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Introduction
Introduction
A leading innovator through collaborative research

ARMINES is a private non-profit research and technological organisation (RTO) funded in 1967 at the instigation of its partner engineering schools, the Ecoles des Mines network.
ARMINES currently shares 48 Joint Research Units (Common Research Centres) with its partner schools, where each legal entity, either private or public, provides personnel, investment and operating resources for common research purpose.
Under the supervision of the French Ministry for Economy, Industry and Digital Technology, ARMINES is bound by French government-approved agreements to its partner schools of the Ecoles des Mines and IMT network: Paris (MINES ParisTech), Albi-Carmaux (IMT Mines Albi-Carmaux), Alès (IMT Mines Alès), Douai (IMT Lille Douai), Nantes (IMT Atlantique) and Saint-Etienne (MINES Saint-Etienne). ARMINES also collaborates with ENSTA ParisTech and Polytechnique.
The academic oriented to industry
In this specific context, ARMINES operates within the framework of the law of 18 April 2006 which allows public sector higher education or research establishments to entrust private-sector organisations with their contractual research activities.
With a total turnover of nearly of €40 million in 2019, ARMINES has held on to the top spot amongst private contract research institutions affiliated to higher education establishments.

Horizon 2020
Horizon 2020
For more than 20 years, ARMINES has taken part in European programmes for research, development and innovation. Today the common research centres of ARMINES and the Ecole des Mines network take part in the 3 pillars of Horizon 2020. A dedicated team is in charge of assisting the common research centres willing to take part in Horizon 2020.
Key figures
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379 project proposals submitted
98 projects funded
Of which 11 as Coordinator
Of which 3 ERC Grants
Success rate 25.5%
385 project proposals submitted
52 projects funded
Of which 7 as Coordinator
Of which 4 ERC Grant
Success rate 15%
A European network
ARMINES is a member of various European associations among which EIRMA (European Industrial Research Management Association) and EARTO (European Association of Research and Technology Organisations). ARMINES is also a member of the « Groupe de Concertation Transversal Europe » (GCTE), coordinated by the French Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research (Ministère de l’Education Nationale, de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche, MENESR) and of the HORIZON 2020 Group coordinated by the French National Association for Technological Research (Association Nationale pour la Recherche Technologique, ANRT).
The Project Managers also take part to National Thematic Groups organized at national level by the French Members of the Horizon 2020 Programme Committees.
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H2020 Projects
H2020 Projects
Horizon 2020 projects coordinated by ARMINES
Collaborative projects
Acronym |
Full Title |
Partner engineering |
Common Research Centre |
Principal Investigator |
Website |
Logo |
BRIDGES |
Bringing together Research and Industry for the Development of Glider Environmental Services |
ENSTA ParisTech |
MORTIER Laurent
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Smart4RES |
Next Generation Modelling and Forecasting of Variable Renewable Generation for Large-scale Integration in Energy Systems and Markets | MINES ParisTech | PERSEE | KARINIOTAKIS Georges | CORDIS webpage | ![]() |
e-shape | EuroGEO Showcases: Applications Powered by Europe | MINES ParisTech |
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RANCHIN Thierry & LE MASSON Pascal |
www.e-shape.eu | ![]() |
ERC Grants (European Research Council)
The main goal of the European Research Council (ERC) is to encourage high quality research in Europe through competitive funding. 4 researchers from a MINES/ARMINES Common Research Centre obtained an ERC grant in the framework of Horizon 2020.
