An additional 500 million euros to encourage the emergence of more research-led start-ups

Innovation

18/01/2023

The government's stated aim is to create 100 unicorns and 500 deeptech start-ups a year by 2030. It is justified by the impact that research can have on society, particularly in the context of healthcare.

Three pillars identified to strengthen the Government's actions:

  • The establishment of eighty-five University Innovation Poles (PUIs) to share a collective framework of commitment. The aim is to put the innovation reflex behind every scientific discovery, through close proximity to research teams, on a university site scale by equipping the latter with an innovation strategy, a single governance structure and agile resources.160 million euros will be mobilized to maximize the potential for added value in this way.
  • The acceleration of the deeptech plan by strengthening existing actions (i-Lab, bourse French Tech émergence, Aide au développement deeptech) and rolling out additional actions (creation of the bourse French Tech Lab).An additional 65 million euros are being mobilized.
  • Reinforcing the valorization of research results and thematic research programs (PEPR). 275 million euros are mobilized around 17 projects which are selected as part of the Maturation/Pre-maturation call for projects to structure at the level of national strategies, the capacity to detect and support the valorization of research. Winners are supported by local players.

In order to meet the ambition of making France a leader in digital health, the winner is the COMS@N consortium with Inserm transfert as lead partner for pre-maturation and SATT Sud Est for maturation.

The partners in this consortium are: Agence Aliénor Transfert, Aix Marseille Universite, Assistance Publique Des Hôpitaux De Paris, Centre Hospitalier Régional Et Universitaire De Brest, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux, Clermont Auvergne Innovation, Cnrs Innovation, C-Valo, Inserm Transfert, Inria, Nantes Universite, Normandie Valorisation, Satt AxLR, Satt Erganeo, Satt Linksium, Satt Nord, Satt Ouest Valorisation, Satt Pulsalys, Satt Sayens, Satt Sud Est, Satt Toulouse Tech Transfer, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université Côte D'Azur, Université Paris Est Creteil Val De Marne