Innovation
102 patent families (74 granted) — focus: Electricity & electronics, Physics & computing, Chemistry & metallurgy, Operations & transport; filing pace slowing. Cited 2,556 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2020 | 28 |
| 2021 | 41 |
| 2022 | 53 |
| 2023 | 47 |
| 2024 | 20 |
| 2025 | 5 |
Investor mix
19 investors on record; lead investors include Sumitomo Chemical, Mitsubishi Corporation, Bpifrance, New Science Ventures.
| Investor type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Venture capital | 5 | 26% |
| Private equity | 4 | 21% |
| Angel & family office | 1 | 5% |
| Bank & private debt | 1 | 5% |
| Other / undisclosed | 8 | 42% |