Pepite Deeptech program
Are you a student, young doctor, PhD student or alumni with an idea for an innovative project? Join the Pépite Deeptech 2025 program!

Since 2023, theUniversity of Montpellier's Initium incubator has been offering the Pépite Deeptech program designed to support project leaders working on the themes of Nourish, Care and Protect. For 4 months, participants benefit from coaching sessions, training, meetings with experts and personalized support to structure, develop and promote their projects.
Objectives
- A gateway to scientific entrepreneurship
- Personalized support to accelerate project structuring and maturation
- Enhance the visibility and legitimacy of projects in national innovation competitions (iPhD, iLab)
- Identify the right funding to ensure project success
Target audience
- Students, alumni, PhD students, young doctors (5 years after thesis) from the University of Montpellier and its partners in the Pôle Universitaire d'Innovation.
Conditions of eligibility
- Have an innovative project or an idea for an innovative project, linked to one of the three thematic pillars of the Montpellier I-Site: Nourish, Care, Protect.
- Be available to participate in training, workshops and events from late February to early July 2025
Process
A committee of experts in innovation and science evaluates the applications and selects the most promising projects to join the program, which will be limited to 10 participants.
Evaluation criteria
- Innovation and originality of the project
- Motivation and availability of the project leader
Our training courses come in several formats
- Discovery workshops
- Group training
- Convivial moments of exchange
- Testimonials from alumni, partners and entrepreneurs
4 areas of training
- Market research: find out who needs your technology and understand your future market
- Legal and intellectual protection for your project: work with experts to learn how to protect your project: patent registration, trademarks, legal protection, confidentiality agreements, NDAs, etc.
- Roadmap and objectives: objectives defined in time and space are more likely to be achieved. Learn how to plan your entrepreneurial adventure
- Pitch : learn how to communicate better and convince your project's stakeholders
Additional offers
The program also gives you access to the following offers:
- Coworking space for group work
- Connections with the INITIUM community (alumni, incubates, partners, experts)
- Invitations to our dedicated events (Challenge Day, INI'Dej, etc.)
To participate
- Calendar 2025
- Application deadline: February 7, 2025
- Program start date: February 27, 2025
- Documents to be completed