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Carnot IPGG

The  Carnot IPGG Microfluidique aims at bringing together companies wishing to access researchers’ know-how, state-of-the-art equipment and laboratories of the Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Institute (IPGG), a world leader in transdisciplinary research in microfluidics.Our mission is to support companies in their Research-Development-Innovation projects and to offer them a competitive edge by developing new microfluidic solutions.

Examples of applications


« Industry and Research have everything to gain by working together » Pierre-Gilles de Gennes.

The microfluidics market is valued at $6 billion a year with a growth rate of around 18%. Microfluidics enables companies to reduce their costs, manufacturing time and environmental impact.

In general, handling at the micron scale allows to work faster, cheaper, in a cleaner and safer environment. The number of industrial applications is considerable.



Activity report 2019


Some examples of use:

  • Health: early and cheaper diagnostics, personalized therapy, screening tests, perinatality
  • Biotechnology: single molecule, organ-on-a-chip, pharmaceuticals, controlled release
  • Energy: oil recovery, biogas, marine power
  • Environment: desalination, water purification, CO2 recycling, pollutant screening, air treatment
  • Agriculture: screening, contaminant analysis, taste masking
  • Cosmetics: Creams, antiperspirants, fragrance

Bringing companies and public research
laboratories closer

Carnot Label

Created in 2006, the Carnot label aims to develop partnership research, that is to say the conduct of research carried out by public laboratories in partnership with companies (from SMEs to large groups), in response to their needs.

The research partnership is an important lever for the economy by promoting business innovation, competitiveness and guarantee growth.

The Carnot label is awarded to public research structures which simultaneously conduct upstream research activities specific to renew their scientific and technological skills and a proactive policy research partnership in favor of the socio-economic world.

Carnot

The Carnot are research structures selected for their strong partnership potential without fulfilling yet completely all Carnot Institute requirements. The goal is to obtain the Carnot label within 3 years. They receive special financial support to achieve the improvement actions needed to achieve this goal.

The Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Institute was labeled "Carnot" in July 2016.


The Carnot program is organized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and managed by the French National Research Agency.

Carnot institutes are federated within the Association of Institutes Carnot which is in charge of the animation of the network.

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