talents for the benefit of us all”
NETHERLANDS – POLAND – PORTUGAL – ROMANIA – SLOVAKIA – SPAIN – SWEDEN – SWITZERLAND – UNITED KINGDOM – UNITED STATES
ANDREAS KUHN - THOMAS GAUTHERON - ELISE CHOULET - ADRIEN LEMOINE - AMANDINE CLERC - BÉNÉDICTE CORRIVAUD - CAREN
HOCHHEIMER - FRANÇOIS LADSOUS - PIERRE GEORGES SCHMIEDER - RAPHAËLLE SAINTE MARIE - EDUARDO TUCCI - FRANÇOIS HOUDU
- GHISLAIN GOURE - JEAN-PAUL JONQUERES - LÉONORE COUSIN - LORRAINE DAVIES - LUCIE MACIASZEK - MANUEL HAJ SALEH - MANUELE SANZA - MARC VAINSEL - MARIE-CÉLINE ROBIN - MARTIN REISER - NATHALIE DOS REIS - NICOLAS MAYER - OLIVIER DENARNAUD
- OLIVIER SIMON - PIERRE TAMBOURIN - RÉMI LANCIEN - RICHARD MILLS - SAMUEL BYLL - VÉRONIQUE GENKIN - VINCENT FAVAT - ANA
LUIZA ARNAUD - ANDRÉ GOUAZE - ANNE-LAURE SANGUINETTI - APHRODITE MICHALI - AUDREY DONVAL - BERTRAND CORRETJA - CHRISTELLE VRIET - DOMINIC HÖLTGEN - EDWARD MAAS - FALKO BUSSE - FLORENT LE SAOUT - FRÉDÉRIC CHAMBONNET - GÉRARD DAVID
- GUILLAUME RECORDET - INGRID ROBIN - ISABELLE FOUGERAS - JEAN-FRÉDÉRIC URVOY - ASUN MATEU - CHRISTOPHE MORAWSKI - DA-
Dear Friends,
MIEN GAUDEN - DIEDERIK JASPERS - ELODIE LABAT - EMILIE BRULOIS - FLORENT COLLET - FRANCISCO JAVIER GÓMEZ OTERO - FRANÇOIS BANOS - FRÉDÉRIC DELATTRE - GIANA AMORIM - HABIB SHOUKRI - JÉRÔME TUR - KLAUS-PETER HOFFMANN - LAETITIA RAULT - LAU-
There are many reasons for a group like ours to support a foundation,
and particularly this Foundation. I would like to highlight three that
are, in my opinion, closely linked to its activities. Putting our resources
to work for human benefit is undoubtedly the first reason. Companies
have a social responsibility to the communities in which they operate, and we have chosen to fulfil this obligation through the Altran
Foundation for Innovation.
Practicing our core competency – innovation – is the Altran Foundation’s
second pillar. We contribute our strongest expertise to tackling the
most demanding technological challenges, in order to ensure the
success of the projects we support.
Lastly, the Foundation could not exist without the commitment of the men and women
who, enthusiastically and with conviction, contribute their talents to promoting it and
helping it to succeed. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the hundreds of
colleagues, both from within the Altran Group and from elsewhere, who lend their
support to the Foundation each year. Let me also stress the vital contributions made by
the Scientific Council and the Jury as regards the Foundation’s deliberations, decisions
and selection of laureates.
The Foundation has fulfilled its mission since its creation in 1996. The pages that follow
illustrate the actions taken, as well as the challenges facing society, the innovation required
for those challenges to be met, and the diverse skills on which the success of our projects
depends. I hope that the Altran Foundation will continue to move forward by adapting to
an ever-changing environment, while at the same time upholding its mission of promoting
technological innovation for human benefit through the talents of its staff.
