The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy
Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation
in four main areas:
- defence and security,
- low carbon energies (nuclear and renewable energies),
- technological research for industry,
- fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing
on its widely acknowledged expertise, the CEA actively participates in
collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial
partners.
The CEA is established in nine centers spread throughout
France. It works in partnership with many other research bodies, local
authorities and universities. Within this context, the CEA is a
stakeholder in a series of national alliances set up to coordinate
French research in energy (ANCRE), life sciences and health (AVIESAN),
digital science and technology (ALLISTENE), environmental sciences
(AllEnvi) and human and social sciences (ATHENA).
Widely acknowledged
as an expert in its areas of skill, the CEA is actively involved in the
European Research Area and its international presence is constantly
growing.
In 2017, Thomson-Reuters / Clarivate identified the CEA as the most innovative public research organization in Europe.
CEA in figures (2019)
- 9 research centres
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20 181 employees
- 39 joint research units (UMR)
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670 priority patents filed in 2019
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216 start-ups since 1972
- 5 billion euros budget
