Innovation, the core of IFP research

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The innovation culture

Joining IFP’s research teams is tantamount to becoming part of an internationally-respected multidisciplinary scientific community harnessing its skills in more than 50 different fields.

Innovation, the core of IFP research

Our research and development teams are involved in bold projects to tackle the 21st century’s focal challenge, i.e. developing new energies to power transport.

Innovation is the focal point of everything IFP experts do to:
- curb CO₂ emissions to mitigate the greenhouse effect,
- develop clean, fuel-efficient vehicles,
- diversify the fuels that will power tomorrow’s vehicles,
- develop cleaner refining processes,
- develop new technologies to push back the boundaries in the field of oil and gas exploration and production.
> Watch a video in which Mr. Pierre Le Thiez talks about his research on CO₂

Working on IFP research projects means:

playing an hands-on role steering innovation and feeding the 12,000-plus active patents in its portfolio,

investing talent in a dynamic scientific policy that stems from applied and experimental research as much as its taps the latest fundamental-research findings,
teaming up with partner research and development teams around the world, and mining an array of industrial-outset opportunities,
using very-high-technology equipment,
excellence (Former IFP Research Director Yves Chauvin was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry).
involves contributing to knowledge-sharing efforts through training and teaching.

Lastly, it may also involve opportunities to branch out into a dissemination-backed business enterprise.
> How IFP’s spin-off policy helped Alain Zaitoun establish Poweltec, a specialist in the field of polymer technology for improved oil recovery.

Supporting researchers

IFP researchers are mainly responsible for:
- fulfilling research and development assignments,
- leading teams,
- streamlining research in synch with operational requirements.

Scientific-documentation teams and industrial-property engineers work side by side with researchers to help them steer their projects to successful completion. All support functions are likewise available when and as their specific assistance is required.