RENT RIVAL - LUC D’AURIOL - LUCIANO NOTARANTONIO - LUCIE MEREL - MARTIN ECKE - MASSIMO CASASCO - MAXIME LE MEE - MICKAËL
PELLEGRIN - PABLO SALVADOR - PATRICK PORDAGE - PHILIP LOUCOPOULOS - SACHIN GUPTA - SALVATORE FORMICOLA - SYLVIE BOONE
- SYLWIA SWAT - THIERRY FAGES - VALENTINA BERTAZOLI - ADIL RIDAOUI - ALEXANDER BEENEN - ANDREA SCHOLZ - ANGELIQUE VAN
DOOREN - ARNAUD QUENOT - CÉDRIC CHEVALERIAS - CHRISTOPHE GUERBER - CYRILLE MARTIN - DIANA BOLICK - ELLA FERNANDES
- EMMANUEL BOUZEREAU - EMMANUEL CARRAY - FELIPE MEDINA - FLORIANE AUGER - FRANÇOIS LHUISSIER - GENNARO DE MICHELE
- IGNACIO MOLINA - ISABELLE ESCALIER - JOZEF DADO - LAURE DUCHEMIN - LAURENT STAUB - MANNE KIHLMAN - MANUEL GALLEGO MARIA FRANCESCA IOLO - MATTHIAS DIETRICH - NATACHA GIBERGUES - NIKLAS NIEMANN - PHILIPPE PAILLARD - RENATO LAURO - RUI
AGUIAR - SVEN PLUUT - SYLVAIN HELFER - VINCENT ROSSIGNOL - VIRGINIE TOUSSAINT - ADAM MIRECKI - ADEL BASSAID - ALEXANDRE
ROCCO - ALEXIS DEREIX DE LAPLANE - ANDREAS BLOHMKE - ANNE-LAURE CADENE - ANTOINE HOUËL - UDO HASS - VINCENZO FEOLA ANTOINE HUBERT - ANTONIO SCALDARA - ARJEN BOESVELD - BENOÎT REPOUX - BERNARD BOURDIN - BRAM LEDEBOER - CHRISTOPHE
BATAILLE - CRISTINA FUSELLIER - DAVIDE TENGATTINI - FLORENCE WASMER - ILYA CADIVEL - JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VALET - JOSE SOUSA
- MARIA GRAZIA FERRI - MARIA MAIDA - MARIEME M’BENGUE - MICHAEL CROCHET-VOUREY - NATHALIE ROCHA - NIKLAS NIEMANN - PASCALE LARDIN - PATRICK CHAREYRE - RABAH ATTIK - RAMÓN PRUNEDA - RÉGIS GEOFFRAY - SANDEEP MURTHY - SERGE PICAUD - SIMONE
OTTAVIANI - STÉPHANIE JOUBAUD - STEPHEN EMSEN - TEDDY MITTELETTE - THOMAS HARTMANN - WOLF PETER FEHLHAMMER - YVES DE
CHAISEMARTIN - YVES DEWEERDT - ADELINE RIGAUD-VIN - ARNAUD ETEVENARD - AUDE NOLLET - BAPTISTE PAVY - BERTRAND MERANDON - CARINE RAIMBAUD - CHRISTIAN LE LIEPVRE - CLAYTON CARVALHO - DAMIEN DEFER - DAVID GANI - DAVID GOLDENBERG - DOMINIC
HOELTGEN - EDOUARD SHERWOOD - FERRAN AMAGO - GHEORGHE POPESCU - GUPTA SACHIN - JEAN-RENÉ FILLON - JÉRÔME VIDAL JOSE DARVE - MADALIN SURDU - MARCEL GUINA - MARIA JOSÉ LOPEZ - MARTA DINDELEGAN - MICHIEL JAK - PASCAL BRIER - PIERRE-ANDRÉ MONTJOVET - RAFAEL MATESANZ - SANDIE BONETTI - SARAH KMIECIAK - SERGE TROFIMOV - SIMONE CICERO - STEPHANE BERNARD
- STÉPHANIE BANDAU - XAVIER DUPEYRON - ANDREW DUNDON - BERTRAND DIMET - CARINE BREGEON - CÉCILE FIATTE - CHIARA D’AMBROSIO - CHRISTOPHE SEMAILLE - DANIELA JABRE - DOMINIQUE RIFLET - EMMANUEL NOGUES - FRANCESCO CARTA - FRANÇOIS GIROD
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- GABRIELE GALLO STAMPINO - GEORGES PONS - GUNTHER VENIER - HUGO MELO - JAN DE SMET - JEAN LUC MONNET - JEAN-FRANÇOIS
MASSOULIE - JULIEN ESPOSITO - JULIEN ALZOUNIES - LAETITIA BEN - MARIA GRAZIA STERBINI - MARIANA TRINDADE - MARIE-NOÊLLE LOM-
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BART - MÁRIO BALGAVY - MIJA RABEMANANJARA - OLIVIER CHOTARD - OLIVIER GUILLAUD - RUI MIGUEL GONÇALVES PATRÍCIO - SABINE
BONDON - SEBASTIAN HIRSCHLER - VALÉRIE LAVASTE - YANN KLEITZ - YVES ROULET - ADELINE KIPP - ALEXANDRA POIRIER - ALEXANDRE
Yves de CHAISEMARTIN
CHAIRMAN OF THE ALTRAN FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ALTRAN
QUINTANILHA - ANTONIO IUDICI - AURÉLIE DILLENSEGER - CAMILLE BOYREAU - CAROLE ALIAGA - CHRISTOPHE BEESAU - CINTHIA TRAVALINI - CLAIRE DUFRESNE - CORINNA GALLIANO - CORRADO GUIDOBALDI - DAMIEN NIZERY - EDITH CHICHEPORTICHE - EMELINE PASQUIER - HÉRARD DE MONICAULT - IMANE DAHMAZ - JEROEN RIETJENS - JÉRÔME STEIGER - JIRÍ ŠEDENKA - JULIEN MASCLEF - KARINE
