This page updates regularly on our projects, and links to the different (academic) websites documenting the projects.
We do not have an exclusive relationship with the newPIC chair at Paris School of Business, but our most recent research projects develop there with service contracts.

All these research projects require extensive field research activities mixing interviews, focus groups, and ethnographic methods, or quantitative protocols using modelisation or data bases. We eventually travel to execute our qualitative protocols but the largest part of our projects elaborates on interviews organized with teleconferences run fom Luxembourg.

Research projects executed by the newPIC chair at PSB

2019-2020

 Academic innovation platforms for "deep techs"
    [ Soutien à l'installation de plateformes d'innovation académiques pour les "deep techs" ]

• Commissioned by: Bpifrance (Deeptechs) in partnership with Bpifrance Le Lab
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: Sept. 2019 and Sept. 2020
• Deliverables: TBD
• Project value: TBD

2018-2019

 Repenser les fonctions d’intermédiation dans l’innovation pour le secteur de la santé
    [ Intermediation functions for healthcare-related innovation projects ]

• Commissioned by: Genopole (Evry) and Bpifrance
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: July 2018 and June 2019
• Deliverables: TBD
• Project value: TBD

 Comparison between innovation platforms in France and in South-East Asia
    [ Comparaisons entre la dynamique des plateformes d’innovation en France et en Asie ]

• Commissioned by: Bpifrance Le Lab and Innovation Factory
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: Sep 2018 and May 2019
• Deliverables: TBD
• Project value: TBD

2017-2018

 Innovation platforms in French regional hubs
    [ Plateformes d'innovation en France ]

• Commissioned by: Bpifrance Le Lab and Innovation Factory
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: Sep 2017 and Apr 2018
• Deliverables: TBD
• Project value: TBD

2016-2017

 Innovation platforms in Paris and its region
    [ Plateformes d’innovation à Paris et en Ile de France ]

• Commissioned by: Bpifrance Le Hub, Innovation Factory and Paris&Co
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: Sep 2016 and May 2017
• Deliverables: TBD
• Project value: TBD

2015-2016

 Open labs in France
    [ Le mouvement des "open labs" en France ]

• Joint initiative by: newPIC chair at PSB and FutuRIS platform at ANRT
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL, Nadege BOUQUIN and David W. VERSAILLES
• Organization and facilitation of an expert group (details on newPIC chair website)
• Facilitation by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business and FutuRIS platform at ANRT
• Field research by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution between: Sep 2015 and Mar 2016
• Publication of the White Book of Open Labs (available from newPIC chair website)
• Project co-funded by the newPIC chair and ANRT / FutuRIS

2014-2015

 Dual-use technologies and strategy-making for Defense industries
    [ La dualité dans les entreprises de Défense ]

• Commissioned by: French Ministry of Defense (SGA/DAF/OED)
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: Jan 2014 and Sep 2014
• Deliverables: TBD
• Project value: TBD

Research projects executed while positioned in OBIZCO Sàrl

2014-2017

 ECOPACK

• Commissioned by: French Ministry of Defense
• Funding scheme: ASTRID (ANR)
• Principal investigators: David W. VERSAILLES for a work package on Innovation adoption
• Project managers: HEUDYASIC research lab, at Compiègne University (UTC)
• Execution by: Team with OST and HEUDYASIC (UTC)
• Execution between: 2014 to 2017, 30m total duration without extensions
• Decision to withdraw from the project in Dec 2016 after governance and budget issues
• Project value: 275 kE

Research projects executed while positioned in the French Ministry of Defense

Lots of projects run while positioned in the administration were instances of applied research commissioned in-house. Only research-related projects disclosed and used in research publications are documented here.
These projects developed while positioned in the Directorate for financial affairs at the French MoD (Observatoire économique de la Défense) and in the French Air Force (Centre de recherche de l'armée de l'air, CReA 10.401).

2007-2008

 Competences and competences indirectly associated
    to the contribution of the Air Force to operations
    [ Competences and competences indirectly associated
      to the contribution of the Air Force to operations ]

• Commissioned by: French MoD, French Air Force Staff (Plans and Foresight)
• Principal investigators: David W. VERSAILLES and Valerie MERINDOL
• Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES and Valerie MERINDOL
• Execution while positioned in: French Air Force, Research Center of the French Air Force (CReA)
• Execution between: Feb 2007 and Oct 2008
• Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
• Project value: N/A

 Foresight on Air Force humane competencies 2015:
    technological and organization ruptures
    [ Prospective sur les compétences de l’Armée de l’air à horizon 2015:
      ruptures technologiques et organisationnelles ]

• Commissioned by: French MoD, French Air Force Staff (Plans and Foresight)
• Principal investigators: David W. VERSAILLES and Valerie MERINDOL
• Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES and Valerie MERINDOL
• Execution while positioned in: French Air Force, Research Center of the French Air Force (CReA)
• Execution between: Feb 2007 and Oct 2008
• Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
• Project value: N/A

2006

 NCW and the reorganization of the relationships between the State, academic research
    and the industry. An analysis of the American and British responses to the introduction
    of Network Centric Warfare
    [ NCW et réorganisation des relations Etat-science-industrie.
      Analyse des cas américains et britanniques des aspects d’organisation industrielle introduits
      par le Network centric warfare ]

• Commissioned by: French MoD, Directorate for strategic affairs
• Principal investigators: David W. VERSAILLES and Valerie MERINDOL
• Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES and Valerie MERINDOL
• Execution while positioned in: French Air Force, Research Center of the French Air Force (CReA)
• Execution between: Jan 2006 and Dec 2006
• Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
• Project value: N/A

2005

 Knowledge management and Defense organizations
    An analysis of the American and British responses to Network Centric Warfare
    [ Gestion des connaissances et organisations de Défense
      Aalyse des cas américains et britanniques des changements organisationnels
      introduits par le Network centric warfare ]

• Commissioned by: French MoD, Directorate for strategic affairs
• Principal investigators: David W. VERSAILLES and Valerie MERINDOL
• Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES and Valerie MERINDOL
• Execution while positioned in: French Air Force, Research Center of the French Air Force (CReA)
• Execution between: Jan 2005 and Dec 2005
• Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
• Project value: N/A

2000-2002

Research missions developed and supervised for the Directorate of Financial affairs
at the French Ministry of Defense, including on
– the budgetarian impact of conscription,
- on budget aspects related to human resources format,
- on economic costs and budget applied to complex military programs,
- and on space-related programs -
are not documented on this page. Reports and data reserved for internal use only.