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Patents and Licenses
Research and development,
Research and development 11.1
is constantly evolving.
its products and solutions, a critical strength in an industry that
a key enabler of its capacity for innovation and improvement of
projects. The Group’s Research and Development department is
and encourage the design and implementation of value creating
innovation designed to spur its employees to greater creativity
The Worldline Group actively seeks to promote a culture of
managed centrally from its headquarters, comprise a dedicated
The Group’s research and development teams, which are
team of research and development engineers spread
(formerly Bull) R&D teams.
teams, like for example, Atos’ scientific community or BDS
various Service Line experienced research and development
research and development teams indeed interact with Atos’
€ 47.6 million in 2016 and € 47.9 million in 2015. The Group’s
Group’s research and development expense amounted to
field working with clients to implement the Group’s services. The
supports a broader team of more than 4,000 engineers in the
The Group’s dedicated research and development team
and development projects dedicated to disruptive innovation.
development engineers are focused on longer-term research
primarily on incremental innovation, while other research and
integrated within the Group’s operational teams and focus
the Group’s research and development engineers are closely
throughout the countries in which the Group operates. Many of
Report, presented in Annex III.
innovation” Of the Group’s Corporate and Social responsibility
Section 2.1.1 “Anticipate customers’ expectations regarding
The Group’s research and development activities are detailed in