ACRONYM |
Full Title |
Partner engineering school |
Common Research Centre |
Principal Investigator |
Website |
Logo |
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AArteMIS |
Aneurysmal Arterial Mechanics: Into the Structure |
MINES Saint-Etienne |
BADEL Pierre |
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BIOLOCHANICS |
Localization in biomechanics and mechanobiology of aneurysms: Towards personalized medicine |
MINES Saint-Etienne |
AVRIL |
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IONOSENSE PoC |
Exploitation of Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Use in Biological Ionsensing - Proof Of Concept |
MINES Saint-Etienne |
Centre de Micro-électronique de Provence Georges Charpak - CMPGC |
OWENS Roisin |
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ECLIPSE |
Exotic superconducting CIrcuits to Probe and protect quantum States og light and mattEr |
MINES ParisTech | Centre Automatique et Systèmes - CAS | LEGHTAS Zaki | ![]() |
Horizon 2020 projects as partner
Pillar 1 - Excellent Science |
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ACRONYM | Full Title | Partner engineering school | Common Research Centre | Scientific Contact | Website | Logo |
BORGES | Biosensing with Organics Electronics | MINES Saint-Etienne | Centre de Micro-électronique de Provence Georges Charpak - CMPGC | ISMAILOVA Esma | www.borges.unimore.it | ![]() |
BrainCom | High-density cortical implants for cognitive neuroscience | MINES Saint-Etienne | Centre de Micro-électronique de Provence Georges Charpak - CMPGC | MALLIARAS George | www.braincom-project.eu | ![]() |
DREAM |
Deferred Restructuring of Experience in Autonomous Machines |
ENSTA ParisTech | FILLIAT David | www.robotsthatdream.eu | ![]() |
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GRACeFUL |
Global systems Rapid Assesment tools through Constraint FUnctional Languages |
IMT Atlantique | Département Automatique, Productique et Informatique - DAPI | BELDICEANU Nicolas | www.graceful-project.eu | ![]() |
MAGISTER | Machine learning for Advanced Gas turbine Injection SysTems to Enhance combustoR performance | MINES ParisTech | Centre Automatique et Systèmes - CAS | DI MEGLIO Florent | MAGISTER webpage | ![]() |
MLFPM2018 | Machine Learning Frontiers in Precision Medecine | MINES ParisTech | Centre de Bio Informatique - CBIO | AZENCOTT Chloé-Agathe | www.mlfpm.eu | ![]() |
SUBCULTRON |
Submarine cultures perform longterm robotic exploration of unconventional environmental niches |
IMT Atlantique | Département Automatique, Productique et Informatique - DAPI | BOYER Frédéric | www.subcultron.eu | ![]() |
MEDIDATE | The Medical Digital Twin for Aneurysm Prevention and Treatment | MINES Saint-Etienne | Centre Ingénierie et Santé - CIS | AVRIL Stéphane | www.meditate-project.eu | |
Pillar 2 - Industrial Leadership |
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C2NET |
Cloud Collaborative Manufacturing Networks |
IMT Mines Albi | Centre de Génie Industriel - CGI | LAMOTHE Jacques | www.c2net-project.eu | ![]() |
COLLABORATE | Co-production CeLL performing Human-Robot Collaborative AssEmbly | MINES ParisTech | Centre de robotique - CAOR | MANITSARIS Sotiris | ![]() |
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ERFTM | Export Restriction Free Travelling wave tubes Materials | MINES ParisTech | Centre des Matériaux | THOREL Alain | www.erftm.eu | ![]() |
HOMESKIN |
HOMES Key INsulating material |
MINES ParisTech | Centre Procédés, Energies Renouvelables et Systèmes Enegétiques - PERSEE | ACHARD Patrick | www.homeskin.net | ![]() |
JOIN-EM |
JOINing of copper to aluminium by Electro Magnetic fields |
MINES ParisTech | Centre de Technologie des Polymères et Composites et d'Ingénierie Mécanique - TPCIM | VASIUKOV Dmytro | www.join-em.eu/index.html | ![]() |
MACC III |
Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate - III |
MINES ParisTech | WALD Lucien | www.gmes-atmosphere.eu | ![]() |
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MEGA M@RT 2 | MegaModelling at Runtime - scalable model-based framework for continuous development and runtime validation of complex systems | IMT Atlantique | Département Automatique, Productique et Informatique - DAPI | BRUNELIERE Hugo | www.megamart2-ecsel.eu | ![]() |
NanoHybrids | New generation of nanoporous organic and hybrid aerogels for industrial applications: from the lab to pilot scale production | MINES ParisTech |
BUDTOVA Tatiana
RIGACCI Arnaud |
www.nanohybrids.eu | ![]() |