BONAN - KATIA MOLINO - MARCOS FERNANDEZ - MOHAMMAD VANAKI - NICOLAS CARRE - OLFA MELIANI - PHILIPPE HENRIOT - RICHARD
ROTH - SÉBASTIEN GILLES - SÉBASTIEN LAUVERGNE - SÉVERINE ESCALLIER - STEPHANIE LIZY-DESTRÉE - THIERRY AUZEPY - ALEXIA VAN
DAELE - AMANTIA KAPO - AMEL MEDDAH - AZIZ ERRIME - BERTRAND CAHUZAC - BRUNO PLANCHE - CLAUDIA DUARTE - DAVIDE STARNONE - DAVIDE BECCO - DILETTA DI STANIO - EMMANUEL SCHMITT - ERIC HUNAUT - FABIEN THORET - GOEDELE QUANTEN - HANNE DE
LOOF - ISABELLE CHAUMETTE - JEAN AUDOUZE - JEAN LESCURE - JEAN-FRANÇOIS MARCHAND - JOHN ROOS - LAURENT NICOURT - LAURENT RICHIER - MANUEL BÖHLER - MARCO ANTONIO FERLITO - MELINA GUELOU - NICOLAS BOUVIER - NURIA ZARZA MADROÑO - PEDRO
PACHECO - PETER CZERMAK - PHILIPPE LAUPER - RUI AFONSO - SANDIE MOLETTIERRI - SONIA GABOR - STEPHANE HAUTIN - STÉPHANE
GHERROU - ALBERTO BIGAZZI - ALVARO EGUINOA - ANTOINE PHISBIEN - AUDREY BOULLENGER - AURÉLIEN BASILLE - BARBARA FRIK
- BRAM VROMANS - CÉCILE-LIV MÜLLER - CHRISTELLE PRADIER - CHRISTOPHE LEBORGNE - DIETER OESTERWIND - FABIEN ARNOULD
- FRANÇOIS CHARBONNEAU - JEAN-PHILIPPE PERIN - JOÃO PRACA - LÉOPOLD DEMIDDELEER - LIZELOTTE EDVINSSON - LUC BARTHEL
- MARC GELOT - MARIE-MYRIAM TALAS - MOUHCINE BOULAHMUZ - OLIVIER SIGANOS - PASCAL LAMBERT - PIERRE-YVES BEZIAU - QUENTIN NOTTE - RUI MATIAS - SÉBASTIEN FARYS - SILVIA MOSCATELLI - VINCENT JOING - XAVIER HAHN - ALLAN ROBERT - ANDREA ARDENTE
- ANNE RAZAT - ARNAUD LUQUESTORRES - BERNARD CASH - CAROLINE MESPOULET - EMMANUEL BARDET - ERWANN GELEBART - GAEL
BORDAIS - GUILLAUME FAGOT - JACQUES MATHIEU - JOAO CORREIA - JOSE GONZALEZ VECINO - JOSE LUIS UNSAIN - JULIE POTTIER - JULIEN BERTHET - MARINE BUISSON - MERCEDES SANCHEZ MUÑOZ - NOELLE DOMENC - PATRICK HÄFNER - PATRICK VIGNON - PEDRO-LUIS
MORICHON - PIERRE FORNEROD - RAY EDGSON - RENAN LE MOUEL - RENAUD DELMAS - ROBIN LADMIRAL - SAMUEL SZYMANSKI - SASO
JEZERNIK - SERGE SIBONY - STÉPHANE DAVID - STÉPHANE HOG - STÉPHANE NOTE - SUSANA PERFECTO - ANTONIO COUTINHO - AQUIBOU
DOUCOURE - AYMERIC MAGNAN DE BELLEVUE - BARBORA PRUDKA - BENJAMIN ASTRUC - CORINNE JOUANNY - CRISTIANA PIANO - ERIC
FAVRE - ETTORE LANTI - FABRICE BOURDAIS - FELICIDADE GRAÇA - FRANCESCO GENSINI - FRÉDÉRIC RENARD - GERARD HARKIN - JULIEN
CHARBONNEL - MARC LECHEVALIER - MATHIEU DE BROCCA - MOUHAMMAD SOUHEIL - NATHALIE SASSIER - OLIVIER MUQUET - PASCAL
VALADE - PEDRO FURTADO - PHILIPPE OSCH - SANDRINE MAYOUX - SELMA EL RHEZZALI - TUAN NGHIEM VU - VASCO TEIXEIRA - EDITH
ACKERMANN - ADRIANO ROBERTO DE LIMA - ADRIEN LERQUET - ALEXANDRA BOURSIER - AURÉLIE BAUD - AURÉLIE SCHICK - CAROLINE
ERNOULT - CÉLIA SPITERI - CHAHRAMANE OUAKI - DANIELLE PIERIN - DAVID THIANDOUM - DAVIDE MANZONI - DOROTHÉ GABE - ENRICO
CARLO DI LISI - ETIENNE CADRE - FRANCESCO MOLÈ - HERVÉ AUDOUIN - IALLA KALUMA - JEAN-MICHEL ROGERO - JEAN-MICHEL NAPPA
- JOSÉ A. M-DARVE - JULIEN CHAUDERLOT - JULIEN LAUFER - KARINE PRUVOST - LAURA BOGEAT - LUDIVINE GRIMBER - MARÍA RIBE
MARTINEZ - MARIANNE WLASSEVITCH - MICHEL HUE - PASCALE GERMANY - PHILIPPE DREILING - SANDRA VALMIER - TOM CUPPENS
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Thanks to the Foundation, Altran consultants passionately put their skills to good use by
contributing to projects beneficial to the general public.
Eric ALBRAND, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, ALTRAN
With the spread of the corporate social responsibility principle, taking care of the
planet and its inhabitants is becoming as important as the way a company manage its
business.
