CNRS Humanities & Social Sciences - a springboard for innovation
To support scientific projects which create or respond to the requirements of companies, public actors or society, the CNRS Humanities & Social Sciences's "Innovation, Valorization and Industrial Partnership Department" detects and supports projects with potential for transfer. It advises HSS research teams throughout France and in other countries in collaboration with the Partnership and Technology Transfer Department (SPV) at the CNRS regional offices, the Business Relations Department (DRE), the CNRS Innovation Office(DGDI) and the CNRS Innovation section.
All fields of HSS research can produce results with potential for transfer. These projects have one point in common - they are all linked to a great many important economic, cultural and social issues.
Five categories of results from HSS research can be considered as having potential for transfer to society and the private sector:
- inventions or discoveries which can be immediately implemented by socio-economic actors with the aim of obtaining a competitive advantage through filing a licence or a patent;
- method/methodology and/or know-how;
- databases;
- graphic, visual, audiovisual or artistic creations;
- software programmes.