Rendez-vous Carnot 2026

The Rendez-vous Carnot are France's reference event for business-research partnerships, organised by the Réseau des Carnot for close to two decades. Over two days, companies looking for R&D solutions meet the Carnot institutes, research laboratories and technology-transfer players in pre-booked one-to-one meetings, on the exhibition floor and in conferences. The 2026 theme is technological sovereignty and reindustrialisation in France and abroad.

Who attends

The event is aimed at companies with innovation projects, from large groups to SMEs and start-ups, and at the funding and technology-transfer ecosystem. Exhibitors are the Carnot institutes and other R&D service providers.

• Innovation project owners, R&D and technical directors
• Buyers and companies seeking technical solutions
• Carnot institutes and research laboratories
• Funders and technology-transfer organisations
• Start-ups and innovative SMEs

Formats

Participation combines several formats designed to make a single day of prospecting productive.

• Pre-scheduled B2B meetings
• Exhibition of R&D providers and demonstrators
• Conferences, thematic workshops and round tables
• Prix Carnot de la Recherche Partenariale
• SME and start-up challenge
• Networking cocktail

Key figures

The organizer reports around 1,300 participants, 1,100 researchers and experts and 8,000 business meetings per edition, with a large majority of participants saying they identified new partners.

Tickets & passes

• Company visitor — Free: Free for contractors, buyers and companies seeking solutions: B2B meetings, exhibition and conferences
• Exhibitor packages — EUR 1,290: From EUR 1,290 excl. VAT