Presans injects on-demand expertise into industrial innovation projects
Created in 2008 by Albert Meige as a startup from the Ecole Polytechnique, Presans positioned itself as the leading industrial Open Innovation platform. Leveraging big data, its network of 6 million experts, its international team of Fellows (former CTOs), Presans has delivered value to 50+ international industrial groups through 100+ projects and is now part of the global management consultancy, Arthur D. Little.
50%
Annual growth
100+
Projects
50+
International industrial groups (Europe, US, Middle East and Asia)
6M+
Experts in science and technology worldwide
100+
International conferences
150+
C-level participants from international groups to the annual Presans Raout
We mix grey hairs and young hackers
Pirate Team
Presans Rock Stars collaborate every day for you and for a better world
Albert Meige
CEO
Enchanteur
Darko Jesic
COO
Food Hedonist
Philippe Mourant
CTO
Chief Geek Officer
Kristine Martirosyan
Digital Marketer
Art Lover
Bogdan Stupar
Expert Manager
Hi-Fi Freak
Vesna Lukovic
Executive Assistant
Wine Lover
Petar Kosovac
Workshop Animator
Martial Arts and Skydiving
Fellows
Our Fellows (former CTOs) are veteran innovators with an exceptional track record combining industry and academia.
Hervé Arribart
Ex Scientific Director, Saint-Gobain
Materials
Sandra Einerhand
Ex R&D Director, Danone
Nutrition & Life Science
Philippe Letellier
Ex CIO, Mines-Telecom
Digital Disruption & Transformation
Philippe Perrier
Ex CTO Rafale, Dassault Aviation
Aeronautics
Marc Danzart
Ex Food Sc. Dep. Dir., AgroParisTech
Maths & Sensory Analysis
Graham Wallis
Ex Chief Technologist, MBDA
Physics & Rocket Science
Bernard Favre
Ex R&D Dir., Renault Trucks
Transport & Vehicle Technologies
Daniel Favrat
Ermeritus Professor, EPFL
Energy
Jean-Marc Paris
Ex Scientific Director, Rhodia
Chemistry
Michel Serpelloni
Ex CIO, Roquette
Biochemistry
Philippe Aubourg
Ex President of the French Optical Society
Optics
Wendell Iverson
Ex R&D Director, Heineken
Food & Beverages
Olivier Kempf
EX CDO, Armée de Terre
Digital Transformation
Frédéric Leroy
Ex R&D Director, L’Oréal Advanced Research
Physicochemistry
Ben Schwegler
Ex Chief Scientist China Lab, Engie
Energy
Bernard Bechaz
Ex CTO VP Installation Products Division, ABB
Electrification and R&I
Ruud Verdurmen
Ex Global R&D Director of Danone Nutricia Research
Food Science & Technology
Ubald Kragten
Ex Strategy, Insights & Innovation of DSM
Innovation Strategies
PRESANS ELITE EXPERTS
At Presans we mobilize Elite Experts across a large variety of scientific disciplines and teechnological fields to deliver the information our industrial clients need in order to drive innovation.
Since it was created, Presans delivered value to 50+ industrial international groups through 100+ projects.
ENERGY
AGRI-FOOD & COSMETICS
AERO & DEFENSE
AUTO
OTHER
Initiate your call for Expertise
Tap into our network of 6 Million scientists and technologists to tackle the most complex industrial challenges : crack open problems, craft innovation strategies, or lead specialized tech watches.