Capacity building – Innovation training
Since 2020, the capacity building program, an initiative led by the University Innovation Cluster (PUI), has been offered to all staff (administrative staff, doctoral students, researchers, and project leaders) of PUI partners.
This targeted training program in innovation and research promotion aims to strengthen the skills of participants involved in supporting or developing innovative projects.
The objectives of capacity building
The capacity building program is part of Montpellier's PUI strategy, offering interventions by innovation experts for staff involved in supporting and developing innovative projects in the Montpellier area.
In one or more modules, it will enable everyone to learn or consolidate key concepts related to innovation (intellectual property, negotiation, product or service development, partnership-based research funding, public speaking, etc.).
Why participate in Capacity Building?
- acquire or strengthen skills in innovation and research commercialization;
- understand the concepts and challenges involved in further developing your innovative project;
- meet innovation experts and create synergies;
- flexible training, allowing you to choose which modules to take or study in depth according to your needs.
Terms and conditions of participation
- be employed within a PUI partner organization and participate in innovation initiatives as administrative staff, doctoral student, Professor, teacher-researcher, or researcher;
- or be the leader of a project supported by the PUI (before starting a business).
Training topics
- Negotiation: acquire negotiation techniques in the context of research partnerships and innovative projects.
- Intellectual property: understanding rights and protection principles in order to define a protection and promotion strategy tailored to your project and market.
- Public speaking: acquire the skills needed to structure and promote an oral presentation of an innovative project to a target audience.
- Marketing medical devices or drugs: understanding the key stages of development and mastering the regulatory, technical, and financial aspects of developing a medical or digital device.
- Public/private research project funding: understanding the main public funding mechanisms and key players, identifying the appropriate levers for each project, understanding the evaluation criteria, mastering the concepts of compliance and project management.
