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

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

Ruud Verdurmen

Ex Global R&D Director of Danone Nutricia Research

Food Science & Technology

Ubald Kragten

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.