Small and medium enterprises become a new way for Airbus helicopter company to innovate

Airbus Helicopters officially announced the launch of a new open innovation Platform project. The project will provide opportunities for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises seeking to enter new markets and will support the development of Airbus helicopters with their own innovative strategies.

Since the year, as part of the future Helicopter program, the project has focused on assessing the needs of expertise. In addition to some of the established plans, the project also spawned a convincing way to become an Airbus helicopter company leading to innovation.

As a platform to support the new technology of helicopter industry, the Open Innovation platform provides an opportunity for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises to showcase their services. The criteria for the selection of new technologies include the following:

1) high enough technical maturity;

2) The possibility of rapid return on investment;

3) Ability to integrate specific characteristics of the aviation industry;

4) to better meet customer needs, improve service quality.

Through a pre-defined contractual framework, the Open Innovation platform provides opportunities for innovative companies in various industries to work with Airbus Helicopters. This framework includes a range of innovative activities in specific areas, such as the development of intellectual property and applications in the engineering field.

This project is intended for all legitimate small and medium enterprises with a reasonable engineering or scientific framework.

Jean-brice Dumont , executive vice president of Airbus Helicopters , stressed: "Airbus Helicopters have been looking for small and medium-sized enterprises as an important part of their industrial strategy, and the Open innovation platform is the latest proof. On the basis of mutual benefit and rich partnership, innovative small and medium-sized enterprises will gain opportunities to raise awareness and develop. "

The Open innovation platform is mainly for French enterprises and will soon be open to global enterprises.

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Small and medium enterprises become a new way for Airbus helicopter company to innovate