About us<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>The company.<\/h4><\/div>Initial Velocity Lab <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIVL is an independent research and design office specializing in upstream studies for the defense industry. IVL’s aim is to enable technological exploration in the armaments field, following a \u201ctechnology push\u201d process in which the assessment of the interest of a technological breakthrough is the driving force behind the creation of new products.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>The company.<\/h4><\/div>Initial Velocity Lab <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIVL is an independent research and design office specializing in upstream studies for the defense industry. IVL’s aim is to enable technological exploration in the armaments field, following a \u201ctechnology push\u201d process in which the assessment of the interest of a technological breakthrough is the driving force behind the creation of new products.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>The founder.<\/h4><\/div>Vincent LAVERGNE<\/strong><\/p>\nArts & M\u00e9tiers engineer + ENSTA Bretagne pyrotechnics specialist<\/p>\n
Defense industry experience: NAVAL Group and FN HERSTAL<\/p>\n
Manufacturing industry skills: NOBELCLAD, ARTS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>The founder.<\/h4><\/div>Vincent LAVERGNE<\/strong><\/p>\nArts & M\u00e9tiers engineer + ENSTA Bretagne pyrotechnics specialist<\/p>\n
Defense industry experience: NAVAL Group and FN HERSTAL<\/p>\n
Manufacturing industry skills: NOBELCLAD, ARTS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Business model.<\/h4><\/div>At the core of IVL, the main activity is the promotion of game-changing technology at first as a technology transfer and later on as a provider of right to produce through a licensing process.<\/p>\n
A secondary activity, IVL is involved in the process of restoration of the link between the French army and the civilian industrial complex through an offer of research and technology audit for French companies that wish to start a dual (defense and civilian) activity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Business model.<\/h4><\/div>At the core of IVL, the main activity is the promotion of game-changing technology at first as a technology transfer and later on as a provider of right to produce through a licensing process.<\/p>\n
A secondary activity, IVL is involved in the process of restoration of the link between the French army and the civilian industrial complex through an offer of research and technology audit for French companies that wish to start a dual (defense and civilian) activity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Disruptive innovation, technology transfer and defense consulting<\/p>\n<\/div>
Anticipate, assess and transfer defense technologies<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>Transform disruptive innovation into concrete opportunities.
Assess the strategic impact of technologies from our developments, then capitalize on their potential through patent licensing.
Support civilian industry players through audits and consulting in their diversification into the defense sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Application and consulting<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Ammunition<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Innovations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Internal ballistics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Individual weapon systems<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Large-caliber weapon systems<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Reducing mechanical stress on the barrel: FR 22 04909<\/h4><\/div>
The company.<\/h4><\/div>Initial Velocity Lab <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIVL is an independent research and design office specializing in upstream studies for the defense industry. IVL’s aim is to enable technological exploration in the armaments field, following a \u201ctechnology push\u201d process in which the assessment of the interest of a technological breakthrough is the driving force behind the creation of new products.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>The company.<\/h4><\/div>Initial Velocity Lab <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIVL is an independent research and design office specializing in upstream studies for the defense industry. IVL’s aim is to enable technological exploration in the armaments field, following a \u201ctechnology push\u201d process in which the assessment of the interest of a technological breakthrough is the driving force behind the creation of new products.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>The founder.<\/h4><\/div>Vincent LAVERGNE<\/strong><\/p>\nArts & M\u00e9tiers engineer + ENSTA Bretagne pyrotechnics specialist<\/p>\n
Defense industry experience: NAVAL Group and FN HERSTAL<\/p>\n
Manufacturing industry skills: NOBELCLAD, ARTS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>The founder.<\/h4><\/div>Vincent LAVERGNE<\/strong><\/p>\nArts & M\u00e9tiers engineer + ENSTA Bretagne pyrotechnics specialist<\/p>\n
Defense industry experience: NAVAL Group and FN HERSTAL<\/p>\n
Manufacturing industry skills: NOBELCLAD, ARTS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Business model.<\/h4><\/div>At the core of IVL, the main activity is the promotion of game-changing technology at first as a technology transfer and later on as a provider of right to produce through a licensing process.<\/p>\n
A secondary activity, IVL is involved in the process of restoration of the link between the French army and the civilian industrial complex through an offer of research and technology audit for French companies that wish to start a dual (defense and civilian) activity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Business model.<\/h4><\/div>At the core of IVL, the main activity is the promotion of game-changing technology at first as a technology transfer and later on as a provider of right to produce through a licensing process.<\/p>\n
A secondary activity, IVL is involved in the process of restoration of the link between the French army and the civilian industrial complex through an offer of research and technology audit for French companies that wish to start a dual (defense and civilian) activity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Disruptive innovation, technology transfer and defense consulting<\/p>\n<\/div>
Anticipate, assess and transfer defense technologies<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>Transform disruptive innovation into concrete opportunities.
