Our Team

Philippe Larrue has been working for ten years on technology transfer, foresight, research and innovation policy. He holds a PhD in economics of innovation from the University of Bordeaux on the issue of technological dynamics in the early stage of innovation processes.

His previous experience includes two years at the INSEAD Strategy Department where he focused on venture creation, venture capital and industrial dynamics. He has also worked for the ADIT (French Government Agency for the Diffusion of Technological Information) and the RIETI ("Think-tank" of the Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry).

Since joining Technopolis in 2004, Philippe has worked mainly on projects related to evaluation and strategy in public policies for research, innovation and education. His current projects include mapping alternative vehicle technology strategies for the French Ministry of Transport, a study into the community framework for RDI state aids, and the coordination of the impact assessment of the Framework Programmes 5 and 6 environment projects.

Philippe is fluently bilingual (French and English) and speak some Japanese.

Telephone: +33 1 49 49 09 21
Email : philippe.larrue@technopolis-group.com

Sophie Bussillet joined Technopolis as a consultant in January 2003. She graduated from the Institute of Political Studies (Sciences-Po) of Bordeaux in 2001. She also holds a Master's degree in research (« Political sociology and public policies ») from Sciences-Po in Paris. Her thesis there examined French public policies promoting innovation, mainly in the field of biotechnologies related to health. Sophie has research interests in the French innovation system and its European and international comparators and in issues related to health biotechnologies, especially thse associated with economic and social development.

At Technopolis France, Sophie has worked on iinnovation, 'valorisation' of public research, the financing of innovative companies, research management in universities, French cooperation actions in research for development (for CIRAD, the French Embassy in Morocco and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and energy issueswhere she has assessed the opportunities for a European Research Area in non-nuclear energies.

Sophie has contributed to evaluations at regional, national and European level: the impact assessment of European SME specific research schemes, impact assessment of the French corporate tax credit for research expenses and evaluations of several French research networks and programmes. She participated in a study aiming at improving the use of evaluation in the European Commission.

Sophie manages the French contribution to the European projects ERAWATCH and INNO-Policy Trend Chart.

Sophie is fluent in French and English. She also has a working knowledge of German and Spanish.

Telephone: + 33 1 49 49 09 22
Email : sophie.bussillet@technopolis-group.com

Soheir Dani holds a Master’s degree in “International economics and development policy” from the University of Paris - Sorbonne. Her thesis relates to the evaluation methodologies used by international funders. Prior to joining Technopolis, Soheir worked at UNESCO’s Internal Oversight Service (Evaluation Section). She has a special interest in issues related to development policies with a focus on knowledge and technology transfer. Recent projects include work on benchmarks of European research and innovation policies, foresight studies including literature review in the field of energy and economic growth, evaluation of French incubators, evaluation of French audiovisual and media policy in the Arab States, and identification ‘best practices’ in the use of programme delivery mechanisms (UNESCO). Soheir works in French and English, and has a basic knowledge of Spanish and Arabic.

Telephone: + 33 1 49 49 09 25
Email : soheir.dani@technopolis-group.com

Aurélie Tricoire joined Technopolis France in 2004. She graduated from the Institute for European Studies (University of Paris VIII) in 2002 and she holds a Master’s degree in research (« Political sociology and public policies ») from Sciences-Po Paris. Her Master’s thesis was on European Union policy for Research and Development and the negotiation of the 6th Framework Programme.

In 2004, she studied the demographics of the French student population for DATAR (the French Delegation for regional development). She is currently working on a PhD in cooperation (CIFRE Convention) with Technopolis France and the CERTOP laboratory (University of Toulouse II Le Mirail). Her PhD thesis studies the structuring effects of the European Union programmes on European research. She has worked on several projects at Technopolis, including as the establishment of a regional research and technology observatory for the Centre region in France, setting up a student-observatory for Angers (western France), and she was involved in the EraWatch and TrendChart on Innovation in France.

Aurelie is a French native speaker and is fluent in English. She has a working knowledge of Spanish and German.