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Pillar 3 - Societal Challenges |
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A ZEB | Affordable zero energy buildings | MINES ParisTech | Centre Efficacité Energétique des Systèmes - CES | PEUPORTIER Bruno | www.azeb.eu | ![]() |
ASTRASY | Avantis STructural Rod Adjustment SYstem | IMT Mines Albi | Institut Clément Ader - ICA | REZAI Farhad | CORDIS webpage | |
CLUSTER 2.0 | Open Logistic Clusters towards Physical Internet | MINES ParisTech | Centre de Gestion Scientifique -CGS | BALLOT Eric | www.clusters20.eu | ![]() |
ConnectinGEO |
Coordinating an Observation Network of EnCompassing saTellite and IN-situ to fill the Gaps in European Observations |
MINES ParisTech | MENARD Lionel | www.connectingeo.net | ![]() |
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ENOTICE | European Network Of CBRN Training Centers | IMT Mines Alès | Génie informatique et ingénierie de production - LGI2P | RICCIO Pierre-Michel | www.h2020-enotice.eu | ![]() |
ENRICHME |
Enabling Robot and assisted living environment for Independent Care and Health Monitoring of the Elderly |
ENSTA ParisTech | Unité d'Informatique et d'Ingénierie des Systèmes - U2IS | TAPUS Adriana | www.enrichme.eu | ![]() |
GEOENVI | Tackling the environmental concerns for deploying geothermal energy in Europe | MINES ParisTech | Centre Observation, Impacts, Energie - OIE | BLANC Isabelle | www.geoenvi.eu | ![]() |
HERMES |
Development of smart and flexible freight wagons and facilities for improved transport of granular multimaterials |
IMT Mines Alès | Centre des Matériaux des Mines d'Alès - C2MA | BERGERET Anne | www.hermes-h2020.eu | ![]() |
HRE | Heat Roadmap Europe (HRE): Building the knowledge, skills, and capacity required to enable new policies and encourage new investments in the heating and cooling sector | MINES ParisTech | Centre Efficacité Energétique des Systèmes - CES | RIVIERE Philippe | www.heatroadmap.eu | ![]() |
INTAROS | Integrated Artic Observation System | MINES ParisTech | Geosciences | WACKERNAGEL Hans | www.intaros.eu | ![]() |
MINGEI | Representation and Preservation of Heritage Crafts | MINES ParisTech | Centre de robotique - CAOR | MANITSARIS Sotiris | www.mingei-project.eu | ![]() |
mySMARTLife | Smart Transition of EU cities towards a new concept of smart Life and Economy | IMT Atlantique | Département systèmes énergétiques et environnement - DSEE | LACARRIERE Bruno | www.mysmartlife.eu | ![]() |
NextGEOSS | Next Genereation GEOSS for Innovation Business | MINES ParisTech | Centre Observation, Impacts, Energie - OIE | MENARD Lionel & WALD Lucien | www.nextgeoss.eu | ![]() |
PEGASUS | PEMFC based on platinum Group metAl free StrUctured cathodes | MINES ParisTech | Centre Procédés, Energies Renouvelables et Systèmes Enegétiques - PERSEE | BERTHON-FABRY Sandrine | www.pegasus-pemfc.eu | ![]() |
POLYBIOSKIN | High performance functional bio-based polymers for skin-contact products in biomedical, cosmetic and sanitary industry | IMT Mines Alès | Centre des Matériaux des Mines d'Alès - C2MA | LOPEZ CUESTA José-Marie | www.polybioskin.eu | ![]() |
PRETZEL | Novel modular stack design for high pressure PEM water electrolyzer technology with wide operation range and reduced cost | MINES ParisTech | Centre Procédés, Energies Renouvelables et Systèmes Enegétiques - PERSEE | BEAUGER Christian | www.pretzel-electrolyzer.eu | ![]() |
S4CE | Science for Clean Energy | IMT Atlantique | SUBATECH | KALINICHEV Audrey | www.science4cleanenergy.eu | ![]() |
SCALINGS | Scaling up Co-creation : Avenues and Limits for Integrating Society in Science and Innovation | MINES ParisTech | Centre de sociologie de l'innovation - CSI | LAURENT Brice | www.scalings.eu | ![]() |
SENSE | Accelerating the Path Towards Physical Internet | MINES ParisTech | Centre de Gestion Scientifique -CGS | BALLOT Eric | CORDIS webpage | |
SENSIBLE |
Storage-Enabled Sustainable Energy for Buildings and Communities |
MINES ParisTech | Centre Procédés, Energies Renouvelables et Systèmes Enegétiques - PERSEE | KARINIOTAKIS Georges | www.projectsensible.eu | ![]() |
Shale XenvironmenT |
Maximizing the EU shale gas potential by minimizing its environmental footprint |
IMT Atlantique | KALINICHEV Audrey | www.shalexenvironment.org | ![]() |
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GIFT | Geographical Islands FlexibiliTy | MINES ParisTech | Centre de mathématiques appliqués - CMA | MAIZI Nadia | www.gift-h2020.eu | ![]() |
