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Passion for innovation

Research and development are the lifeblood of any high-tech organisation. For Thales, technological excellence is a key driver of competitive performance in every market the company serves. Innovation is a central plank of corporate strategy and an integral part of the organisation's genetic code.

Thales R&D:

€2.2billion
20% of revenues
22,000 R&D engineers
More than 250 patient applications filed annually
15,000 patents on portfolio
30 cooperation agreements with universities and public research establishments in Europe,
Asia and the United States.

Intelligence networks

Thales has invested more than €60m in a new research centre on the École Polytechnique campus near Paris, confirming the paramount importance of research and innovation for the company and taking its policy of technology partnerships to a new level. The state-of-the-art facility is located at the heart of a scientific ecosystem including the Digiteo Labs and Triangle de la Physique advanced research networks and the System@tic competitiveness cluster, of which Thales is a founder member. Designed for up to 550 researchers - 300 from Thales and 250 doctoral students and research partners - the new centre is currently focusing on large-scale software engineering techniques and embedded intelligence for critical information systems.