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Altran Research participates to the Ecotech & Tools 2011 international conference (Montpellier - SupAgro School)

Altran Research, in collaboration with Catherine Azzaro-Pantel (Research Laboratory in Chemical Engineering (LCG) - UMR 5503 INP Toulouse/CNRS/UPS) has presented its research at the Ecotech & Tools 2011 conference (“Environmental & Integrated Assessment of Complex Systems Biosystems - Water - Land Management”) organized by the research networks PEER (Partnership for European Environmental Research), the Consortium of the European IRSES project “ECOTOOL” and the Consortium of the Interreg IV project “Ecotech-Sudoe”. More than 130 persons will attend the conference which takes place in Montpellier (SupAgro School) from November 30 to December 2, 2011.

At the poster session of the conference, Claude-Emma Komly1, Catherine Azzaro-Pantel2, Antoine Hubert1 and Valérie Archambault1 have present a mathematical model based on LCA results integrated to a geometric sequence, that assess the environmental efficiency of the end-of-life management of PET bottles (poster avalaible here). Based on this model, a multiobjective optimization has been carried out to define optimal targets for efficient waste management. This model can be easily adapted to any specific product like bio-based plastics or organic wastes to find the optimal allocation between valorization paths, or between supply paths (for instance supply of a biorefinery), in order to minimize the environmental impacts.

At a time where innovation has become a vital element in the economic battle the manufacturers have engaged into, Altran has an important role to play and intends to present it during this event. Why is Altran an essential player in the aerospace industry? What are tomorrow’s stakes and how will Altran help face them? What is Altran’s approach in technological innovation? 

To answer these questions, the speakers will address the Group’s strategy, strongly established in the South-West of France with 1,600 employees, and will present the partnerships tied with leading players such as EADS or Solar Impulse. Altran Research and its research engineers will also present some of our projects with a focus on sustainable development, as accounts of Altran’s expertise in innovation consulting.

Valérie Archambault, Altran Research Director, will represent the Altran Group at the 24h Chrono de l'Entrepreneuriat

The National Association for Research and Technology (ANRT) believes research and entrepreneurship are complementary, and intends proving it with the 24h Chrono de l’Entrepreneuriat, together with the CIFRE program reuniting 4,000 PhDs. The participants have the opportunity to express their daring attitude, their willingness to invent and experiment entrepreneurship, from the original idea to the drawing up of a business plan.

Encouraging young PhDs to consider a “business orientation” means giving rise to a generation of high potential innovatiors, value and job creators in France and beyond. This event enables its participants to learn the entrepreneur behavior during 24 hours non-stop, after which each team will present its project to a jury of entrepreneurship specialists.

Valérie Archambault, Director of Altran Research, was a member of the jury for the 24h Chrono de l’Entrepreneuriat, which took place on September 23rd and 24th 2011. She brought her experience and gave her own account of how research and the business world can both benefit from a closer connection.

Valérie Archambault, Altran Research Director, participates to the round table on “How Does Innovation Create Sustainable Value”

This round table was a perfect opportunity to discuss the connections between innovation and sustainable value. Confronting the speakers’ experiences and viewpoints, the aim was to bring out key perspectives and answers to the following questions:

• How can we measure and evaluate sustainable value?
• What does eco-conception bring compared to other innovation processes?
• Which kind of innovation allows to create sustainable value in products, processes and business models?
• How does a corporate policy paving the way for sustainable development back the creation of sustainable value? What are the news stakes and challenges for the consultants involved in sustainable innovation projects?

The topic of professional, personal and corporate responsabilities of engineers and companies facing sustainability issues was also raised during the conference.