DLR's Paris office was opened back in 1997, making it DLR's first field office. It is the face of DLR in France and the contact and intermediary point for French research facilities, institutions and industry. At the heart of Franco-German relations, the office sees itself as a showcase for all DLR's priority areas, an embassy for DLR employees on site, an advisor on topics relevant to France and a networker in the service of Franco-German cooperation projects.