The Startup Awareness office
The SuAw office designs and operates strategic educational programs to boost the transformation of research into innovation and to foster future entrepreneurs. It aims at connecting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in France (or other countries) with potential innovators. It also provides the necessary training for supporting their innovations.
Organization
The SuAw office is placed under the responsibility of the Education Department of Institut Pasteur. It works in close coordination with the MAASCC (the Office in Charge of the Integration and Career Guidance of Scientists) and the DARRI (the Research Applications and Industrial Relations Department).
Objectives
- To scout for ideas and projects that can serve as a base for startup creation
- To provide diverse training programs aimed at perfecting entrepreneurship and technical skills
- To connect with the existing entrepreneurial ecosystems (fundraising, incubators, accelerators, venture-capital investors, business angels, etc)
- To coordinate with national and international innovation partners
Supporting potential innovators on the initial stage
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Listen to students who have creative ideas, projects or results and are interes ted in innovation
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Identify their needs
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Introduce them to targeted trainings
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For Pasteurians, connect them to the specialized DARRI services
Training programs
Startup Breakfast (SuB)
The SuB is a motivational event with a seminar format. Every month, the SuAw office invites a high profile entrepreneur or an innovation actor such as a manager, a businessman, an investor, a director from various accelerators, a government representative, a lawyer, etc. Participants will be inspired by the entrepreneur success story or learn innovation ecosystem by innovation actors. It consists of an informal interactive presentation and free discussion.
Content
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Motivational talks by successful business people with tips and tricks for the initial stages
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Process of funding startups at the beginning and later on
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Team building
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Values offered by incubators
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Unmet needs, innovation and Marketing access
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Legal and regulatory issues
Language: English
When: 8:30 – 9:30 am, one day a month, usually on the first Tuesday of each month
Start-me up
Two days training workshop aiming to stimulate the creation of startups in Life Sciences. This event is for PhD students, postdocs, researchers, and engineers who are interested in learning entrepreneurship and creating their startups. Participants will learn entrepreneurship and startup creation from experts and receive hands-on training for creating a startup.
This training consists of expert talks sessions in the morning and practice sessions in the afternoon. In the practice sessions, participants will work in teams under the supervision of mentors. They will practice how to create a startup from the initial business idea. At the end of the training, each team will pitch their projects in front of a jury. Participants will work either on their own project or on selected business cases provided by the organizers.
Language: English
Duration: Two full days (each year)
We are happy to share with you the experiences of the previous participants.
1. Chiara Figazzolo, PPU PhD student
2. Valerio Laghi, PhD student & Research engineer
3. Mirko Sadi, PPU PhD student
IP-ESCP Advanced Master Program in Life sciences and health Management (APiL)
APiL is an intensive advanced management program jointly created and organized by Insitut Pasteur and ESCP.
This program aims to explore, synergize, and capitalize competencies at the crossroads of healthcare innovations and business development.
Language: English
Duration: 14 months
Place: 4 weeks at IP and ESCP campus + Distance learning
Certificate: IP-ESCP Master degree
Start from 2022-2023 academic year
Application open: November 1, 2021
Application close: May 30, 2022
DU.GBM (Diplôme Universitaire de Génie Biologique et Médical : Valorisation de la recherche et de l’innovation biomédicale)
This DU.GBM is a professional training and university diploma on biomedical research and on innovation and industrial valorization. It is co-organized by the Faculty of Medicine of the Sorbonne University, the AP-HP, Institut Pasteur and Medicen. This training provides a good overview about the French innovation ecosystem.
Language: French
Duration: about 12 full days (between January and March)
Place: Faculté de médecine Sorbonne Université - 91 boulevard de l’Hôpital 75013 Paris
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Contact us
JongEun Ihm, Head
Dominique Franco, Advisor