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Relive the highlights of 2024 with CNRS

July 16, 2025 - 2min min reading
CNRS invites you to discover its new activity report, a summary of the year's highlights. Immerse yourself in a year of science and innovation.

In this report, you'll find key figures for the organization, the year's major scientific advances, institutional and international cooperation highlights, and a focus on high-impact innovations, in conjunction with our industrial partners. You'll also find key events in scientific mediation and CNRS strategies in terms of science, innovation and resources.

Key figures for 2024: 

  • More than 34,700 employees, including 29,400 scientists

  • More than 80 international laboratories, including 12 new ones in 2024

  • More than 55,000 scientific publications from CNRS laboratories

  • Nearly 95% of publications by CNRS researchers are open access

  • Nearly 100 start-ups created each year by laboratories under CNRS supervision

  • More than 300 joint CNRS/company laboratories in operation

Discover the CNRS 2024 activity report here