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Innovation After-Work Event: The Role of Local Regions in the National Innovation Strategy

  • July 1, 2026
  • From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • at the Jardin des Plantes, Montpellier

On July 1, 2026, the University Innovation Hub (PUI) will host the 7th edition of its Innovation Afterwork event, a now-unmissable gathering that fosters dialogue among students, scientists, and stakeholders from the socio-economic sector.

The event will highlight the initiatives of the Montpellier PUI in line with major national priorities for innovation and will present its midterm review, which offers new perspectives.

A roundtable discussion on the role of the region in the national innovation strategy will bring together Gaspard Lépine, project manager for “University Innovation Hubs” atINRAE, Franck Mouthon, executive director ofthe Agency for Research Programs atINSERM, and Christian Assaf, vice president for economic development and attractiveness at Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole.

Seven “Innovation Awards” will be presented to recognize new, innovative projects fromUM laboratoriesUM partners of the I-SITE Program of Excellence, one of which will be awarded by Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole.

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