The University Innovation Hub at the Santexpo 2026 trade show

In 2026, the MontpellierUniversity Innovation Cluster(PUI) returns to Santexpoat the Occitanie RegionPavilion and its agency Ad’Occ, alongside MedVallée, a center of excellence in global health.  The three-day program includes presentations of six health innovations from the cluster and participation in two key roundtables at the Digital Innovation Agora.

The 6 PUI innovations on display at the “Montpellier, Land of Innovation” booth

• May 19 (morning): DeepPulseNeuro, a solution that provides access to deep brain regions without surgery to improve the diagnosis of complex epilepsies and enable patients to receive appropriate treatments more quickly.
  Partners: University of Montpellier, Montpellier University Hospital, SATT AxLR, LIRMM, LMGC, IBMM, Montpellier Business and Innovation Center (BIC), Medvallée, Foreign Trade Advisors (Occitanie), Eurobiomed, Créalia, Banque Populaire du Sud, Crédit Agricole, Occitanie Region, BPI France.

• May 19 (afternoon): FlowGraft, a comprehensive, all-in-one coordination platform for organ transplant logistics that enhances communication among medical professionals and enables real-time sharing of essential data on organ quality.
  Partners: University of Montpellier, Montpellier University Hospital, SATT AxLR, EFPMO.

• May 20 (morning): The Tattoo Pen, an innovative, sterile, single-use medical device designed for precise and reproducible skin marking in radiation therapy. Developed bythe Montpellier Cancer Institute, it provides a reliable semi-permanent marker, reduces biological risks, eliminates the need for decontamination, and significantly improves patient comfort while simplifying the clinical procedure.
  Partner: SATT-AxLR.

• May 20 (afternoon): AI-Stroke, medical software that improves the early detection of strokes in the prehospital setting. It guides first responders through standardized protocols to help them recognize the signs of a stroke within the first few minutes. AI-Stroke has demonstrated, among more than 2,000 prehospital professionals (firefighters and paramedics), a significant improvement in stroke detection sensitivity.
  Partners: Nîmes University Hospital, SDIS34, LIRMM, Satt-AxLR.

• May 21 (morning): Cartigen: a research and innovation platform of the Montpellier University Hospital and the University of Montpellier, specializing in motion analysis and tissue engineering—particularly 3D printing—to better understand musculoskeletal disorders and develop approaches in regenerative medicine.
  Partners: Montpellier University Hospital and the University of Montpellier.
  
• May 21 (afternoon) Plasmodetect: Identifying Plasmodium species in blood smears using an artificial intelligence algorithm that can run in real time on smartphones and can be deployed in resource-limited areas where there is a shortage of microscopy experts.
  Partners: University of Montpellier / Innovation Accelerator at Montpellier University Hospital.

Montpellier, a hub of excellence in global health research and innovation

Over the course of these three days, the PUI will also participate in two panel discussions at Santexpo’s Digital Health Innovation Agora:

1. May 20 at 10 a.m.: “Occitanie: Building Together, Accelerating, and Excelling in AI in Healthcare”: Pierre Hornus (SEMEIA), Mostafa LASSIK (Numih France), Magali Roubieu & Philippe Combette (Montpellier University Hospital), Sebastien RISLER (My Audit Corner), Anne FERRER (Montpellier University Hospital), Carole DELGA (Occitanie Region)
2. May 20, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. “Montpellier: A Hub of Excellence in Global Health Research and Innovation”: Christian ASSAF (Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, MedVallée), Anne FERRER (Montpellier University Hospital), Daniel LAUNE (President of KYomed-CEISO), Magali ROUBIEU (University of Montpellier, PUI of Montpellier), IAN SOULAIROL (MB Therapeutics)

Through its participation in Santexpo 2026, the Montpellier University Hospital (PUI) is reaffirming its role as a catalyst for innovation in healthcare by promoting technology transfer, the emergence of startups, and synergies between academic research, the business community, and institutional stakeholders.

Come visit us at booth F42 in Hall 1!