Air Liquide Launches a Scientific Contest on “Essential Small Molecules”
December 10 2015 - 10:35AM
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Air Liquide (Paris:AI):
Essential Small Molecules such as O2,
N2, H2 and CO21
embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory. They have an
extremely wide variety of physical and chemical properties which
make them essential to life, matter and energy. Reinforcing its
focus on science for accelerating innovation, Air Liquide
launches an annual “Air Liquide Essential Molecules
Challenge”.
The first Air Liquide Essential Molecules Challenge is
open to academic teams, private Research & Development,
start-up companies, private or public institutes. They are invited
to submit, from the beginning of January 2016, proposals for
scientific breakthroughs on three topics related to societal and
environmental challenges:
1.“Sunny H2 in a bottle”: producing
hydrogen from water by using solar energy,2 “Small Molecules in my
pocket”: finding sponge materials for high density storage and safe
supply of gases,3. “CO2, give back your O2”: producing O2 and CO
(carbon monoxide) from CO2 in a sustainable way.
An Air Liquide Scientific Award of € 50,000 will be
granted to each winner in September 2016 and Air Liquide will
further fund up to € 1.5 million in joint collaborations
with the winners to mature their scientific proposals into market
technologies.
Air Liquide’s innovation approach combines science, technologies
and new usages of its customers and patients. Science is supported
by this Essential Molecules Challenge as well as by the recent
creation of Air Liquide’s m-Lab (molecules-Lab), an
open scientific community dedicated to Essential Small
Molecules.
François Darchis, member of the Executive Committee,
supervising Innovation, commented: “The development of Air
Liquide activities has, from the very beginning, been inspired and
made possible by scientific breakthroughs allowing new production,
packaging and usages of Essential Small Molecules. Leveraging
science inside the company, as well as with our customers and
partners, will allow us to open new markets and thus, accelerate
innovation and growth”.
Innovation, one of the pillars of the
Group's strategy
- €278 million innovation expenses in
2014
- +300 new patents filed in 2014
- 6,200 employees contribute to
innovation around the world, mostly in three entities: Research
& Development, advanced Business & Technologies (aB&T),
and Engineering and Construction (Global E&C Solutions). They
explore new territories, business models, technologies and
services, and they support innovation from the idea to market
maturity.
Air Liquide’s Essential Small
MoleculesEssential Small Molecules are essential for
life, matter and energy.O2, N2 and CO2 are key components in
virtually all natural, biological and biogeochemical cycles. H2 and
CO allow the creation and transformation of matter. O2, H2 and He2
are used for the production, storage and conversion of energy.
For more information about the Air Liquide Essential
Molecules Challenge: click here
World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with more than
50,000 employees and serves more than 2 million customers and
patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of
the company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide’s
ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term
performance and acting responsibly.
Air Liquide ideas create value over the long term. At the core
of the company’s development are the commitment and constant
inventiveness of its people.
Air Liquide anticipates the challenges of its markets, invests
locally and globally, and delivers high-quality solutions to its
customers and patients, and the scientific community.
The company relies on competitiveness in its operations,
targeted investments in growing markets and innovation to deliver
profitable growth over the long-term.
Air Liquide’s revenues amounted to € 15.4 billion in 2014, and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Paris Euronext
stock exchange (compartment A) and is a member of the CAC 40
and Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 indexes.
1 O2: oxygen, N2: nitrogen, H2: hydrogen, CO2: carbon dioxide2
He: helium
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