SystemX


SystemX is a French Institute for Technological Research established February 1, 2012, in the framework of the “Investment for the Future” program that was set up to support French Innovation.
A total of 8 IRTs have been created by the government. The only IRT in the Île-de-France region is dedicated to the digital engineering of complex systems.
The institute includes 100 to 250 researchers, of which 50 were hired by SystemX. The annual budget is € 30M. Legally, it is a Scientific Research Foundation. Its head office is in Nano-Innov with other offices in Inria and Paris.

Strategy

SystemX’s functioning lies on two fundamental aspects:
  • The Institute gathers all the partners involved in its projects in one location. The idea is to foster synergies between academic and industrial communities;
  • Skill and platform pooling: by reaching a critical mass, SystemX plans to create a platform by pooling skills and technological elements.

Management

  • Chief Executive Officer:
  • Research and Technology Director: Bruno Foyer
  • Scientific Director: Patrice Aknin

Saclay ecosystem

Thanks to its location on the Saclay plateau, host to the future Paris-Saclay University, SystemX benefits from Systematic Paris-Region competitiveness cluster and the Paris-Saclay Campus' dynamics – ranked among the world's top 8 world innovation clusters by MIT Technology Review.

History