Overview
Xerox established its European research centre in France in the early 90's to create innovative document technology and drive the corporate transition in becoming a services-led technology business. While drawing on the strength of Xerox Corporation around the world, our focus is on Europe.
Alongside its research, the centre carries out advanced development and also hosts the European Technology Showroom, a showcase for Xerox research and an exchange forum for scientists, engineers and customers.
The centre pursues a policy of open innovation and collaborates with the wider European scientific community on a variety of R&D projects.
XRCE research covers a broad spectrum of activities linked to information, data and documents. These range from understanding text and images, to the generation of new documents, through to the optimization of service processes combining both human and machine elements. Our technical expertise is enriched with the knowledge gathered from our sociologists and ethnographers who develop a deep understanding of how our customers work. The result is innovative services and solutions that enhance our customers work processes, improve their productivity and make their businesses more sustainable.
Partners
Along with our customers, the centre collaborates with academic, government and industrial research groups and participates in a variety of regional, national and European Union networks and projects. As part of its Open Innovation program, XRCE is currently part of 7 European projects and 3 French national ones. Collaborations are also expanding to Russia and India.
Our staff are members of research review boards and expert panels and hold positions at academic institutions. The centre welcomes visiting professors and students from across the world. It runs an extensive annual intern program and also partners with universities through the Xerox Foundation which each year funds around 40 projects at 30 colleges and universities worldwide. Our partners also include organizations who have licensed our technologies for both research and commercial purposes.
XRCE is part of the global Xerox Innovation Group made up of 800 researchers and engineers in four world-renowned research and technology centres. The European site is set in the heart of the French Alps.