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Booster Innovation Montpellier (B.I.M.)

As a University Innovation Cluster (PUI), theUniversity of Montpellier contributes to supportinginnovation and enhancing theattractiveness of the region, with the help of its research partners and innovation players.

The Booster Innovation Montpellier (B.I.M.), set up in 2020, is one of the PUI's initiatives to detect and support emerging innovative projects.

Since its creation, the B.I.M. has provided funding for 19 projects, awarding a total of €476,900 to enhance and develop the winning projects.

The objective

The B.I.M. is a call for projects coupled with a training/coaching session.

This is a program to identify innovative projects, open to all themes.

This program is designed to support project development. To this end, we offer :

Training,
Coaching,
A pitch competition,
Post-BIM support.

This scheme involves all PUI stakeholders: research partners, SATT AxLR experts and structures supporting innovation in the Montpellier ecosystem.

Course of the Booster Innovation Montpellier

During the two-day training course, supervised by coaches and experts, project leaders take part in workshops, conferences and coaching sessions that introduce them to the different ways of adding value, and the tools and funding available.
They present a 3-minute pitch followed by 5 minutes of questions, in front of the BIM Jury.
They then submit their application to the BIM AAP, including their request for funding. Applications are analyzed by specialized advisors, then presented to the COM'IN (investment and innovation committee).
Winning projects are selected and appropriate support is offered to all applicants.

Winners of the BIM award receive financial assistance determined by the jury on the basis of the project's needs and requirements. Funding is granted to the research unit for a maximum of 2 years.

Eligible public

Staff of research units and structures dedicated to innovation in the ISITE Program of Excellence (PEI),
Students from the University of Montpellier (your project must be supported by a research unit that is part of the IAP),
Project sponsors outside the ISITE perimeter demonstrating a substantial link with an IAP research unit.

The project owner undertakes to attend all 3 days of the session.