Montpellier's university innovation cluster showcases its talents at Santexpo
Present at Santexpo 2025from May 20 to 22, the Pôle universitaire d'innovation (PUI) highlighted a number of innovative projects undertaken by its researchers, schools and partners involved in the healthcare sector. This was a first for the PUI, which was present on the Occitanie Region stand.
Healthcare is one of society's most pressing issues, and it's probably for this reason that Montpellier's Pôle Universitaire d'Innovation (PUI) decided to take part in the Santexpo 2025 trade show, alongside the Occitanie region. For its third edition, this not-to-be-missed event for healthcare players and "solution providers" was held in Paris, from May 20 to 22. This was a great opportunity for the PUI of Montpellier to highlight several flagship projects, carried out as part of its roadmap dedicated to digital healthcare. During the three-day event, the PUI was also able to review its progress in close collaboration with its members and key partners, including MedVallée, the Montpellier University Hospital and the AD'OCC agency. Together, they took part in two round tables: "The Occitanie Region builds tomorrow's healthcare: from innovation to the patient" and "Montpellier, healthcare innovation at 360 degrees".
"Innovation in healthcare is one of our primary commitments".
"The University of Montpellier has one of the oldest medical faculties in France, so innovation in healthcare is one of our primary commitments, and has been for a long time," notes Olivier Marini, in charge of partnership development for the MIPS research cluster, which leads the "digital health" roadmap within the PUI. "We had innovations to present. It's a good way to meet and forge links with industry and hospital players," he explains.
With his sights set on the future, Olivier Marini hopes that certain projects will have caught the eye of the entrepreneurs and decision-makers in attendance, and generate new opportunities in the short to medium term. "The idea was also to showcase our skills, our laboratories and our research results, and to give the PUI a certain visibility.And to do so in collaboration with the Occitanie Region, with which we share a common strategy, notably through initiatives led by MedVallée", he continues.
"Success stories developed in our laboratories
A total of six companies and projects took to the show's stand and agora seats, where they were able to explain their specific features. Founded by researchers at the EuroMov laboratory, Beat Health talked about its technologies for synchronizing human movement to the rhythm of music. " This innovation can enable athletes to adapt their stride and be more efficient, but it is also aimed at people with disabilities, or affected by certain disorders such as Parkinson's disease", explains Olivier Marini. For Kanopymed, Dr. Grégoire Mercier has developed a digital medical device enabling cardiologists to personalize the treatment of patients suffering from heart failure.
Also present on the stand was Professor Xavier Garric's Peasy project, which focuses on male incontinence, offering an innovative, less invasive device than has been available to date. But there was also the Inséparable company, which explained how it tries to facilitate communication between families and hospital staff around a patient in intensive care; DiappyMed, which enables diabetics to adapt their treatment; Aviitam, which offers digital solutions to improve the management of obesity; and the 3D4 Pedia project, which is currently developing active ingredients via 3D printing, in partnership with MB Therapeutics. And let's not forget the University of Montpellier'sSchool of Digital Health, a "unique" training project spearheaded by Professor Maurice Hayot.
"We've chosen to showcase projects that are in development, but at an advanced stage. In parallel, we have also called on former researchers who have transferred their technologies through the creation of a company... The only thing they have in common is that all these technologies are success stories developed in our laboratories, and which maintain a strong link with our research teams", summarizes Olivier Marini. In short, these are inspiring nuggets, which may well provide the impetus for tomorrow's collaborations...
