GREMAN - Parc de Grandmont - CNRS

What GREMAN - Parc de Grandmont - CNRS does

GREMAN (UMR 7347) is a French public multidisciplinary research laboratory operating under the joint supervision of the Université de Tours, CNRS, and INSA Centre-Val de Loire. Headquartered at Parc Grandmont in Tours with an additional site in Blois, the laboratory conducts research across materials science, microelectronics, acoustics, and nanotechnologies, organized into four research teams (OXYDES, DISCUS, MAGNETOPTICS, ECOSYM) that span the full material-to-system value chain — from functional oxide synthesis through ultrasonic device fabrication to energy conversion systems.

The laboratory's core technical infrastructure comprises four specialized platforms: the CERTeM microelectronics platform featuring a 450 m² cleanroom co-located at the STMicroelectronics Tours site, the Electrodynamics of Advanced Materials platform in Tours, the Acoustics & Piezoelectricity platform at INSA Centre Val de Loire in Blois, and the Materials Synthesis platform at IUT de Blois. Research output is oriented toward power electronics (SiC, GaN), ultrasonic transducers, ferroic materials, and wide-bandgap semiconductors, with the lab publishing in journals such as Nature Communications and Scientific Reports and regularly organizing international conferences including iMAPS Power Electronics, ECSCRM, and the MUT Workshop.

GREMAN's revenue model is government research funding, comprising direct institutional support from its three supervising tutelles (CNRS, Université de Tours, INSA CVL) and competitive grants from European programs (H2020, ECSEL-JU, IPCEI) and the French national research agency (ANR). The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven: research is delivered via academic collaborations, doctoral and postdoctoral training, technology-transfer activities through CERTeM, and active participation in European research consortia with industrial partners including STMicroelectronics and CEA. Revenue and financial data are not publicly disclosed, consistent with its status as a public research unit.

Name

GREMAN - Parc de Grandmont - CNRS

Legal name

GREMAN UMR 7347

Website

https://greman.univ-tours.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GREMAN (UMR 7347) is a French public multidisciplinary research laboratory under CNRS, Université de Tours, and INSA Centre-Val de Loire, conducting research in materials, microelectronics, acoustics, and nanotechnologies across four teams and four technical platforms.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Tours

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: Funding from CNRS, Université de Tours, and INSA Centre-Val de Loire as institutional partners (UMR 7347 joint research unit)
2. European Research Projects: Funding from EU programs including H2020, ECSEL-JU, IPCEI, and national ANR projects

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GREMAN UMR 7347 is a multidisciplinary research laboratory conducting fundamental and applied research in materials, microelectronics, acoustics, and nanotechnologies. It operates four research teams (OXYDES, DISCUS, MAGNETOPTICS, ECOSYM) and four technical platforms (Electrodynamics of Advanced Materials, CERTeM Microelectronics with a 450 m² cleanroom, Acoustics & Piezoelectricity, and Materials Synthesis). The laboratory provides research services, characterization, fabrication access, and hosts PhD and postdoctoral researchers in collaboration with industrial and European partners.

Product overview

GREMAN UMR7347 is a multidisciplinary research laboratory specializing in materials, microelectronics, acoustics, and nanotechnologies. The organization comprises four research teams (OXYDES, DISCUS, MAGNETOPTICS, ECOSYM) and four technical platforms (Electrodynamics of Advanced Materials, Acoustics & Piezoelectricity, CERTeM Microelectronics, and Materials Synthesis). The laboratory operates across three locations in Tours and Blois, France, providing research services and hosting PhD positions, postdoctoral fellowships, and collaborative research projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CERTeM: Technological R&D Center for Microelectronics - a technology center including a 450 m² cleanroom operated by GREMAN for research in microelectronics and related technologies.

