Next May 5 & 6 in Lyons, the Rendez-Vous Carnot 2010 will be organized by the Association of the Carnot Institutes working the Rhone-Alps Region and the Greater Lyons Area. Created three years ago and based on the principle of B-to-B meetings, Rendez-vous Carnot 2010 is a meeting place and exchange platform between the two worlds of researchers and economic stakeholders.
At the second event in 2009, some 4,000 business appointments were organized. More than 250 contacts were made leading to the signing of about 120 R&D contracts or other types of cooperative agreements (scientific expertise, customized technical services, etc.).
For the latest Rendez-Vous, the organizers have set an even bolder goal by bringing together more than 700 exhibitors from laboratories and research facilities particularly committed to the development of partnership research for businesses, as well as facilities offering support and back-up systems for partner search.