Pascal BRIER, VICE PRESIDENT, ALTRAN
The Altran Foundation is an excellent example of the value-added service we can contribute
to technologically innovative projects.
Frédéric GRARD, VICE PRESIDENT, ALTRAN
Research projects currently supported by the Group and the Altran Foundation are instrumental in opening the way to breakthrough innovations that our clients will need over
the next five years.
Cyril ROGER, VICE PRESIDENT, ALTRAN
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the altran foundation
mission
Since it was founded in 1996, the Altran Foundation for Innovation has supported and
promoted technological innovation for human benefit. The Altran Foundation is a vehicle
for civic commitment, seeking to mobilise the Group’s resources around creative and
innovative projects.
The Altran Foundation has achieved wide recognition in the world of corporate philanthropy.
At the ADMICAL* philanthropy awards in 2006, it won the Fondation de France Award
for the originality and sustainability of its efforts. The Foundation also won the ADMICAL
Special Jury Award in 2002.
*Association pour le Développement du Mécénat Industriel et Commercial, a corporate philanthropy association
international
scientific award
The Altran Foundation for Innovation’s efforts are centred on an international award
recognising a technological innovation in the public interest. The award theme changes
every year. Past topics have included memory and heritage, pain control, access to water,
food safety, improving living conditions in urban areas, developing countries, early childhood,
the sciences, overcoming social exclusion, energy and health.
This annual competition is open to candidates in countries with Altran offices, and the
jury that selects the winner of the Altran Foundation Award is completely independent of
the company.
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sponsoring
through expertise
The Altran Foundation is a pioneer in sponsoring innovation projects. It offers winning
projects one year of support by Group engineers. This assistance draws on Altran’s entire
scope of expertise in the field of research and scientific innovation, including the development
of innovative technologies, industrialisation, intellectual property, project management,
cost optimisation and the selection of partners.
With this expert support, many laureates have a unique opportunity to give shape to their
ideas and transform their project into an industrial reality.
staff involvement
The Altran Foundation is a vehicle for promoting the expertise of Altran engineers. Every
year, over 400 employees contribute to Foundation efforts by disseminating the call for
entries, coaching and short-listing candidates, and assisting the award winner.
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1997 Human history and artefacts - 1998 Pain, deficiency and physical handicap - 1999 Water quality and water access - 2000 Food quality and safety - 2001 Improving living conditions in
urban areas - 2002 Developing countries - 2003 Early childhood - 2004 Discovering, understanding and enjoying Science - 2005 Social integration - 2006 Energy – 2007 Mending the human body
2008 Reducing CO2 levels in the Atmosphere: our technological challenge!
REDUCING CO2 LEVELS IN THE ATMOSPHERE:
OUR TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGE !
2008 AWARD
the laureate
FRANCISCO GALLO MEJIA, SPAIN
UPV/EHU BASQUE COUNTRY UNIVERSITY
BAMBOO-BASED BUILDING COMPOSITES FOR SUSTAINABLE HOUSING
This project is about developing a bio-composite based on Guadua Bamboo that can
be used for house building. This composite material stores the carbon absorbed by the
bamboo and requires, for its fabrication, a little energy, water and materials (wood, bricks,
metal, etc.). In addition, its production requires smaller machines and little transportation
as the plantations are located close to the final user. The goal of this project is to develop
local economies based on small companies’ networks using this technology. It’s about
an innovative technology combining social and economical development, respect of the
environment and carbon storage.
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the finalists
OLIVIER LÉPINE, FRANCE
ALGOSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY, PARTNERSHIP WITH JCL ENVIRONNEMENT,
AND THE GEPEA/CNRS LABORATORY
ALGOSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES
This technology uses micro-algae to capture the CO2 produced by industrial activities and
produces vegetable biomass, a sustainable resource replacing fossil resources.
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CHRISTIAN MULLER, FRANCE
COOLTECH APPLICATIONS COMPANY
MAGCOOL
The goal of this project is to develop, for housing uses, a new system of reversible
air-conditioning based on the magneto-caloric effect: it saves energy without using a fluid
emitting greenhouse gases.
ARNAUD MULLER-FEUGA, FRANCE
MICROPHYT COMPANY
RUBISCO2
The idea of this project is to encourage CO2 absorption used during the micro-algae
production, so that it creates an integral carbon sink.
SIGLINDA PERATHONER, ITALY
UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA
CONVERT CO2 BACK TO FUEL
The equipment developed by this project allows converting CO2 back to fuel thanks to an
innovative photoelectrocatalytic system.
CASPER VAN OOSTEN, NETHERLANDS
EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, PEER+ COMPANY
SMART ENERGY GLASS
This project is developing an adjustable window which is able to control the amount of
light coming in and collect solar energy at the same time.
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FOCUS ON SOCIETY
making a commitment
to health
“Because any of us may eventually be affected by health issues, we each feel deeply concerned about access to
medical care and improving living conditions for those living with illness. Through technology and innovation, the
Altran Foundation seeks to reduce suffering and democratise treatment to put it within reach of as many people as
possible.”
Marc VAINSEL, MEMBER OF THE SCIENTIFIC BOARD
2005 / I THINK, THEREFORE I CAN
Patients with locked-in syndrome have no means of communicating with their environment.
