ScanR is a research engine created by the French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. It was enacted to faciliate accessibility and interdisciplinary connectivity between actors within and outside the French research and innovation landscape. ScanR describes and links companies and research laboratories, authors of research work (theses, publications, patents) and public funding. It includes: 

• 43 636 public and private entities
• 113 790 fundings
• 10 907 977 research works
• 2 447 408 authors