Email: aurelie.tricoire@technopolis-group.com

Patrick Eparvier joined the team of Technopolis France in January 2006. He holds a PhD in economics from the University Lyon 2 (2002). In 1997, he joined the team of GATE (Groupe d’Analyse et de Théorie Economique), a joint research lab of CNRS and University Lyon 2, as a researcher in economics of technical change. In 1999, for the DAFSA Group located in Paris, he worked as a consultant in the field of health. In 2000, he joined the OECD’s Directorate of Science, Technology and Industry for which he was in charge of several projects related to R&D indicators. In 2004 and 2005, he worked as an economist for the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), one of the European Commission’s research centres, located in Seville in Spain. His activities were focused on the evaluation of public policies in relation with the Lisbon Strategy and the 3% target. At Technopolis France, Patrick participated in the evaluation of the French Research Tax Credit. He performed a comparative evaluation of several national research funding agencies. He is the French country correspondent for the projects Trendchart and Erawatch run by the European Commission. Patrick is a French native speaker and is fluent is English.

Telephone : + 33 1 49 49 09 27
Email : patrick.eparvier@technopolis-group.com

Elisabeth Zaparucha is an economist specialised in European affairs. She holds a BA in Economics from Sussex University, a Master in European Studies from the University of Grenoble and a Master 2 in Entreprise and the European Market from the University of Paris Sud-XI). In 2004-2005, she was a trainee at the European commission (DG Economic and financial affairs in Luxembourg) and finished her master degree with a traineeship at the European group of the Commissariat Général du Plan , where she participated in a study on eco-technologies.

At Technopolis, she is currently working for the INRA (National Institute for agronomic research) Prospective Unit (literature review, benchmarking studies and interviews). She has worked on major evaluations for the EU and UNESCO and participated in two ERA-nets (ERA-NETs INNER et ForSociety). She is contributes as National correspondent, to benchmarking studies of national innovation policies (Trend Chart) and national research policies (ERAWATCH).

Telephone : + 33 1 49 49 09 26
Email : elisabeth.zaparucha@technopolis-group.com

Born in Paris, in 1971, Yann Cadiou holds a PhD in economics at Paris VII University on a comparison between French and Japanese innovation system in the context of globalisation(2001). His main areas of competence are macroeconomic analysis; the study of the trajectories of regional and national research and innovation systems, science-technology-economy relationships, Japanese and South-eastern Asian countries economies. He has major experience with the production and use of S&T indicators for policy at regional, national and international level. Yann’s PhD research was financed by the French Ministry of Research. He teaches Economics of Innovation at Paris VII University.

Prior to joining Technopolis in 2006, Yann worked as project manager at the Observatoire des Sciences et des Technique (OST), the French national agency in charge of the production of S&T indicators, especially relating to research, development and innovation systems for actors and decision makers, on regional, national, EU and international level.

At the OST, he was responsible of the regional/sub national studies: data processing and statistics, production of science and technology indicators, strategic evaluation and science policy analyses. He has developed new indicators for a better assessment of the knowledge-based economy, particularly at the sub-regional level.

Yann is a French native speaker, works in English and has notions of German.

Telephone: + 33 1 49 49 09 24
Email: yann.cadiou@technopolis-group.com

Pierre Bourgogne is currently a free lance consultant (cairn-innovation), associated to Technopolis. He is expert in regional innovation policy and became Vice-President of the (French) Federation of Economic Intelligence Professionals in January 2007.

After 13 years in industrial R&D, he has worked for more than 25 years in innovation management and policy. He was industrial liaison officer of an engineering school, started 2 high tech companies, managed a technology platform and a technological pole and was Director of Innovation at the Regional Council of Lorraine for 7 years. In this last position, he was in charge of projects related to the regional innovation system among companies, technological intermediaries, academic start-ups clusters and poles of competitiveness (super clusters) as well as being responsible for strategic intelligence, knowledge management and for introducing the Region of Lorraine into various European networks, programmes and projects. He currently works with: SME needs for innovation and development, regional innovation strategies and innovation systems, strategic intelligence, European dimension of regional innovation strategy, governance of innovation.

Email: pierre.bourgogne@technopolis-group.com

Hélène Rouèche is Office Manager for Technopolis France. She joined the company in February 2001 from a private sector business where she held responsibility for the import and export of goods. Prior to this, Hélène worked for major public institutions, which included INRIA and LEST/CNRS where she was involved in the management of European Projects. Within Technopolis France, Hélène holds full responsibility for internal administration which includes supporting project managers with assistance on project administration, arranging and co-ordinating meetings with clients, travel arrangements, dealing with suppliers and budget monitoring.

Hélène holds a BA in applied foreign languages from the University of Aix en Provence and an M.A in Business and Management Sciences from the CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers) in Paris where she is currently studying Financial Diagnosis and Strategy.

Telephone: + 33 1 49 49 09 20
Email : helene.roueche@technopolis-group.com