JESSICA FRANCE - CAP'TRONIC program

France: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Overview

The association (non-profit organization) JESSICA FRANCE was created by the CEA and Bpifrance to implement the CAP'TRONIC program. The goal of the CAP’TRONIC program is to help French SMEs improve their competitive edge and innovate by integrating embedded software and electronics in their products, whatever the field of activity and the stage of development. Its vocation is to raise awareness, inform, train and technically assist SMEs in the introduction of embedded electronic and software technologies in their products. This aid program has offered a concrete answer to the technical expectations of SMEs for over 20 years.

The program has helped 9 400 SMEs increase their market share by leveraging such technology for the past 5 years. More than 1 000 sessions of workshops and seminars have been provide to 7 500 SMEs and 1 280 SMEs has been helped trough a technical expertise during the last 5 years. CAP'TRONIC counts on 24 engineers specialized in embedded software and electronics. These specialists provide neutral expertise to adapt projects according to the needs of companies and the market. As a result, this enables companies to quickly find realistic and cost-effective technological solutions.

CAP'TRONIC's action with SMEs takes different forms:

Technical seminars: to raise public awareness on a theme related to electronics, embedded software and connectivity;
Workshops and training: to transfer knowledge and know-how during sessions of 2 to 3 days;
Consulting: thanks to the intervention of a consulting engineer, provide support in identifying critical points, selecting solutions and implementing technical solutions;
Technical expertise: co-financed intervention by an expert chosen from a network of 650 public and private expertise centers;
Project follow-up: support from a co-financed expert to ensure the technical follow-up and the correct execution of the project.

The technical expertise is at the heart of CAP'TRONIC's activity from the ideas to the final product, and goes to three main phases during which CAP'TRONIC's support can be decisive:

Needs definition / Feasibility study: detailing of the needs, search for electronic or software solutions, evaluation of the solutions searched, architecture proposal, development and production costs evaluation, design offices list…
Support throughout development: negotiation with design offices, monitoring of the different phases of development
Industrialization support: search for EMS, validation of tools, proposal for the integration of the final product...

As an expert in the Internet of Things, CAP'TRONIC has published several guides for SMEs wishing to take the turn of connected objects. These guides are available on the CAP'TRONIC website.

« Take the turn of the connected objects »: questions and aspects to consider for a successful project (https://www.captronic.fr/Guide-Prendre-le-virage-des-objets-connectes.h…)
« They have taken the turn of the connected objects »: a guide focused on feedback from 10 industrial companies in B to B (https://www.captronic.fr/Guide-Ils-ont-pris-le-virage-des-objets-connec…)
« What methodology to make your electronic project a success ? » : to know what main steps to follow (https://www.captronic.fr/Guide-Quelle-methodologie-pour-reussir-votre-p…)
« How to control the cybersecurity of your connected objects and systems ? » : in collaboration with The National Information Systems Security Agency (https://www.captronic.fr/Guide-PME-Comment-maitriser-la-cybersecurite-d…)
« The Internet of Things, value creator » : through a day in the connected life of a hospital (https://www.captronic.fr/L-INTERNET-DES-OBJETS-CREATEUR-DE-VALEUR.html)

Contacts: JESSICA France, as a national organization, has 4 offices.

South-east inter-regional office: 

CEA-G/LETI - 17, rue des Martyrs
38054 GRENOBLE Cedex 9

FRANCE

Engineers are also present at Lyon (69), Marseille (13), Annecy (74) and Montbeliard (25). 

 

West inter-regional office: 

60, Boulevard du Maréchal Juin
44100 NANTES 

FRANCE

Engineers are also present at Caen (14), Brest (29), and Tours (37).

 

Southwestern inter-regional office: 

Parc d'Activités Georges Petit 
43-47 rue Marcel Sembat
33130 BEGLES 

FRANCE

Engineers are also present at Toulouse (31), Montpellier (34) and Limoges (87).

 

Paris and north inter-regional office:

CEA Saclay / NANO INNOV
Bâtiment 863 - Point courrier 44
91191 GIF sur YVETTE Cedex

FRANCE

Engineers are also present at Villeneuve d'Ascq (59), Vandoeuvre (54) and Noisy-Le-Grand (93).
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