Booster d'Innovation Montpellier: spotlight on promising projects

More than a dozen innovative project leaders from MUSE's research units gathered on October 13 and 14 for the^1st edition of the Montpellier Innovation Booster (B.I.M). This event is part of the PRIME@MUSE program, supported by the Occitanie Region, to promote innovative research in the region.

Open to all doctoral students, post-docs, engineers, technicians, researchers, teacher-researchers and hospital staff working on an innovative concept within the MUSE perimeter, the Montpellier Innovation Booster enabled participants to benefit from advice and ideas on collaboration, transfer and entrepreneurship.s or hospital staff within the MUSE perimeter who are working on an innovative concept, the Montpellier Innovation Booster enabled participants to benefit from advice and food for thought on collaboration, transfer and entrepreneurship from professionals from the innovation ecosystem during targeted workshops, themed conferences and interactive exchanges.

Under the supervision of coaches, the project leaders were able to refine their specific needs, work on improving their oral skills and deepen certain targeted competencies. The first day was also an opportunity for participants to exchange ideas with students from Montpellier Management's Master Accompagnement Entrepreneurial (MOMA), in order to deepen the entrepreneurial aspect of their project.

This first edition ended with a presentation of each project to a jury made up of representatives of the regional innovation ecosystem and MUSE institutions and organizations. The jury selected three "Coup de cœur" projects:

• The MITOMATIQUE project led by Loic Lionnard (ISEM, under the supervision of Dr. Abdel Aouacheria). This project is a 2020 winner of the CNRS Innovation pre-maturation program.
• The Habib Belaid (IEM) project for 3D printing of bioactive materials, combining skills in biology and chemistry.
• The QUINUA-DIV project led by Didier Bazile (UMR Green, member of the Tiers-Lieu L'atelier de Claret). This project is supported by the AgroValoMED incubator.

All projects submitted will be supported by the I-SITE MUSE and ecosystem partners to meet their specific needs (research collaboration, technology transfer, business creation, financing).