CO3 | COld sprayed COating | MINES ParisTech | Centre des Matériaux | DELLORO Francesco | CO3 webpage | |
FUN HEAD | Friction stir welding UNiversal HEAD | IMT Mines Albi | Institut Clément Ader - ICA | BOHER Christine | FUN HEAD webpage on europa.eu | |
XFLEX | Hydropower Extending Power System Flexibility | MINES ParisTech | Centre Procédés, Energies Renouvelables et Systèmes Enegétiques - PERSEE | KARINIOTAKIS Georges | www.xflexhydro.net | ![]() |
Euratom |
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ATLASplus | Advanced Structural Integrity Assessment Tools for Safe Long Term Operation | MINES ParisTech | Centre des Matériaux | BESSON Jacques | CORDIS webpage | |
CEBAMA |
Cement-based materials, properties, evolution, barrier functions |
IMT Atlantique | GRAMBOW Bernd | www.cebama.eu | ![]() |
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DISCO | Modern Spent Fuel Dissolution and Chemisitry in Failed Container Conditions | MINES ParisTech | Geosciences | DE WINDT Laurent | www.disco-h2020.eu | ![]() |
FP7 projects coordinated by ARMINES
Collaborative projects
ACRONYM |
Full Title |
Common Research Centre |
Scientific Coordinator |
Web site |
ANGELS |
Anguilliform robot with electric sense |
DAP (IMT Atlantique) |
Frédéric BOYER |
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ENDORSE |
ENergy DOwnstReam Services - Providing energy components for GMES Search form Search |
OIE (MINES ParisTech) |
Lucien WALD |
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EPNOE CSA |
Expanding EPNOE leadership towards Food and Health related materials, and increasing industrial participation |
CEMEF (MINES ParisTech) |
Patrick NAVARD |
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EPOKS |
European Patient Organisations in Knowledge Society |
CSI (MINES ParisTech) |
Madeleine AKRICH |
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IDEAL-Cell |
Innovative Dual mEmbrAne fuel Cell: IDEAL Cell |
MAT (MINES ParisTech) |
Alain THOREL |
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SAFEWIND |
Multi-scale data assimilation, advanced wind modelling and forecasting with emphasis to extreme weather situations for a safe large-scale wind power integration |
PERSEE (MINES ParisTech) |
George KARINIOTAKIS |
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SKIN |
Slow processes in close-to-equilibrium conditions for radionuclides in water/solid systems of relevance to nuclear waste management |
SUBATECH (IMT Atlantique) |
Bernd GRAMBOW |
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VICO |
Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures in Europe: impact on innovation, employment growth, and competitiveness |
CSI (MINES ParisTech) |
Philippe MUSTAR |
ERC Grants (European Research Council)
3 Researchers from the MINES/ARMINES Common Research Centres obtained an ERC Grant in the framework of FP7
ACRONYM | Full title | Common Research Centre | Principal investigator | Website |
IONOSENSE |
Exploitation of Organic Electrochemic at Transistors for Biological Ionsensing |
CMPGC (MINES Saint-Etienne) |
Roisin Meabh OWENS | http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/rcn/98323_en.html |
PERFORMAB USINESS |
Performativity in Business Education, Management Consulting and Entrepreneurial Finance |
CSI (MINES ParisTech) | Fabian MUNIESA | www.csi.mines-paristech.fr/performabusiness |
SMAC |
Statistical Machine Learning for Complex Biological Data |
CBIO (MINES ParisTech) | Jean Philippe VERT | http://cbio.ensmp.fr/~jvert/svn/erc/ |
Contacts
Contacts of the Partnership Development Department
Department under the leadership of Eric WEILAND, ARMINES Deputy Director
For EU projects as Coordinator
Mathieu REBOUL
All sites
+33 1 40 51 94 78
mathieu.reboul@mines-paristech.fr
For EU projects as Partner

MINES ParisTech (Fontainebleau), Polytechnique, Navale, Ponts ParisTech
+33 1 40 51 93 07
louise.theodon@mines-paristech.fr

MINES ParisTech (Evry, Sophia Antipolis), ENSTA
+33 1 40 51 93 66
pierre.demugnier@mines-paristech.fr
Aurélia GARRIDO
MINES ParisTech (Paris, Palaiseau), IMT Mines Albi-Carmaux, IMT Mines Alès
+33 1 40 51 93 71
aurelia.garrido@mines-paristech.fr

IMT Lille Douai, IMT Atlantique, Mines Saint-Etienne
+33 1 40 51 94 77
philippe.perceval@mines-paristech.fr
Transversal actions
Arnaud HELLEUX
+33 1 40 51 93 98
arnaud.helleux@mines-paristech.fr
Postal address
Partnership Development Department ARMINES
60, boulevard Saint-Michel, F-75 272 Paris cedex 6
sdp-armines@mines-paristech.fr
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