Partnership with the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales

Building on their complementary work and skills, implemented in France and abroad to support French businesses, Didier Boulogne, Chief Operating Officer (Export Division) at Business France, and François Alter, Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for Space Studies (CNES), today signed a partnership that aims to take their co‑operation even further in the development of the international space sector.

This collaboration between Business France and the CNES will result in:

• The international development of the “Connect by CNES” program, which offers local, operational and responsive support, enabling businesses of all sizes to integrate space technologies or applications and therefore add value to their projects.
• The development of sectoral expertise in the Business France space sector.
• The international influence of French knowledge and expertise in the space field.

The partnership notably provides for the creation of an annual program of joint measures in France and abroad, support for businesses in the international space sector and the production of expert content broadcast in France and abroad supported by the CNES and Business France.

“I’m delighted that through this partnership, the primary mission of Business France to contribute to the international development of our French businesses goes hand in hand with that of the CNES, which proposes and implements France’s space policy to key players in the economic and research world. As we continue our efforts in the regions and internationally, today it’s also a question for our two structures of strengthening our co‑operation on the subjects of exports and the space sector.”

Didier Boulogne, Chief Operating Officer (Export Division) at Business France

“The partnership that the CNES is entering into with Business France strengthens the ‘Connect by CNES’ offer internationally. Since its creation, the CNES has supported the French space industry in its development and participated in its export activities around the world. This new stage is the perfect illustration of the CNES’s mission to the industrial space sector, from startups to the nation’s flagship.”

François Alter, Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of the CNES

This partnership will be deployed through collective missions, planned as part of the “France Export 2023” program in India, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States.