Capacity building 

As the leader of Montpellier's University Innovation Cluster (PUI), Montpellier University is committed to training in innovation.

That is why, since 2020, a training program entitled "Capacity Building"has been offered to all partners of the Montpellier PUI.  

Each year, €50,000 is allocated to innovation training for administrative staff and researchers working withI-SITE partners, with a view to enhancing their skills. 

Ultimately, the Capacity Building training program aims tostandardize practices across all partner organizations of the Montpellier University Hospital. 

The themes

For more information, see our catalog " Training Cycle 2026."

Negotiation

• Module 1 – Learning to Negotiate (Basic Level)
• Module 2 – In-depth study and adaptations to specific needs

Intellectual property

• Module 1 – Tools and fundamental principles of intellectual property (basic level)
• Module 2 – Everything you need to know, or almost everything, about patents (intermediate and advanced level)
• Module 3 – Industrial property contracts (intermediate and advanced level)
• Module 4 – Intellectual Property Strategy (intermediate and advanced level)
• Module 5 – Research Valorization (intermediate and advanced level)
• Module 6 – IP, Agronomy, and Biotechnology (Intermediate and Advanced Level)
• Module 7 – IP and Health (Intermediate and Advanced Level)
• Module 8 – Review and Application (Intermediate and Advanced Levels)

Public speaking: preparing your pitch

• Single module – Preparing your pitch & mastering public speaking

Health: from development to marketing of drugs and medical devices

• Module 1 – Medicines: structuring a comprehensive development plan
• Module 2 – Medical devices: structuring a comprehensive development plan

Public/private research project funding

• Module 1 – Introduction to public financing mechanisms (basic level)
• Module 2 – Strategies for mobilizing financial mechanisms
• Module 3 – Eligibility analysis and file preparation
• Module 4 – Methodology for responding to a call for funding
• Module 5 – Reading and expectations of funders
• Module 6 – Monitoring, reporting, and post-funding obligations

Terms and conditions of participation

• Be employed by a PUI partner organization and participate in innovation initiatives as administrative staff, doctoral student, Professor, researcher, or project leader supported by the PUI (prior to starting a business).
• Training costs covered under the PUI. 

I-Site: University of Montpellier, ENSCM component institution, Institut Agro, CIRAD, Montpellier University Hospital, Nîmes University Hospital, CNRS, CEA, ICM, INRAE, INSERM, IRD, and a representative jointly appointed by BRGM, CIHEAM IAM, IFREMER, and INRIA.