Strategic consulting in scientific capital valorization
Identify invisible academic strengths: map skills, expertise, networks, infrastructures, and structuring collaborations within a laboratory or research unit (UMR).
Targets
Identify invisible academic strengths: map skills, expertise, networks, infrastructures, and structuring collaborations within a laboratory or research unit (UMR).
Enhance scientific outputs: transform results, projects, platforms, teams, and partnerships into visible assets for the institution.
Strengthen site strategy: align research activities with objectives of visibility, competitiveness, and institutional attractiveness.
Optimize scientific communication: design messages tailored to funders, partners, students, public authorities, and international bodies.
Prepare integration of the 2026 Barometer: support institutions in adopting the Scientific Capital Barometer, an innovative tool dedicated to academic governance and strategic steering.
Program
Institutional diagnosis: analysis of the scientific context, priority research areas, strengths, and institutional challenges.
Scientific capital mapping: identification of key competencies, platforms, human resources, projects, international networks, and impacts.
Cross-cutting academic analysis: integration of scientific, pedagogical, institutional, partnership, and societal dimensions.
Valorization strategy: definition of an action plan to strengthen positioning, visibility, success rates in competitive calls, and scientific partnerships.
Operational recommendations: concrete actions to improve scientific communication, internal interactions, R&D processes, and preparation of institutional funding applications (ANR, ERC, Horizon Europe, etc.).
Pre-integration of the Barometer: methodology to anticipate and leverage future data from the 2026 Scientific Capital Barometer for governance and evaluation of research teams.
Description
In a context of intense academic competition, highly selective funding calls, strong innovation requirements, international visibility pressures, and growing impact indicators, universities and laboratories must now strategically valorize their scientific capital.
Cortex’s consulting service dedicated to academic institutions enables the analysis of an organization’s invisible strengths, the identification of levers of excellence, and the definition of pathways to strengthen scientific and institutional positioning.
Through fine-grained scientific capital mapping, cross-cutting analysis, and actionable recommendations, we support universities and laboratories in optimizing their visibility, streamlining internal collaborations, and making their scientific outputs more legible to funders, partners, and decision-makers.
This mission also prepares institutions for the arrival of the 2026 Scientific Capital Barometer, a pioneering tool designed to measure, steer, and enhance the scientific potential of universities and research laboratories.
To know
Duration: Initial 20-minute interview + personalized support.
Target audience: Universities, laboratories, research units (UMR), engineering schools, research infrastructures.
Format: Online or on-site.
Exclusivity: Access to the Scientific Capital Barometer starting in 2026.
Required equipment: Computer and internet connection.
Capacity: Limited (individual interviews / thematic groups).
Advantages
Enhanced institutional visibility: improved national and international visibility of research teams and platforms.
Increased attractiveness: valorization of expertise to attract talents, students, PhD candidates, partners, and funders.
Optimized funding applications: clear strategic positioning to strengthen competitiveness in calls for projects.
Improved internal coherence: smoother interactions between research teams, leadership, valorization units, communication departments, and institutions.
Innovative strategic governance: preparation for Barometer integration, offering a renewed perspective on scientific potential.
Team
Tatiana Kačan, President of Cortex, specialist in scientific valorization and academic strategy.
Aurélie Solbach, Managing Director of Cortex, specialist in scientific valorization and academic strategy.
Additional contributors as needed: Cortex experts in science communication, competitive funding calls, public R&D, strategic analysis, and academic skills mapping.
What we bring to you
Knowing how to popularize one's knowledge and one's expression is to allow better sharing of knowledge.
More Opportunities
An increase in interdisciplinary and international collaborations.
More Understanding
Better understanding and productivity between departments within an institute and a company.
More Knowledge
Knowledge of content production in order to enhance your work.
More Credibility
Combating fake news and information bias so that the general public reconnects with research.
Contact us!
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They trusted us
« Very good company, very attentive, respectful of deadlines, exhibition very well produced and very good workshop, speaker with an excellent level of knowledge and very educational, the public really appreciated, no need to be a scientist to be able to participate. Highly recommended. »
« Thank you to Tatiana Kačan from Le Cortex and Laure Malherbe for their contributions to our UE Simulation d'entreprise/ Business Plan of the masters Génie Physiologique Informatique and Master Génie Cellulaire at the Université de Poitiers. We look forward to working with you again next year. »
« The Essonne departmental council called on Cortex to run a participatory workshop on biomimicry for the general public. The workshop was particularly well received. »
« We were impressed by the remarkable quality of Cortex's writing and scientific popularization. »
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« Very good understanding of needs and tailor-made workshop »
« Cortex was very responsive and adaptable during our discussions, and the three workshops offered were perfectly suited to the needs expressed. A great experience! »