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Science et Technologie pour les Applications de la Recherche (Science and Technology for Research Applications)

This institute was created from a common initiative of 8 laboratories located in Marseille in order to strengthen their innovation capability and industrial partnership. This institute is formed by 7 mixed and one independent CNRS Research Units around a technological platform.

Presentation

Missions

  • Take up the main scientific and technological identified challenges of our research fields,
  • Strengthen our innovation offer by sustaining fundamental projects in order to solve industrial research challenges,
  • Develop a strong partnership with both main corporations and small and medium enterprises of our technical fields.
  • Make up a scientific task force with a world-class high level of expertise in the scientific and technological areas.

Assets

The STAR Carnot institute presents a wide spectrum of activities, extending from fundamental research to technological innovations and covering 4 main topics :

  • Materials
  • Microelectronic and Nanoelectronic
  • Mechanics and Energetic
  • Information Processing and Systems

The STAR Carnot institute leans is highly connected to very well developed local industrial resources involved in 5 French “pôles de compétitivité” clusters :

  • Secure Communication Solutions
  • Capenergies
  • Territory risk management and vulnerability
  • Sea, security and safety and sustainable development
  • Pégase

 

Competences
    Core business
    • chemistry
    • Energy & environment
    • Materials, mechanics and Processes
    • Microelectronics
    • Micro & nanotechnologies
    • Information and communication technologies
    Key figures
    Permanent of research  : 350
    PhD Students: 350 / 50
    Global budget: 27000 k€
    Contractual incomes   : 11155 k€
    Contact
    Institut Carnot STAR
    Case Institut Carnot Campus de Saint Jérôme, Avenue Escadrille Normandie Niemen
    13397  MARSEILLE Cedex 20

    Directeur: Rachid BOUCHAKOUR (+33 (0)6 08 97 70 58)

    Assistante de direction: Sandrien GALMICHE (+33 (0)4 91 05 44 36)