The Innovation Launchpad was created to give employees a place for their ideas to be heard. Innovation is critical in a mature industry and no one knows better how to do that than our employees. This program was designed to give employees the necessary resource support needed to provide strong business rationale, market analysis, and sound financials essential for new business development. The Launchpad provides a streamlined process that efficiently collects your ideas and accelerates development for improved speed to market.
Framatome Vision
High-performing people and technologies for safe and competitive nuclear power plants worldwide.
Innovation Launchpad Mission
Support innovators’ ideas, from conceptualization to market, with the tools and resources essential to drive innovation, advance the nuclear industry and exceed our customer needs.
Process
The Launchpad is a place for innovators to submit their ideas today for a better nuclear future tomorrow. The program provides employees a forum, process, tools and support to deliver new, customer-focused innovative products and services with a competitive advantage to the industry. In addition to providing employees with the necessary feedback and insight from upper management the Launchpad also gives employees access to:
- Funding to explore the idea
- Budgeting and project management
- Dedicated business planning resources
- Financial projections and planning
- Market assessments & segmentation
- Risk analysis
- Competitor analysis
- Go-to-market plan