By recording brainwaves at the surface of the skull, then decoding them, Professor
Jonathan Wolpaw’s Brain Computer Interface system enables patients to move a cursor
on a computer screen, dictate a text or control a robotic arm. This invention is an extraordinary communications breakthrough for people who are completely cut off from the
outside world.
Thanks to the support provided by Altran consultants, the first patient was equipped with
this system and was able to write and send an e-mail without any help. Some 15 patients
are now using this system, which is set to be rolled out in Europe.
Altran’s assistance was extremely valuable. The consultants’ support significantly accelerated
the technological development of the BCI system. And the new skills they contributed
helped us turn the project into a reality.
Jonathan WOLPAW, 2005 LAUREATE, UNITED STATES
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2007 / FROM DARKNESS INTO LIGHT
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Today, 1.5 million people suffer from degenerative retinal diseases.
The gravity of the situation prompted Professor José Sahel and his team at the QuinzeVingts National Ophthalmology Hospital Centre to develop an artificial retina that restores hope to affected patients. Placed under the existing retina, it directly stimulates the
neurons, replacing defective cells. These implants should eventually allow patients to
recognise faces, read large print and move independently in a restricted environment.
For one year, Altran consultants laid the foundations of an industrial project and improved
the system through their work in the following areas: optimisation of laboratory tests,
digital simulation of the neuron-implant connection, system design and intellectual property.
Altran supported the project by providing its expertise throughout the process-from
prototype design to the creation of the industrial product. This collaboration increased the
project’s competitive edge worldwide and fostered the development of a high-performing
retinal prosthesis for the blind.
José SAHEL, 2007 LAUREATE, FRANCE
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FOCUS ON SOCIETY
making a commitment
to the environment
“Every day, the media discuss the environmental problems of global warming, deforestation, waste management,
air pollution, oil slicks and soil erosion caused by humans’ growing impact on the planet. The Altran Foundation has
decided to get involved in environmental issues, not because it’s the fashionable thing to do, but because the Group
can help overcome these problems.”
Wolf Peter FEHLHAMMER, MEMBER OF THE SCIENTIFIC BOARD
2006 / ENERGY:
WASTE NOT WANT NOT
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Cost is one of the main obstacles to the development of solar energy.
To overcome this problem, the company Maxxun BV has developed an innovative system
of solar collectors based on luminescent solar concentrator technology. The goal is to
more than halve the investment currently required.
Altran’s support resulted in an overview of subsidy opportunities and endorsement of the
Dutch government’s partnership proposal, leading to funding of €1 million. At the same
time, Altran teams worked to optimise light transmission towards the system’s photovoltaic
element, thereby increasing efficiency. They also developed reflective thin-film deposition,
leading to the creation of the first prototype.
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Our team enjoyed extensive support from the Altran consultants. We especially appreciated
their advice and strong involvement in our projects. Maxxun BV is growing rapidly, mainly
fuelled by sales of our solar system, and that was largely made possible by Altran.
Kees BASTIAANSEN, 2006 PROJECT MANAGER, NETHERLANDS
2001 / CREATIVE URBAN
REGENERATION
Soil decontamination, an essential aspect of sustainable development, has a significant
impact on the outlook for land use planning and urban renewal.
Laureate Julien Troquet developed a biotechnology-based system in which pollutants
are completely broken down by microorganisms. This process preserves the ecosystem,
maintains the site in its current state without disrupting business, and makes it possible
to reclaim contaminated industrial sites at one-fifth the cost of the usual decontamination
techniques.
Altran’s technological support resolved many technical problems and helped move the
process from the laboratory to the industrial level. Biobasic Environnement is now an
established environmental consulting company in Europe that works with clients on a
long-term basis.
What a breath of fresh air to be able to count on Altran consultants. Every time we needed
some help, whether it had to do with technology, the market or sales, we could send out
a message in a bottle, and the Altran Foundation would be there.
Julien TROQUET, 2001 LAUREATE, FRANCE
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FOCUS ON SOCIETY
making a commitment to
international solidarity
“Funding is not the only way to help the most disadvantaged populations. By combining technology, scientific expertise
and empathy as a means of support, the Altran Foundation chooses to back projects that can have a tangible impact
on developing societies.”
Edith ACKERMANN, MEMBER OF THE SCIENTIFIC BOARD
1999 / TAPPING
THE OCEAN
How can everyone gain access to water? Water desalination is one solution.
Viviane Renaudin and her team, based at the International Water Centre in Nancy, are
developing an innovative seawater desalination station. This system features horizontal
transfer of vapour to the condensation zone, which makes it highly energy efficient.
Thanks to its human scale, modular design and ease of assembly, it is universally accessible
and user-friendly.
By the time the Altran consultants were ending their support, the process’s technical
feasibility had been demonstrated and the first drops of distilled water were flowing from
the desalination prototype. The project team’s current goal is to install the system in an
industrial setting.
A year later, we received funding from the European Union* for a project with seven
European partners. Three descriptions sum up my feelings about the Altran Foundation:
project accelerator, wide-ranging expertise and continuous support.
