France Innovation Scientifique et Transfert (FIST)
FIST S.A. is the Technology Transfer Office of the CNRS (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique), in charge of the management of CNRS patent portfolio (~3200 patent families). As such, we process 300 new patents each year and negotiate 100 licence agreements per year.
FIST S.A. is also engaged in technology studies and foresight exercises in selected industrial areas through its patent landscaping activities (IP Overview) for both institutional and industrial clients, thus covering a wide spectrum of scientific areas.
FIST’s parent organisation CNRS is the largest French government research institute, with 11,600 researchers and a €3.3bln research budget.
Innovation competence
Our relationship with CNRS gives us access to a wide network of experts across multiple technologies, and an experience for following multiple and complex technologies across the technology life-cycle.
Patent mapping, Patent valuation, market studies and pipeline analysis.
Technology transfer and assistance for contract negotiation
Licensing strategy and IP Management
Eco-innovation experiences
FIST S.A. is in charge of the management of the CNRS patent portfolio composed especially of more than 800 patent families in the fields of environment and energy.
FIST S.A. has already conducted studies in the following fields: green solvants, effluent depollution, power components, photovoltaic cells, batteries and hydrogen storage.
Geographical area covered
Europe mainly but also United States and Asia through distribution agreement.
Contact information
Address: 83 Boulevard Exelmans 75016 Paris – France
Contact Persons: Monsieur Benoit JeanJean
E-mail: benoit.jeanjean@fist.fr
Additionnal contact persons: Mr Sylvain Goiran (sylvain.goiran@fist.fr) and Mr Romain Liège (romain.liege@fist.fr)