In line with the public consultation launched recently, the government now wishes to identify players and their projects within France through a call for expressions of interest (CEI).

The CEI has two main objectives:

• To inform the construction of the strategy by proposing both finance-ready projects and more prospective projects likely to be supported in future calls for projects
• To identify the actors involved and collect their project proposals within France.

It is mainly aimed at companies, alone or in association with research laboratories, healthcare facilities, and health structures (coordination, social care) supporting these companies. The results of the CEI will provide the most comprehensive vision possible to configure future national support schemes for the next five years.

This call for expressions of interest is open until 16 June 2021 with an interim break.

The Bpifrance teams are available to assist project leaders in preparing their applications.