Products and services

• GREMAN Research Laboratory (UMR 7347) A multidisciplinary public research laboratory (UMR 7347) specializing in materials, microelectronics, acoustics, and nanotechnologies, affiliated with CNRS, Université de Tours, and INSA Centre-Val de Loire. It hosts PhD positions, postdoctoral fellows, and collaborative research projects for academic and industrial partners.
• CERTeM Microelectronics Platform Technological R&D center for microelectronics featuring a 450 m² cleanroom at STMicroelectronics Tours site, providing fabrication and development capabilities for microelectronics research projects and industrial partners.
• Electrodynamics of Advanced Materials Platform Technical research platform for the characterization of electromagnetic properties of advanced materials, located at GREMAN Bât. E, 20 avenue Monge, 37200 Tours.
• Acoustics & Piezoelectricity Platform Research platform for ultrasonic devices and piezoelectric materials characterization, located at INSA Centre Val de Loire, Blois.
• Materials Synthesis Platform Research platform for materials synthesis and development of new material structures, located at IUT de Blois.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 700 international participants at ECSCRM 2021 conference in Tours
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• PEPR DIADEM SYNEART Partners (SPMS, LPMC, IRCER)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024SYNEART project on synapses and artificial neurons based on relaxor ferroelectrics for lower consumption AI, coordinated by SPMS.
• GaN4AP Consortium (ECSEL-JU)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021GaN for Advanced Power Applications project coordinated by Distretto Tecnologico Sicilia Micro e Nanosistemi with 35 participants from 6 European countries.
• PEPR DIADEM Project Partners (ICGM, ICMCB)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020PEPR DIADEM AAP 2023 project MISTRAL: Molecular chemistry for next generation of ferroelectrics with coordinators ICGM and partners including ICBM
• WInSiC4AP ConsortiummajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017SiC electronics power devices in transport project under Horizon2020-ECSEL with European consortium partners.
• CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Coordinator of EnSO (Energy for Smart Objects) ECSEL-H2020 project with 34 participants from 8 European countries, focused on energy harvesting for smart objects.
• STMicroelectronics TourscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing industrial partnership for power electronics research including GaN-based PiN diodes development, SiC characterization, and Totem-Pole converter design collaboration. STMicroelectronics hosts CERTeM platform at its Tours facility.
• INSA Centre-Val de LoirecoreTechnology or IntegrationOne of three institutional tutelles (supervising institutions) of GREMAN UMR 7347 alongside CNRS and Université de Tours.
• Université de TourscoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary institutional tutelle and host university for GREMAN laboratory headquarters.
• CNRScoreTechnology or IntegrationFrench National Centre for Scientific Research - major institutional partner and co-supervisor of GREMAN UMR 7347.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IMEC: Largest European independent semiconductor R&D center covering nanoelectronics, MEMS, and energy technologies — competes for the same EU funding pools and industrial partnerships (including STMicroelectronics) but at a substantially larger scale and broader scope than GREMAN.
• Fraunhofer IAF: German Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics working on compound semiconductors (GaN, SiC), RF and power electronics, and materials — a broader-scope European incumbent with directly comparable wide-bandgap semiconductor and materials research.
• CEA-Leti: Major French applied-research center for microelectronics, MEMS, and semiconductor technologies — operates at a much larger scale than GREMAN across overlapping domains (SiC, GaN, piezo, materials), serving as the leading French incumbent with broader industrial reach.

Direct peers

• SPMS - Structures, Propriétés et Modélisation des Solides: French academic lab (CentraleSupélec/CNRS) covering materials physics and ferroelectric/relaxor research — already a consortium partner in the SYNEART project with GREMAN, with directly comparable functional materials and ferroelectrics expertise.
• IEMN - Institut d'Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie: French academic research unit (CNRS/Université Lille/ISEN/Yncréa) operating across microelectronics, micro-nanotechnologies, and microsystems — a directly comparable scope to GREMAN's microelectronics and acoustics activities with overlapping SiC/GaN and piezoelectric device work.
• XLIM (UMR 7252): French CNRS/university lab spanning electronics, electromagnetism, photonics, and materials — comparable in structure (joint research unit), research breadth across microelectronics-to-systems, and integration with French public institutions.
• Ampère Laboratory (UMR 5005): French academic lab (CNRS/INSA Lyon/Université Claude Bernard/École Centrale de Lyon) covering power electronics, materials for devices, and systems — already a co-organizer with GREMAN of the ECSCRM 2021 conference, indicating strong topical and institutional overlap.
• Institut Pprime (CNRS UPR 3346): French CNRS laboratory in mechanics, materials, and energetics, with strong overlap on materials synthesis, characterization, and functional oxide work that aligns with GREMAN's OXYDES and Materials Synthesis platform activities.
• IMEP-LAHC: Institut de Microélectronique, Electromagnétisme et Photonique - LAHC at Université Savoie Mont Blanc covers microelectronics, electromagnetic devices, and acoustic/photonic components — directly overlapping GREMAN's microelectronics, electrodynamics, and piezoelectric device portfolio.

Others

• STMicroelectronics: Not a peer but the dominant industrial partner and host of the CERTeM cleanroom platform — comparable in SiC/GaN power electronics activity but acting as GREMAN's customer/host rather than a research competitor, and therefore a critical ecosystem participant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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