Presentation of MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT S.A. :
Name: MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT S.A.
Creation date: January 2000
Head office: Lyon - FRANCE
Structure: Joint stock company with a
capital of 1 443 898,40 €
Chief Executive Officer: Jean-François ROCHE
Number of private shareholders: 425 (31/12/2011)
Headcount: 49
Patent portfolio: 18 families, more than 250 patents
Countries in which patents have been registered: Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.
Funds invested in R&D to 31 December 2011: 75 M€
Business model: Selling IP rights and expertise supplying prototypes (single and multicylinder engines, demonstrator cars), testing means and services (engineering research & design, calculations, simulations, testing, validations…).
Number of partner companies: > 60
Technical and Financial partners involved in the R&D programs: CERTAM, Danielson Engineering, Mecachrome, Safe automotive, 12 tier-one automotive industry suppliers (confidential).
Institutional partners: European Union – ERDF program, ADEME (Environment and Energy Agency), DGCIS (Directorate General of Competitiveness, Industry and Services), OSEO, the Haute-Normandie Region, the Rhône-Alpes Region and the Grand Lyon.
Labels: : PREDIT (National Transport Program), MATERALIA (materials cluster), MOV’EO, LUTB (Lyon Urban Trucks and Bus), FCPI (Mutual Funds for Innovation).
Financing: Private investors (67 %), public financing (28 %), industrial partners (5%).
Goal: To patent and develop innovations in the automotive and energy sectors.