530 million euros

2.1% of FRANCHE-COMTÉ GDP is invested in research and development

5,840 employees work in public and private research in FRANCHE-COMTÉ

2,757 research technicians

3,086 other personnel

R&D staff: 1.2% of overall employment, FRANCHE-COMTÉ is one of the foremost French regions in this sphere

41 research units recognised by the minister in charge of research or by research organisations CNRS, CEA, INSERM and INRA

4 higher education establishments issuing some 

120 doctorates per year