Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Executive Summary • Internationally recognized scientist on hydrogen, research director at the CNRS, supervising habilitation (HDR) • Scientific background: microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetic engineering • Expert in renewable energies, environmental protection, remediation and sustainable development • Expert in capacity building, identification of priorities, implementation and evaluation of actions • Solid experience in scientific advising and representation • Eclectic scientific culture Biology-Chemistry-Physics • Very good knowledge of the actors and the organizations of research and innovation • Ability to organize and manage in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment • Ability to negotiate and seek consensus, to bring people together to achieve a common goal • Strong experience in program and project management, impact analysis and evaluation • Talent for strategic analysis and identification of innovative solutions • Strong experience in teaching, training and student mobility • One-year management training, Sud Performance • PhD from the University of Provence, 1991, France • Post-Doc from Columbia University, 1993, USA • Author of more than 70 research articles and book chapters
My main missions are: - Ensure the implementation of the "Franco-Indian Campus in Health for the Indo-Pacific" - Place the construction of double degrees and the stabilization of student flows in a position of increased visibility with scientific partners as well as with Indian administrative and political authorities. - Be at the heart of a strategic network of actors and prescribers of student mobility, with the aim of promoting the training offer of the different projects involved in the Campus. - Unify the display of the actions of the members of the Campus and strengthen the impact of the Campus' advances in research on Health. Support and promotion of consortia actions - Animation of consortia within the framework of the Campus project, through the organization and preparation of consortia meetings - Support for the logistical organization of activities and events (workshop, joint seminars, conferences) - Support for the implementation of communication, promotion, and scientific dissemination tools - Monitoring of incoming and outgoing mobility resulting from consortia actions Support for the administrative and economic management of the project - Implementation of methods for monitoring deliverables imposed by donors - Economic management of the project: implementation and monitoring of repayment agreements, maintenance of financial tables and preparation of supporting documents - Implementation of cross-functional indicators and common tools - Administrative management of the project: monitoring of actions implemented, deliverables and milestones related to with the provisional calendar, administrative interface between the partners and the other stakeholders - Support for the relations of the consortia with the local authorities and the French Embassy
•Strategic planning about technological transfer opportunities and methods deployed by CNRS and its subsidiaries •Participated in the facilitation of the Steering Committees •Represented CNRS and increased visibility of research transfer activities during key events •Technological intelligence and detection activities •Encouraged interfaces between research and industry and promoted CNRS research results.
-Participate in the definition of the tools aiming at developing academic research on the biocluster and their implementation -Participate in the development of laboratory strategy -Participate in developing links with actors involved in teaching and research -Propose new actions to enhance the biocluster attractiveness -Participate in the development of new research axes -Participate in the development of collaborative projects
• Promoted bilateral partnerships in the fields of science, technology and innovation • Developed influence activity and worked on the enhancement of France's attractiveness • Negotiated and strengthened partnerships • Realized prospective analysis and strategic follow-up • Supported and assisted young innovative companies • Carried out fund raising and networking activities Main accomplishments - In support to COP21, I have organized several international conferences and events for scientists or the general public, on climate change and environment, biodiversity protection, sustainable agricultural practices and renewable energies: http://facts.france-science.org/facts.france-science.org/2014-program/index.html#chicago - Creation and organization of the French American Science Festival : http://sciencefest.france-science.org/ - I have strengthened collaborations with the University of Chicago and North Western University, and built new partnerships with the University of Illinois, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Kansas and Purdue University. - I have organized and managed the accelerator program YEi, designed to help American start-ups in their development in France (selection, support, partnerships). In three years, we had four successful company relocations in France : https://www.yeifrance.com/
• Performed strategic surveillance and prospective analysis • Identified priority research areas • Developed capacity building programs for developing countries • Managed programs and evaluated actions • Served as Interface with partner institutions Main accomplishments - I have provided guidance to the Headquarters in determining options and identifying priorities. - I have developed strategic road maps with the aim of optimizing the aid to developing countries and to identify the most appropriate actions to be implemented. - I have planned and optimized capacity-building projects to support energy independence in developing countries. - I have negotiated, planned and convened high level meetings to encourage partners to reach an agreement on common approaches regarding energy independence and reduction of carbon footprint.