Viviane RENAUDIN, 1999 LAUREATE, FRANCE
* FP5: Framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities
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2002 / BECAUSE
THE WORLD NEEDS
MANKIND
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Deforestation is one of the major consequences of developing countries’ need for energy.
To meet this challenge, Guy Reinaud offers an alternative source of energy: biomass or
“green” charcoal. Such charcoal produces a low-cost, eco-friendly and universally available
fuel from any type of organic material, such as straw, branches, plant waste and rice
husk. It is derived from a process similar to that used for producing wood charcoal.
Altran’s support was instrumental in doubling production capacity, cutting production
costs in half and decreasing the biomass charcoal’s temperature from 500°C to 40°C at
the end of the process to avoid any danger. After several tests, the first pilot project was
implemented in South Africa and Senegal with the installation of the Pyro 7 machine.
Today, the project hopes to expand to the rest of Africa, and the association is working
on a new version that is 10 times more powerful – the Pyro 8.
We absolutely needed the brainpower and a team to help us get ready for the industrialisation of the process. I especially appreciated the involvement of Altran consultants, who
were motivated by the cause.
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Guy REINAUD, 2002 LAUREATE, FRANCE
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ANDREAS KUHN - THOMAS GAUTHERON - ELISE CHOULET - ADRIEN LEMOINE - AMANDINE CLERC - BÉNÉDICTE CORRIVAUD - CAREN
HOCHHEIMER - FRANÇOIS LADSOUS - PIERRE GEORGES SCHMIEDER - RAPHAËLLE SAINTE MARIE - EDUARDO TUCCI - FRANÇOIS HOUDU
FOCUS ON SOCIETY
- GHISLAIN GOURE - JEAN-PAUL JONQUERES - LÉONORE COUSIN - LORRAINE DAVIES - LUCIE MACIASZEK - MANUEL HAJ SALEH - MA-
making a commitment
to science
NUELE SANZA - MARC VAINSEL - MARIE-CÉLINE ROBIN - MARTIN REISER - NATHALIE DOS REIS - NICOLAS MAYER - OLIVIER DENARNAUD
- OLIVIER SIMON - PIERRE TAMBOURIN - RÉMI LANCIEN - RICHARD MILLS - SAMUEL BYLL - VÉRONIQUE GENKIN - VINCENT FAVAT - ANA
LUIZA ARNAUD - ANDRÉ GOUAZE - ANNE-LAURE SANGUINETTI - APHRODITE MICHALI - AUDREY DONVAL - BERTRAND CORRETJA - CHRISTELLE VRIET - DOMINIC HÖLTGEN - EDWARD MAAS - FALKO BUSSE - FLORENT LE SAOUT - FRÉDÉRIC CHAMBONNET - GÉRARD DAVID
- GUILLAUME RECORDET - INGRID ROBIN - ISABELLE FOUGERAS - JEAN-FRÉDÉRIC URVOY - ASUN MATEU - CHRISTOPHE MORAWSKI - DAMIEN GAUDEN - DIEDERIK JASPERS - ELODIE LABAT - EMILIE BRULOIS - FLORENT COLLET - FRANCISCO JAVIER GÓMEZ OTERO - FRAN-
“Scientific research has two major objectives: to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and, in so doing, to drive
technological development. It is therefore the best vehicle for expressing the vitality of our societies. By supporting
research, the Altran Foundation is encouraging both science education and the spirit of invention and innovation.”
ÇOIS BANOS - FRÉDÉRIC DELATTRE - GIANA AMORIM - HABIB SHOUKRI - JÉRÔME TUR - KLAUS-PETER HOFFMANN - LAETITIA RAULT - LAU-
Jean AUDOUZE, MEMBER OF THE SCIENTIFIC BOARD
- SYLWIA SWAT - THIERRY FAGES - VALENTINA BERTAZOLI - ADIL RIDAOUI - ALEXANDER BEENEN - ANDREA SCHOLZ - ANGELIQUE VAN
RENT RIVAL - LUC D’AURIOL - LUCIANO NOTARANTONIO - LUCIE MEREL - MARTIN ECKE - MASSIMO CASASCO - MAXIME LE MEE - MICKAËL
PELLEGRIN - PABLO SALVADOR - PATRICK PORDAGE - PHILIP LOUCOPOULOS - SACHIN GUPTA - SALVATORE FORMICOLA - SYLVIE BOONE
DOOREN - ARNAUD QUENOT - CÉDRIC CHEVALERIAS - CHRISTOPHE GUERBER - CYRILLE MARTIN - DIANA BOLICK - ELLA FERNANDES
- EMMANUEL BOUZEREAU - EMMANUEL CARRAY - FELIPE MEDINA - FLORIANE AUGER - FRANÇOIS LHUISSIER - GENNARO DE MICHELE
- IGNACIO MOLINA - ISABELLE ESCALIER - JOZEF DADO - LAURE DUCHEMIN - LAURENT STAUB - MANNE KIHLMAN - MANUEL GALLEGO MARIA FRANCESCA IOLO - MATTHIAS DIETRICH - NATACHA GIBERGUES - NIKLAS NIEMANN - PHILIPPE PAILLARD - RENATO LAURO - RUI
AGUIAR - SVEN PLUUT - SYLVAIN HELFER - VINCENT ROSSIGNOL - VIRGINIE TOUSSAINT - ADAM MIRECKI - ADEL BASSAID - ALEXANDRE
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SKY
ROCCO - ALEXIS DEREIX DE LAPLANE - ANDREAS BLOHMKE - ANNE-LAURE CADENE - ANTOINE HOUËL - UDO HASS - VINCENZO FEOLA -
How can the flame of scientific knowledge be rekindled among the young?
