To make it possible, the R&D relies on two assets: its scientific expertise and its Innovation Campuses.
R&D is relying on science to build the future. Thanks to a strong expertise on Essential Small Molecules and its knowledge on data science, R&D has a wide range of competencies in:
With its 200 scientific and industrial partners, R&D is actively working to enrich its knowledge of Small Essential Molecules to explore new horizons and thus provide solutions to the industry's future challenges.
Our 18 essential molecules are: oxygen (O2), nitrogen (N2), hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH4), argon (Ar), xenon (Xe), krypton (Kr), neon (Ne), helium (He), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (N2O), acetylene (C2H2), ozone (O3), water (H2O), silane (SiH4).
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With 5 Innovation Campuses located on 3 continents, the R&D is well connected with key innovation ecosystems. It allows global management with local anchoring to adapt to the needs of our customers, for example, in Asia with laser-cutting, in the US with data science and cobotics, and in Europe with hydrogen mobility business and the technological roadmap.
The campuses host researchers, customers, business partners, start-up companies, and academics but also technical teams from other Air Liquide entities. The one in Paris even hosts a start-up accelerator called: Accelair.
They bring together all parties involved in the process of innovation, from both inside and outside Air Liquide, to blend skills and disciplines, facilitate collective intelligence, and accelerate the innovation.
Air Liquide aims to help researchers around the world in their research to develop solutions that will offer sustainable technologies.
This is the reason why the Air Liquide's scientific challenges were created. They are an integral part of our driver for innovation and openness with ecosystems.
Since 2016, these open competitions have inspired the scientific community to innovate through the Essential Small Molecules and develop new applications in areas related to air quality and climate change. Winners are granted a prize and a funding plan to pursue their projects.
By enriching our knowledge of Essential Small Molecules, Air Liquide contributes to solving crucial issues in the areas of production, purification, transport, and storage.
In this way, we shape innovative solutions to build the future.