From research to innovation

CAPACITÉS is the engineering and research valorisation subsidiary of Nantes Université

La R&D pour les entreprises

Nos ingénieurs accompagnent les entreprises dans leurs projets d’innovation, de l’état de l’art à l’industrialisation, avec des études de faisabilité et des solutions sur mesure.

Services aux chercheurs

Des ingénieurs-docteurs, des techniciens mais aussi une équipe administrative et financière pour assurer le bon déroulement des projets de recherche académiques.

Looking for R&D support?

We have the expertise you need.

Leading an innovation project without in-house R&D skills can hold back your ambitions and extend your timelines.

With the support of Nantes-based research laboratories, our engineers and researchers provide the scientific and technical expertise you need.

Three CAPACITÉS experts in lab coats carrying out thermal analyses in a laboratory to support companies’ innovation projects.

Our services

Thanks to our access to research outcomes, laboratory expertise and outstanding facilities, we turn your ideas into tailored, practical and operational solutions.

Benefit from cutting-edge scientific expertise to solve complex challenges, drive innovation and build a lasting strategic advantage.

Identify existing solutions, uncover innovation opportunities and secure your investments through rigorous, action-oriented analysis.

Assess the technical and economic viability of your project, identify risks and optimisation levers, and move forward with confidence before investing.

We help you integrate proof-of-concept results into your production chain and turn your innovation into an operational process.

We have more than 370 pieces of equipment to meet companies’ analytical testing and characterisation needs.

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years of innovation and countless human adventures

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Testimonials

R&D managers and directors benefit from turnkey solutions backed by proven expertise.

Our projects

A new bio-based thermoplatic from spirulina

Demonstrative-scale production of biomass under solar conditions
AID

A robotic anti-personnal landmine detection system

Developing a robotic multi-sensor detection system
L’Oréal et CAPACITÉS innovent dans l’évaluation de la biodégradabilité

L’Oréal and CAPACITÉS break new ground in evaluating biodegradability

Determining the biodegradablity of a mixture of substances

Composites materials: numerical simulation of injection processes

Characterizing the volume shrinkage of composites during the SMC process
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CAPACITÉS develops a bioplastic from microalgae

Strain screening and processes for bioplastics' manufacturing

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