The goal of the HISPARC project is to involve students in the different stages of scientific
research while providing an initial teamwork experience. During the first stage, groups
of secondary school students and researchers create a network of ultra-high energy
cosmic particle detectors. The data is then retrieved by the participating schools and
made available to the scientists.
Altran consultants worked on the databases and electronic measurement system. This
support led to the development of a more effective, modular and economical particle
detector, a more professionally run project and brainstorming about the project’s future.
OTTAVIANI - STÉPHANIE JOUBAUD - STEPHEN EMSEN - TEDDY MITTELETTE - THOMAS HARTMANN - WOLF PETER FEHLHAMMER - YVES DE
I really valued Altran’s contribution. Our relationship was nothing like a business relationship
because the Altran consultants were an integral part of our team.
Bob VAN EIJK, 2004 LAUREATE, NETHERLANDS
ANTOINE HUBERT - ANTONIO SCALDARA - ARJEN BOESVELD - BENOÎT REPOUX - BERNARD BOURDIN - BRAM LEDEBOER - CHRISTOPHE
BATAILLE - CRISTINA FUSELLIER - DAVIDE TENGATTINI - FLORENCE WASMER - ILYA CADIVEL - JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VALET - JOSE SOUSA
- MARIA GRAZIA FERRI - MARIA MAIDA - MARIEME M’BENGUE - MICHAEL CROCHET-VOUREY - NATHALIE ROCHA - NIKLAS NIEMANN - PASCALE LARDIN - PATRICK CHAREYRE - RABAH ATTIK - RAMÓN PRUNEDA - RÉGIS GEOFFRAY - SANDEEP MURTHY - SERGE PICAUD - SIMONE
CHAISEMARTIN - YVES DEWEERDT - ADELINE RIGAUD-VIN - ARNAUD ETEVENARD - AUDE NOLLET - BAPTISTE PAVY - BERTRAND MERANDON - CARINE RAIMBAUD - CHRISTIAN LE LIEPVRE - CLAYTON CARVALHO - DAMIEN DEFER - DAVID GANI - DAVID GOLDENBERG - DOMINIC
HOELTGEN - EDOUARD SHERWOOD - FERRAN AMAGO - GHEORGHE POPESCU - GUPTA SACHIN - JEAN-RENÉ FILLON - JÉRÔME VIDAL JOSE DARVE - MADALIN SURDU - MARCEL GUINA - MARIA JOSÉ LOPEZ - MARTA DINDELEGAN - MICHIEL JAK - PASCAL BRIER - PIERRE-ANDRÉ MONTJOVET - RAFAEL MATESANZ - SANDIE BONETTI - SARAH KMIECIAK - SERGE TROFIMOV - SIMONE CICERO - STEPHANE BERNARD
- STÉPHANIE BANDAU - XAVIER DUPEYRON - ANDREW DUNDON - BERTRAND DIMET - CARINE BREGEON - CÉCILE FIATTE - CHIARA D’AMBROSIO - CHRISTOPHE SEMAILLE - DANIELA JABRE - DOMINIQUE RIFLET - EMMANUEL NOGUES - FRANCESCO CARTA - FRANÇOIS GIROD
- GABRIELE GALLO STAMPINO - GEORGES PONS - GUNTHER VENIER - HUGO MELO - JAN DE SMET - JEAN LUC MONNET - JEAN-FRANÇOIS
MASSOULIE - JULIEN ESPOSITO - JULIEN ALZOUNIES - LAETITIA BEN - MARIA GRAZIA STERBINI - MARIANA TRINDADE - MARIE-NOÊLLE LOMBART - MÁRIO BALGAVY - MIJA RABEMANANJARA - OLIVIER CHOTARD - OLIVIER GUILLAUD - RUI MIGUEL GONÇALVES PATRÍCIO - SABINE
BONDON - SEBASTIAN HIRSCHLER - VALÉRIE LAVASTE - YANN KLEITZ - YVES ROULET - ADELINE KIPP - ALEXANDRA POIRIER - ALEXANDRE
QUINTANILHA - ANTONIO IUDICI - AURÉLIE DILLENSEGER - CAMILLE BOYREAU - CAROLE ALIAGA - CHRISTOPHE BEESAU - CINTHIA TRAVALINI - CLAIRE DUFRESNE - CORINNA GALLIANO - CORRADO GUIDOBALDI - DAMIEN NIZERY - EDITH CHICHEPORTICHE - EMELINE PASQUIER - HÉRARD DE MONICAULT - IMANE DAHMAZ - JEROEN RIETJENS - JÉRÔME STEIGER - JIRÍ ŠEDENKA - JULIEN MASCLEF - KARINE
