ince my appointment as Chairman of the Board of ISAE-SUPAERO in June 2023 I have had the privilege of observing up close the formidable energy that drives our Institute. This 2023 Annual Report is an eloquent testimony to this, with many significant advances in our three core activities: education, research, and innovation. I would like to give thanks to my predecessors for setting the stage for these successes and to the Institute’s teams for their unwavering commitment. ISAE-SUPAERO is now a key player in the French aerospace ecosystem which is at the cutting edge of the world’s aerospace industry. The ambitious strategy set out in our 2022–26 Objectives and Performance Contract is more relevant than ever. The Institute must continue to evolve to strengthen its position as a global leader for higher education in aerospace engineering, faced with international competition that intensifies fromyear to year. In this context, the development and consolidation of key partnerships are major challenges facing us in the coming years. Together with the Board of Directors, I am proud of the achievements of ISAE-SUPAERO and confident in our collective ability to meet the challenges ahead of us. Together,wewill continue to shape the futureof aeronautics and space by training its future engineers, so that they carry the Institute’s motto high: Excellence with Passion! EDITORIAL Marwan Lahoud Chairman of the Board EDITORIAL Olivier Lesbre President S ‘This 2023 annual report is an eloquent testimony to the dynamics driving the Institute, with many significant advances in our three core activities: education, research, and innovation. I want to give thanks to my predecessors for laying the foundations for these successes and the Institute’s teams for their unwavering commitment.’ Marwan Lahoud Chairman of the Board s this activity report shows, 2023 was a busy year for our Institute. Education, research, innovation, partnerships, organisation, and processes – we progressed in all these areas, with some great successes to show for it! Last year, we reviewed our organisation and celebrated the selection of three of our alumni to the next cohort of European astronauts. This year we have made a lot of progress. As for our educational activities, at the core of our mission, many indicators have attained unprecedented levels: internationalisation, gender parity, social diversity, professional inclusion, etc.We launched theAcadémie Spatiale deDéfense (Space Academy of Defence) with our colleagues from the École de l’Air et de l’Espace (French Air Force and Space Academy) and the Commandement de l’Espace (French Space Command) and the first students graduated from our Industrial Engineering Apprenticeship programme. We finalised our reorganisation, launched our remote Advanced Master’s programme with ENAC dedicated to the ecological transition of the aviation sector, and started the process of deploying a skills-based approach across all our curricula. In terms of research, 2023 was just as successful. Our order intake reached a new peak value of €12 million, with eight European projects. The success of the first flight of our Mermoz hydrogen drone project and the awarding of the ERC Consolidator Grant to Naomi Murdoch highlights the excellence and renown of our research activities. We have also worked with our colleagues from ENAC and ONERA to boost the activity and visibility of our Joint Research Federation. But it is probably on the innovation side, the newest pillar of our activities, that we have seen the most spectacular developments. Our InnovSpace facility has been rapidly gathering speed and hosted nine startups this year. Outside of the campus, there are three startups founded by our graduates – Exotec (Romain Moulin), Verkor (Benoît Lemaignan) and Loft Orbital (Pierre-Damien Vaujour) – among the forty deemed most promising by the Ministry of Economy on the ‘French Tech Next40’ list, two of which are also the first two French engineering startups worth over $1 billion, earning the rare ‘unicorn’ moniker. Together with our ENAC colleagues, we have established the first joint strategic discussions with the prospect of forming a joint laboratory in 2026 to bring together all Toulouse aerospace engineering research teams under a single banner. Finally, we continued to improve our processes, our tools, andour campus –alongwith theendof theenergyrenovation projects launched in 2021. I would like to thank all our stakeholders: students, teachers, staff, mentors, and industrial and academic partners for their constant commitment and support. Together, we will continueourmission: totrainhigh-level scientific, humanistic, and innovative engineers capable of mastering the complexities and aerospace challenges of tomorrow’s world! ‘It’s probably on the innovation side, the newest pillar of our activities, that we have see the most spectacular developments: our InnovSpace facility has been rapidly gathering speed and hosted nine startups this year and, outside of the campus, there are three startups founded by our graduates that have qualified for the French Tech Next40 support programme.’ Olivier Lesbre President A 5 ISAE-SUPAERO • ANNUAL REPORT 2023 ISAE-SUPAERO • ANNUAL REPORT 2023 4
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