Diagramme R&D - EN

Recruitment of C-level Profiles

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Talent Pool for your Industry

Recruitment of Junior Profiles

3 keys for a

Regional Grants Available for your Company

Successful R&D

Would you like to launch or develop an R&D activity? Depending on your technology and field of application, and the maturity of your project, Choose Paris Region can help you analyze your needs and provide you with the 3 essential keys for a successful R&D project:

Research Tax Credit: CIR, National Grants, European Grants

A Talent Pool Unique in Europe

Innovation Clusters in your Industry

A Diversified Ecosystem of Partners

Consultants for R&D Financing

A Tax System and a Wide Range of Financing Options

R&D Institutes for your Technology

Academic Laboratories

Recruitment of C-level Profiles

Choose Paris Region can keep you informed about relevant events for the R&D profiles you're looking for, and offer you the opportunity to advertise your R&D vacancies on its digital tools or via its partners. Thanks to our “Connect with our selected partners” platform, we can put you in touch with our specialist recruitment partners (agencies, consultants, job boards).

Research Tax Credit: CIR, National Grants, European Grants

The CIR takes into account: • the cost of recruiting young PhDs (PhD graduated) at double its value. • the cost of a partnership with an R&D institute or academic lab up to €10 M. Choose Paris Region can also carry out a targeted search for grants and calls for projects that are relevant to your R&D activity.

To find out more: CIR

Choose Paris Region

Choose Paris Region can help you analyze your needs and provide you with the 3 essential keys for a successful R&D project whatever your technology and field of application, and the maturity of your project.

A Talent Pool Unique in Europe

• A large pool of engineers and a high level of excellence, with 175,000 engineers and researchers and 22,000 doctoral students. The CIFRE is a national grant that contributes to the cost of recruiting PhD students over a 3-year period. • A breeding ground for senior profiles, with over 29% of Paris Region's population in management and highly qualified professions

R&D Institutes for your Technology

R&D institutes in Paris Region are generally linked to large companies and have extensive experimental facilities. Choose Paris Region can identify the ones that are most relevant to your business, put you in touch with them and organize a visit.

Link to the website page: innovation powerhouse

A Diversified Ecosystem of Partners

• R&D institutes dedicated to companies in strategic sectors: digital, energy, mobility, construction, healthcare.... These institutes enjoy privileged relationships with world-class national research organizations: CNRS (#3) 2, INSERM (#8) 2, INRIA (#30) 3, CEA (Top 100) 4 • World-class academic labs in cutting-edge technologies: nanotech, quantum, biotech, data science... • World-renowned universities: Paris-Saclay (#2 math., #3 physics) 1, Paris Cité (#3 pharm.) 1, Sorbonne (#4 math.) 1, PSL (#4 ecology) 1

1 ARWU ranking 2023, 2 Scimago overall ranking 2023, 3 Scimago ranking for computer sciences 2023, 4 Clarivate ranking, 2023

Talent Pool for your Industry

Find out more about the volume and typology of the main R&D profiles present in Paris Region, by industry or technological field, in our Start here and Build your team guides.

Link to Start here

Link to Build your team

Academic Laboratories

Choose Paris Region can identify the academic labs or networks in Paris Region that are relevant to your business. A description of the R&D processes and resources you are looking for can be submitted to them with a view to gaining their interest in being put in touch with you.

To find out more: Selected R&D hubs guide

Regional Grants Available for your Company

The regional Innov'Up program provides funding of up to €3 million, up to 50% of the cost of the various stages of your R&D project (feasibility, prototyping, field testing). Choose Paris Region will inform you of the terms and conditions, and the criteria for awarding a grant, so that you can prepare your application in the best possible conditions.

To find out more: Innov’Up

Recruitment of Junior Profiles

Choose Paris Region can identify the R&D training courses in Paris Region that are relevant to your business (MSc, engineer or PhD level), and inform you about the associated opportunities (internship or PhD funding). The CIFRE is a national grant that contributes to the cost of recruiting PhD students over a 3-year period.

To find out more: Higher Education in France

Consultants for R&D Financing

Thanks to our "Connect with our selected partners platform", we can put you in touch with our partners who are specialized in R&D financing. It is highly recommended to get their help in order to benefit from the CIR (Research Tax Credit) or national and European funding.

Link to Connect with our selected partners platform

Innovation Clusters in your Industry

Paris Region's numerous innovation clusters bring together large companies, SMEs, startups and academics that are active in a particular sector or technological field. Choose Paris Region can identify the most relevant ones for your R&D activity and put you in touch with them.

Link to Paris Region key figures

Choose Paris Region

Choose Paris Region can help you analyze your needs and provide you with the 3 essential keys for a successful R&D project whatever your technology and field of application, and the maturity of your project.

A Tax System and a Wide Range of Financing Options

• The CIR is an exclusively French research tax credit that can cover up to 30% of your R&D expenditure, excluding subsidies. • The Paris Region's INNOV'Up grant is available for your R&D projects. • For more ambitious projects, innovation clusters with the 'pôle de compétitivité' label provide access to national (France 2030) and European (Horizon Europe) grants and calls for projects.