BONAN - KATIA MOLINO - MARCOS FERNANDEZ - MOHAMMAD VANAKI - NICOLAS CARRE - OLFA MELIANI - PHILIPPE HENRIOT - RICHARD
ROTH - SÉBASTIEN GILLES - SÉBASTIEN LAUVERGNE - SÉVERINE ESCALLIER - STEPHANIE LIZY-DESTRÉE - THIERRY AUZEPY - ALEXIA VAN
DAELE - AMANTIA KAPO - AMEL MEDDAH - AZIZ ERRIME - BERTRAND CAHUZAC - BRUNO PLANCHE - CLAUDIA DUARTE - DAVIDE STARNONE - DAVIDE BECCO - DILETTA DI STANIO - EMMANUEL SCHMITT - ERIC HUNAUT - FABIEN THORET - GOEDELE QUANTEN - HANNE DE
LOOF - ISABELLE CHAUMETTE - JEAN AUDOUZE - JEAN LESCURE - JEAN-FRANÇOIS MARCHAND - JOHN ROOS - LAURENT NICOURT - LAURENT RICHIER - MANUEL BÖHLER - MARCO ANTONIO FERLITO - MELINA GUELOU - NICOLAS BOUVIER - NURIA ZARZA MADROÑO - PEDRO
PACHECO - PETER CZERMAK - PHILIPPE LAUPER - RUI AFONSO - SANDIE MOLETTIERRI - SONIA GABOR - STEPHANE HAUTIN - STÉPHANE
GHERROU - ALBERTO BIGAZZI - ALVARO EGUINOA - ANTOINE PHISBIEN - AUDREY BOULLENGER - AURÉLIEN BASILLE - BARBARA FRIK
- BRAM VROMANS - CÉCILE-LIV MÜLLER - CHRISTELLE PRADIER - CHRISTOPHE LEBORGNE - DIETER OESTERWIND - FABIEN ARNOULD
- FRANÇOIS CHARBONNEAU - JEAN-PHILIPPE PERIN - JOÃO PRACA - LÉOPOLD DEMIDDELEER - LIZELOTTE EDVINSSON - LUC BARTHEL
- MARC GELOT - MARIE-MYRIAM TALAS - MOUHCINE BOULAHMUZ - OLIVIER SIGANOS - PASCAL LAMBERT - PIERRE-YVES BEZIAU - QUENTIN NOTTE - RUI MATIAS - SÉBASTIEN FARYS - SILVIA MOSCATELLI - VINCENT JOING - XAVIER HAHN - ALLAN ROBERT - ANDREA ARDENTE
- ANNE RAZAT - ARNAUD LUQUESTORRES - BERNARD CASH - CAROLINE MESPOULET - EMMANUEL BARDET - ERWANN GELEBART - GAEL
BORDAIS - GUILLAUME FAGOT - JACQUES MATHIEU - JOAO CORREIA - JOSE GONZALEZ VECINO - JOSE LUIS UNSAIN - JULIE POTTIER - JULIEN BERTHET - MARINE BUISSON - MERCEDES SANCHEZ MUÑOZ - NOELLE DOMENC - PATRICK HÄFNER - PATRICK VIGNON - PEDRO-LUIS
MORICHON - PIERRE FORNEROD - RAY EDGSON - RENAN LE MOUEL - RENAUD DELMAS - ROBIN LADMIRAL - SAMUEL SZYMANSKI - SASO
JEZERNIK - SERGE SIBONY - STÉPHANE DAVID - STÉPHANE HOG - STÉPHANE NOTE - SUSANA PERFECTO - ANTONIO COUTINHO - AQUIBOU
DOUCOURE - AYMERIC MAGNAN DE BELLEVUE - BARBORA PRUDKA - BENJAMIN ASTRUC - CORINNE JOUANNY - CRISTIANA PIANO - ERIC
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CHARBONNEL - MARC LECHEVALIER - MATHIEU DE BROCCA - MOUHAMMAD SOUHEIL - NATHALIE SASSIER - OLIVIER MUQUET - PASCAL
VALADE - PEDRO FURTADO - PHILIPPE OSCH - SANDRINE MAYOUX - SELMA EL RHEZZALI - TUAN NGHIEM VU - VASCO TEIXEIRA - EDITH
ACKERMANN - ADRIANO ROBERTO DE LIMA - ADRIEN LERQUET - ALEXANDRA BOURSIER - AURÉLIE BAUD - AURÉLIE SCHICK - CAROLINE
ERNOULT - CÉLIA SPITERI - CHAHRAMANE OUAKI - DANIELLE PIERIN - DAVID THIANDOUM - DAVIDE MANZONI - DOROTHÉ GABE - ENRICO
CARLO DI LISI - ETIENNE CADRE - FRANCESCO MOLÈ - HERVÉ AUDOUIN - IALLA KALUMA - JEAN-MICHEL ROGERO - JEAN-MICHEL NAPPA
- JOSÉ A. M-DARVE - JULIEN CHAUDERLOT - JULIEN LAUFER - KARINE PRUVOST - LAURA BOGEAT - LUDIVINE GRIMBER - MARÍA RIBE
MARTINEZ - MARIANNE WLASSEVITCH - MICHEL HUE - PASCALE GERMANY - PHILIPPE DREILING - SANDRA VALMIER - TOM CUPPENS
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