Institut Mines-Telecom (IMT)
Mission
Support / Financing / Regulation
Type of actor
Research player
Fields of intervention
Health / Social care / Social / Medical Device
Intervention zone
Regional / National / European / International
What is the IMT?
The IMT is a public institution dedicated to higher education and research for innovation with a strong international influence. It is the leading French group of engineering and management schools.
The IMT supports innovation and business development. It trains 12,600 engineers, managers and doctors for the economy, making it a technology university in the spirit of American universities such as MIT or Stanford.
The IMT comprises 8 public Grandes Ecoles, 2 subsidiary schools, and 13 associated or affiliated schools.
Over 4,200 diplomas awarded in 2019 with a net employment rate for engineering/management graduates (at 6 months) of 94.7%.
It is also a major research partnership institute:
- Sponsor or co-sponsor of two Carnot institutes, which are the first two academic Carnot institutes;
- More than €82 million in its own resources from research;
- About 1350 teacher-researchers, about 1000 doctoral students;
- 50 patents filed and more than 2,000 Class A publications each year;
- Academic leader in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship (12 incubators spread across different regions, including several dozen startups in the field of health).
Missions
Higher education:
- To train world-class engineers and managers in the fields of ICT, engineering and management
- To train doctoral students in the Institute's priority fields
Research:
To develop world-class scientific and technological research in partnership with industry and socio-economic players.
Innovation:
To contribute to economic development through technology transfers, entrepreneurship, start-up creation, training and support for the development of industry and SMEs
Foresight - Think Tank:
To clarify possible futures at a time when our society is being changed by disruptive technologies. To explore the impact of current digital transformations on all sectors of the economy, society, business, privacy, and human behaviour.
I have a project, how can contacting the IMT be of use to me?
- Joining internationally recognised teams in the fields of ICT, materials and processes, engineering and management
- Accessing the portfolio of more than 780 patents (more than 50 patents filed each year) and about 75 startups that enter our incubators each year
- Developing innovative services within the framework of key themes in health, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, cybersecurity, energy, materials, etc.
- Getting support from a skilled institution present in different regions of France via the R&D programmes, incubators and accelerators of the IMT schools
- Accessing expertise in Europe (national contact point member for SME programs, long-time member of the STIC NCP, coordinating more than 90 Horizon 2020 projects and 8 ERCs), and internationally (international laboratories, associated schools, joint research programs, etc.).
At what stage of my project should I contact them?
- From the ideation phase to refine the business plan via the experts in the R&D programs and those in the transfer structures during the incubation phase to benefit from the solutions developed by the group via the laboratories and incubators
- During the maturation phase to develop innovative services via more than 20 joint laboratories, more than 50 technological platforms and R&D programs
- During the strategic development phase to explore new services and applications requiring business expertise available at the IMT group level
J'ai un projet, en quoi entrer en contact avec l'IMT m'est utile ?
- Pour intégrer des équipes reconnues internationalement dans le domaine des TIC, des matériaux et procédés, de l’ingénierie et du management;
- Pour accéder au portfolio de plus de 780 brevets (plus de 50 brevets déposés chaque année) et d’environ 75 startups qui rentrent dans nos incubateurs chaque année;
- Pour développer des services innovants dans le cadre des thématiques phares en santé, intelligence artificielle, internet des objets, cyber-sécurité, énergie, matériaux, etc...;
- Pour s’appuyer sur un groupe d’excellence dans différentes régions de France via les programmes de R&D, les incubateurs et les accélérateurs des écoles de l’IMT;
- Pour accéder à l’expertise en Europe (membre point de contact national des programmes PME, longtemps membre du PCN STIC, coordination de plus de 90 projets Horizon 2020 et de 8 ERC (Conseil Européen de la Recherche)), et à l’international (laboratoires internationaux, écoles associées, programmes de recherche joints, etc...).
A quelle phase de mon projet entrer en contact ?
- Dès la phase d’idéation pour affiner le business plan via les experts des programmes R&D, des structures de transfert durant la phase d’incubation pour bénéficier des solutions développées par le groupe via les laboratoires et les incubateurs du groupe;
- Durant la phase de maturation pour développer des services innovants via plus de 20 laboratoires joints, plus de 50 plateformes technologiques et des programmes R&D;
- Pendant la phase de développement stratégique pour explorer de nouveaux services et applications nécessitants des expertises métiers disponibles au niveau du groupe IMT.
Finance-t-il des projets ?
Oui pour la partie réalisée en interne.
Ressources accessibles
- 20 laboratoires mixtes dans ces champs;
- 50 plateformes technologiques;
- 780 brevets (plus de 50 brevets déposés chaque année);
- 12 incubateurs répartis dans différentes régions, dont plusieurs dizaines de startups dans le domaine de la santé.
- Académie Franco-Allemande pour l’industrie du futur.
- Porteur ou co-porteur de deux instituts Carnot qui sont les deux premiers instituts Carnot académiques;
- Environ 1350 enseignants-chercheurs, de l’ordre de 1000 doctorants;
- Plus de 4200 diplômés ingénieurs/managers par an accès aux stagiaires.
Practical guide
Frequently asked questions about IMT.
Who is the right person to contact?
Mounir Mokhtari, Prof., Scientific Coordinator of the eHealth and Wellness Program.
Institut Mines Telecom
Direction scientifique
19 place Marguerite Perey
91120 Palaiseau, France
Email: mounir.mokhtari@imt.fr
Phone: 01 7531 4009
Can the IMT support my project individually?
The IMT is a public institutional actor. The services and resources are either accessible free of charge (documents, webinars, open source software, networking, etc.) or through a partnership agreement
19 Place Marguerite Perey 91120 Palaiseau