François Libmann
Founder, FLA Consultants
Graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Lyon in 1971, François Libmann then took a training course in Innovation and IT at Dartmouth College in the United States.
As a specialist in the innovation and technology transfer, François Libmann founded FLA Consultants in 1977, then its sister company Bases Publications in 1985.
He deals with technology, patent watch, information research enquiries (scientific and technical data and information, patents, identification of experts) as well as study and consulting services relating to databases (audit and recommendations, comparison of different servers, development of sophisticated strategies, etc.).
Author of the "Methods to innovate and diversify" (Les Editions d'Organisation, 1980, 1982), he wrote numerous articles in France and the United States, particularly in Bases, Les Echos, Le Monde, Le Marché de l’Innovation (ANVAR), le MOCI, Le Nouvel Observateur, Veille Magazine, Online Magazine, etc.
Articles by François Libmann
Clarivate released its generative AI-powered Research Assistant for the Web of Science in early September 2024. François Libmann and his team at FLA Consultants took the time to test this new tool very thoroughly to determine its fitness for purpose for online research.
Posted 5 November 2024
The Scopus platform has long offered classic search tools: Boolean operators, proximity operators, navigation through citing/cited documents. The features already in place from Scopus AI encourage experimenting with new strategies and new technologies. François Libmann and Anne-Marie Libmann test its capabilities.
Posted 2 July 2024