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The Campus operation involves the establishment of an international science cluster on the Plateau de Saclay.
As part of this, the École Polytechnique Research Centre, which is run by the École and a number of major research organisations, particularly the CNRS, which is a partner to all our laboratories, will be more than ever a favoured location in which researchers in all disciplines can run joint projects together and innovate.
The major research themes will be grouped around this hub and will be built up in partnership with ParisTech and the organisations operating on the Saclay campus. They will enable research work to provide an even better response to the scientific, technological and societal challenges that face us now and in the future.
The École's research development policy is based on three main areas:
The link between these themes and the themed centres in Saclay, which will be looked into more closely as part of the partnership with the University of Paris 11, CEA and CNRS.
As part of this, the École Polytechnique Research Centre, which is run by the École and a number of major research organisations, particularly the CNRS, which is a partner to all our laboratories, will be more than ever a favoured location in which researchers in all disciplines can run joint projects together and innovate.
The major research themes will be grouped around this hub and will be built up in partnership with ParisTech and the organisations operating on the Saclay campus. They will enable research work to provide an even better response to the scientific, technological and societal challenges that face us now and in the future.
The École's research development policy is based on three main areas:
1) Fundamental innovation research
The École has introduced a number of initiatives aimed at creating a continuum between fundamental and applied research, including
The École has introduced a number of initiatives aimed at creating a continuum between fundamental and applied research, including
- Consolidating the Research Centre by organising it into disciplines and encouraging collaboration between laboratories and interdisciplinary projects.
- Increasing the number of partnerships with outside organisations, based on key themes linked to major scientific, technological and societal challenges.
- Preparing for the operation of the future Palaiseau Campus by supporting interdisciplinary activities and developing partnerships between the École and the other scientific domains in Palaiseau.
- Supporting an effective development policy to encourage the transfer of our know-how into the production sector: encouraging Start-Up creation and partnerships with major manufacturers and small firms, supporting the establishment of industry on the campus and carrying out the project to set up a Company Incubator, Nursery and Enterprise Park (IPHE).
2) Main areas of strategic focus
The École Polytechnique has designed a major property development program as part of the Campus project, which aims to turn the Plateau de Saclay into one of the world's leading technology clusters. The program should allow the École's Research Centre to play a useful role as a hub for the variety of themes worked on in Palaiseau. For example, it is planning:
The École Polytechnique has designed a major property development program as part of the Campus project, which aims to turn the Plateau de Saclay into one of the world's leading technology clusters. The program should allow the École's Research Centre to play a useful role as a hub for the variety of themes worked on in Palaiseau. For example, it is planning:
- To double the biology potential with a extension of 2000 m2 of new laboratories forming part of the 5,000 m2 extension planned for 2013.
- To consult over the medium-term development of our stock of large lasers, involving the LULI, LOA and ILE laboratories.
- To structure the Humanities and Social Sciences department when the CREA laboratory and Management Research Centre arrive in Palaiseau (by 2013)
- To draw up a jointly-devised policy for mathematics including a plan for a Mathematics Centre.
3) The École at the heart of the Saclay campus
This strategy offers the École the tools to anticipate future changes on the campus, the most significant of which are:
This strategy offers the École the tools to anticipate future changes on the campus, the most significant of which are:
- The arrival of outside partners on the Saclay Campus as part of the Campus Operation launched by the President of the Republic in late 2007
- Consultations begun by the École Polytechnique concerning its theme areas in order to match them with the theme areas in Palaiseau: (LINK TO CHART), on which the future campus partners have agreed
The link between these themes and the themed centres in Saclay, which will be looked into more closely as part of the partnership with the University of Paris 11, CEA and CNRS.