The Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) is a public Research and Technology Organization (RTO). With a staff of about 21,000 employees, over 650 priority patents per year and more than 200 high-tech spin-offs since its creation, CEA represents today the largest technology Research and Innovation provider in France. Thanks to its strong roots in fundamental research, it provides tangible solutions in four key fields: Low-carbon energy (nuclear and renewable), digital technology, technology for medicine of the future, defence and national security.