Jean-François Pinton

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique provides scientific research services. The firm engages in the research capable of advancing knowledge and bringing social, cultural, and economic benefits for society. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

smartINST SAS provides instruments for process control and development in civil engineering. It offers smartCAPS which is a measurement device that contains an agitation sensor and a temperature sensor and smartCENTER, an instrument in process engineering for real-time process monitoring and control. The smartCAPS communicates via wireless transmission with the smartCENTER. The firm also provides an autonomous wireless technology for process engineering, reaction monitoring, the measurement and control of mixing homogeneity and efficiency, the optimization of control parameters, and the real-time analysis of critical parameters and feedback. The company was founded by Christophe Graffin and Jean-François Pinton on September 11, 2009 and is headquartered in Lyon, France.