Laboratories jointly run with companies
In the same way as other joint research structures like CNRS/Companies Joint Research Units (UMR) or International Research Laboratories (IRL), associated research laboratories take traditional partnerships further in the form of collaboration contracts. They go beyond classic short-term research projects with objectives that are regularly updated through ad hoc governance. Associated research laboratories operate on the basis of collaboration contracts that provide a framework to structure projects with high scientific and industrial stakes. These generally involve one or more research team(s) and an industrial concern working together on a shared medium- or long-term research programme.