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Recherche and innovation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation.
Discover the main research areas on which the CEA works.
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NEWS | PRESS RELEASE | MICRO-NANOELECTRONICS | INNOVATION FOR INDUSTRY
Today, the CEA inaugurates FAMES in Grenoble, a European pilot line designed to accelerate innovation in microelectronics and foster the emergence of chips that are more powerful, more energy-efficient and more sustainable. The aim is to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and technological sovereignty, benefiting many strategic sectors by reducing the time between research and industrialisation.
NEWS | NOMINATION | INNOVATION FOR INDUSTRY | INSTITUTIONAL
Two French nationals have been appointed to the Board of the European Innovation Council (EIC) out of 951 applications: Laurence Petit, Deputy Director for Innovation at the CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission), and Jean-Michel Dalle, Director of the Parisian incubator Agoranov.
NEWS | INSTITUTIONAL | INNOVATION FOR INDUSTRY
The CEA remains the world's most innovative public research organization, according to the Top 100 Global Innovators published by Clarivate this Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
NEWS | FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the recipients of the 2025 Consolidator Grants. Supporting the best exploratory research across all fields, these grants reward mid-career scientists. Among them, Dalimil Mazac, a researcher at IPhT (CEA-CNRS), has been recognized for his work on the mathematics of quantum field theory.
LIVE IN THE CENTER | EUROPE | ENVIRONMENT | THEORETICAL PHYSICS | PARTICLE PHYSICS | FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
Three CEA projects involving CEA-IRAMIS, IPhT (CEA/CNRS) and LSCE (CEA/UVSQ/CNRS) have been selected for the ERC Synergy Grant 2025 call for proposals. Their ambitions: to push the boundaries of quantum electrodynamics, describe the behaviour of interacting particle systems when they are out of equilibrium, and better understand northern peatlands and the impact of climate change. These projects will bring together international research teams with complementary skills to tackle exciting research questions.
NEWS | INSTITUTIONAL
On October 18th and 19th, two delegations from Singapore have come to meet scientists from CEA Saclay in order to kickstart new collaborations.
On November 18th, the CEA welcomed Slovenian Secretary of State, Dr. Jure Gasparic, in its Cadarache site.
PRESS RELEASE | SUPERCOMPUTERS | HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING | NEW TECHNOLOGIES
EuroHPC JU and the Jules Verne Consortium (GENCI, CEA, SURF, GRNET) are proud to announce today that the Eviden, a leader in Advanced Computing and AI, and AMD, a leader in high-performance computing and SiPearl, the EU company designing the high-performance CPUs have been chosen to provide Alice Recoque the new European Exascale System.
NEWS | ENERGIES | NUCLEAR ENERGY | NUCLEAR FUSION
The CEA and ITER are pleased to announce that they will co-host in 2026 the first European session of the Lise Meitner program, named after the Austrian-Swedish physicist who was renowned internationally for her work on nuclear fission. Launched by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), this program aims to enhance the participation of women in the nuclear sector, targeting women in the early and mid-career stages.
PRESS RELEASE | COMPUTING | SIMULATION ＆ MODELLING | HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
The High-Performance Computing and Quantum Simulator hybrid (HPCQS) project has taken a decisive step with the inauguration of two quantum computers – Jade and Ruby – installed respectively at the Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) and the CEA.
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CEA is a French government-funded technological research organisation in four main areas: low-carbon energies, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. A prominent player in the European Research Area, it is involved in setting up collaborative projects with many partners around the world.