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How to make high performance glasses? And what role does sand play as a basic ingredient in the manufacture of quality glass?

Our colleague Barbara Bouteille is the winner of the USTV (Union pour la science et la technologie verrières) thesis award.

The Academy of Technology is an organisation that aims to promote technological progress in the public interest. It recently posted 11 portraits of "Tech Women".

This year, Saint-Gobain inaugurated the world's first house made entirely of 3D printed concrete. This project was carried out in partnership with the Group's Dutch subsidiary: Saint-Gobain Weber Beamix.

Surface du Verre et Interfaces - SVI (Glass Surface and Interfaces) is a material science laboratory. This joint laboratory between CNRS and Saint-Gobain Research is carrying out fundamental research projects in different areas, many of which closely related to Saint-Gobain products or processes.

In collaboration with the Foundation La main à la pâte, our employees can create scientific challenges for the youngest!

Discover the last column of Armand Ajdari, Vice-President, Research & Development of Saint-Gobain, about the challenges for the R&D teams to achieve the Group's carbon neutrality objective by 2050.

We have welcomed in our R&D center Pierre-André de Chalendar, CEO of Saint-Gobain, and Benoit BAZIN, COO.

Two of our employees have interacted with students of Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole CentraleSupélec

The CNRS, l’Université de Lorraine and Saint-Gobain Group signed on October 23, 2020 the creation of the Canopée laboratory, dedicated to the study of materials and “systems” under extreme temperature conditions.

From an innovative idea to its ultimate validation, for inventors and major manufacturers, patent filing always looks a bit like a technical and legal marathon... But can everything be patented? And how do you prepare for that?

 We welcomed in SGR Paris a small group of students from the Ecole Urbaine de Sciences Po of the master "Governing large metropolis".

Saint-Gobain and the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech hold a teaching and research chair focused on sustainable housing.

Saint-Gobain Research Paris and the start-up Dataveyes developed an innovative application to highlight the thermal comfort provided by several roof insulations. 

We were pleased to welcome Benoit Bazin, Chief Operating Officer of Saint-Gobain, in strict compliance with health regulations.

As part of the Saint-Gobain Group's cross-functional R&D program on indoor air quality, particular attention has been given to pollutants of biological origin.

The reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris raises many questions. Listen to the analysis of Antoine Giret (Saint-Gobain Research Paris) and Lindsey Hansen (American University of Paris) on this subject.

The 13th edition of Gay Lussac Day took place on July 3rd in Domolab.

On Thursday, June 20th, Saint-Gobain received the "Top 100 Global Innovators 2019" award for the eighth consecutive year at the International Paris Air Show.  

HELLO SUMMER festival was held on 20th and 21st of June 2019 at SGR Paris !

The employees of SGR Paris were invited to give a second life to their toys, books and DVDs by offering them to the children of the "Action enfance" association.

SGR Paris attend forums to detect talents that will join us to take part in the Saint-Gobain Group’s R&D and innovation. We offer these talents the opportunity to put their skills at the service of an International Group while strengthening their know-how.

Saint-Gobain Research Paris will attend these following forums:
• January, 31: Horizon Chimie
• March, 18:Forum CIFRE

With a full room and entertainments of all kinds! The first edition of Cultural Diversity Day at SGR Paris was a real world tour to meet the 50 employees who invested themselves to prepare stands representing their country of origin or heart.