Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) is France’s national public research organization and one of the world’s largest multidisciplinary research institutions. It conducts fundamental and applied research across fields with strong relevance to the chemical industry, including chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, catalysis, polymers and elastomers, analytical sciences, nanomaterials, energy, and environmental technologies. Through its Institute of Chemistry (INC) and related institutes, CNRS advances knowledge and develops methods and materials that underpin industrial innovation. The organization collaborates extensively with universities and companies, and supports technology transfer through patents, licensing, joint laboratories, and startups.
Based in France and reporting to the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, CNRS coordinates a nationwide network of laboratories, many of them joint research units with universities and Grandes Écoles. Its researchers contribute to European and international projects and major scientific infrastructures, providing expertise that supports safer, more efficient, and more sustainable processes and products across the chemical and materials sectors.