Montpellier Innovation Booster: spotlight on promising projects
More than a dozen innovative project leaders from MUSE research units gathered on October 13 and 14 for thefirst edition of the Montpellier Innovation Booster (B.I.M). This initiative was set up as part of the PRIME@MUSE program supported by the Occitanie Region to promote innovative research in the region.
Open to all doctoral students, post-doctoral students, engineers, technicians, researchers, teacher-researchers, or hospital staff within the MUSE perimeter who are working on an innovative concept, the Montpellier Innovation Booster has enabled participants to benefit from advice and ideas on collaboration, transfer, and entrepreneurship from professionals in the innovation ecosystem during targeted workshops, thematic conferences, and interactive exchanges.
Under the supervision of coaches, project leaders were able to refine their specific needs, work on improving their oral skills, and deepen certain targeted skills. The first day also provided an opportunity for participants to interact with students from Montpellier Management's Master's in Entrepreneurial Support (MOMA) program in order to deepen the entrepreneurial aspect of their projects.
This first edition concluded with a presentation of each project to a jury composed of representatives from the regional innovation ecosystem and representatives from MUSE institutions and organizations. The jury selected three "Favorite" projects:
- The MITOMATIQUE project led by Loic Lionnard (ISEM, under the supervision of Dr. Abdel Aouacheria). This project is notably the 2020 winner of the CNRS Innovation pre-maturation program.
- The 3D printing project for bioactive materials combining expertise in biology and chemistry led by Habib Belaid (IEM).
- 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 receive support from I-SITE MUSE and ecosystem partners in order to meet their specific needs (research collaboration, technology transfer, business creation, financing).