Assess the strategic impact of technologies from our developments, then capitalize on their potential through patent licensing.
Support civilian industry players through audits and consulting in their diversification into the defense sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Application and consulting<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Ammunition<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Innovations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Internal ballistics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Individual weapon systems<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Large-caliber weapon systems<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Expertise and experience<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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Skills and know-how<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Innovation and integration<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Informations & news<\/h2><\/div>Get to know us better<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Reducing the thermal load on the barrel: FR 22 04908<\/h4><\/div>Lire la suite<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Armament<\/a><\/span>||<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Reducing mechanical stress on the barrel: FR 22 04909<\/h4><\/div>
Initial Velocity Lab <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n IVL is an independent research and design office specializing in upstream studies for the defense industry. IVL’s aim is to enable technological exploration in the armaments field, following a \u201ctechnology push\u201d process in which the assessment of the interest of a technological breakthrough is the driving force behind the creation of new products.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Initial Velocity Lab <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n IVL is an independent research and design office specializing in upstream studies for the defense industry. IVL’s aim is to enable technological exploration in the armaments field, following a \u201ctechnology push\u201d process in which the assessment of the interest of a technological breakthrough is the driving force behind the creation of new products.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Vincent LAVERGNE<\/strong><\/p>\n Arts & M\u00e9tiers engineer + ENSTA Bretagne pyrotechnics specialist<\/p>\n Defense industry experience: NAVAL Group and FN HERSTAL<\/p>\n Manufacturing industry skills: NOBELCLAD, ARTS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Vincent LAVERGNE<\/strong><\/p>\n Arts & M\u00e9tiers engineer + ENSTA Bretagne pyrotechnics specialist<\/p>\n Defense industry experience: NAVAL Group and FN HERSTAL<\/p>\n Manufacturing industry skills: NOBELCLAD, ARTS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> At the core of IVL, the main activity is the promotion of game-changing technology at first as a technology transfer and later on as a provider of right to produce through a licensing process.<\/p>\n A secondary activity, IVL is involved in the process of restoration of the link between the French army and the civilian industrial complex through an offer of research and technology audit for French companies that wish to start a dual (defense and civilian) activity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> At the core of IVL, the main activity is the promotion of game-changing technology at first as a technology transfer and later on as a provider of right to produce through a licensing process.<\/p>\n A secondary activity, IVL is involved in the process of restoration of the link between the French army and the civilian industrial complex through an offer of research and technology audit for French companies that wish to start a dual (defense and civilian) activity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Disruptive innovation, technology transfer and defense consulting<\/p>\n<\/div> Transform disruptive innovation into concrete opportunities. Application and consulting<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Ammunition<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Innovations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Internal ballistics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Individual weapon systems<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Large-caliber weapon systems<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Expertise and experience<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Skills and know-how<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Innovation and integration<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Get to know us better<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>The company.<\/h4><\/div>
The founder.<\/h4><\/div>
The founder.<\/h4><\/div>
Business model.<\/h4><\/div>
Business model.<\/h4><\/div>
Anticipate, assess and transfer defense technologies<\/h3><\/div>
Assess the strategic impact of technologies from our developments, then capitalize on their potential through patent licensing.
Support civilian industry players through audits and consulting in their diversification into the defense sector.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div>Informations & news<\/h2><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Reducing the thermal load on the barrel: FR 22 04908<\/h4><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Reducing mechanical stress on the barrel: FR 22 04909<\/h4><\/div>