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GRENOBLE’S INNOVATION GRENOBLE’S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEM

Research, innovation and training in a cutting edge environment

project

61 000 00061 000 000 hab.hab.FranceFrance

6 000 0006 000 000 hab.hab.Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes

1 200 0001 200 000 hab.hab.IsèreIsère

500 000500 000 hab.hab.GrenobleGrenoble

@ the heart of Europe@ the heart of Europe

DynamicDynamic

@ the heart of Europe@ the heart of Europe

1/8 citizen is a student1/8 citizen is a student1/5 working in R&D or HE1/5 working in R&D or HE

CosmopolitanCosmopolitan10, 000 foreign 10, 000 foreign

students students 5 European Labs & 5 European Labs &

FacilitiesFacilities22ndnd English speaking English speaking

University Grenoble Alpes:University Grenoble Alpes:A university firmly grounded in its A university firmly grounded in its citycity

The growth of the city and territory of Grenoble echoes the dialogue of The growth of the city and territory of Grenoble echoes the dialogue of research, science and industry. From the glove industry to hydroelectricity research, science and industry. From the glove industry to hydroelectricity (the “(the “houille blanchehouille blanche”), and now micro- and nanotechnologies, software ”), and now micro- and nanotechnologies, software and energy, Grenoble follows the rhythms of innovation.and energy, Grenoble follows the rhythms of innovation.

Grenoble Grenoble Science ParkScience Park

• CEACEA• EMBLEMBL• ESRFESRF• IBSIBS• ILLILL• IRTSVIRTSV• LétiLéti• UVHCIUVHCI•NanobioNanobio•ClinatecClinatec

• BIOLOGIEBIOLOGIE• CHIMIECHIMIE• CUBECUBE• ICMGICMG• PHARMACO-CHIMIEPHARMACO-CHIMIE• UJFUJF

Polygone Polygone scientifique scientifique Domaine Domaine

universitaire de universitaire de St-Martin d'Hères St-Martin d'Hères

Pôle santéPôle santé

To Lyon & To Lyon & ParisParis

To To Chambéry Chambéry & Geneva& Geneva

&Torino&TorinoGIANT campusGIANT campus

East CampusEast Campus

Health and Health and Well-being Well-being

CampusCampus

A world-class Innovation Ecosystem

Grenoble’s EcosystemsAn endogen ecosystem:• Based on a world-class research in science and

technology. This must be extended to Humanities and Social sciences – this is one of the actions for the next five-ten years

• Quality of education and students to feed the ecosystem. Student entrepreneurship is a key issue.

• The link between industry and cultural organizations, research and education determines the success

• Internationalization is a must!

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A comprehensive world-class universityA comprehensive world-class university5500 faculties5500 faculties3700 Ph.D. Students, 45 % 3700 Ph.D. Students, 45 % foreignersforeigners3000 engineers and 3000 engineers and technicianstechnicians

• Shanghai: 120Shanghai: 120• THE: 178THE: 178• QS: 170QS: 170• US News & World report US News & World report

2014-2015: 912014-2015: 91• Nature INDEX: 41Nature INDEX: 41

9 “highly cited” 9 “highly cited” researchers (2014)researchers (2014)48 ERCs (between 2007 48 ERCs (between 2007 and 2014 7,5% of grants in and 2014 7,5% of grants in France)France)Among the top 5 Among the top 5 universities in Franceuniversities in France

World Class scientific research areas

Four Strategic Socio-economic Focuses

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Sustainable Planet and Society

Health, Well-being and technology

Digital World Understanding and Fostering Innovation

Student entrepreneurship• Most jobs are created by start-ups.• Young people entrepreneurship has an important social impact at least at

short term• Prepare the next generation of entrepreneurs• Risks and challenges:

– Difficulty to get access to investment– Lack of experience: marketing, sales, finance, HR management,….– Limited network

• Therefore, we need to act along three dimensions:– Breath the spirit of entrepreneurship into our students– Promote entrepreneurship education– Support projects whence created

5 international laboratories and instruments :

ESRFEuropean Synchrotron Radiation Facility

ILL - Institut Laue LangevinNeutron-flux reactor

EMBLEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory

GHMFLGrenoble High Magnetic Field Laboratory

IRAMInstitute of millimetric Radio astronomy

An exceptional international scientific environment

- - up- - up

From basic From basic research to research to proof of proof of conceptconcept

11 22 33

From applied From applied research to research to demonstratordemonstrator

44 55 66

From oper. From oper. demonstrator demonstrator to validationto validation

77 88 99

Collaborative Collaborative research – UGA research – UGA with industrial with industrial partners:partners:•Competitiveness Competitiveness clustersclusters•European projects - European projects - KICKIC

Grenoble Innovation fast Track Grenoble Innovation fast Track 57 Meuros57 Meuros400 start-ups in 10 years400 start-ups in 10 years8000 jobs8000 jobsUGA: the main stakeholderUGA: the main stakeholderKIC: EIT Knowledge and KIC: EIT Knowledge and Innovation CommunitiesInnovation Communities

StartStart

Grenoble’s innovation Grenoble’s innovation systemsystem

Services, Innovation Parks, Services, Innovation Parks, Innovation boosters, InvestmentInnovation boosters, Investment

Innovation Parks and Innovation Parks and Facilities:Facilities:Services and technology platformsServices and technology platformsMinatecMinatec

NanobioNanobio

InovalléeInovallée

BiopolisBiopolis

2,400 researchers, 1,200 students, and 600 technology 2,400 researchers, 1,200 students, and 600 technology transfer expertstransfer experts

Creating impact – goals and figures

Creating 165 start-ups and launching another 160 new

services and products

Having 1 million students taking part

in educational online programmes

per year

Incubate approximately 340 new business ideas

2016-18

UGA’s Innovation@Europe UGA’s Innovation@Europe An example: EIT KIC HealthAn example: EIT KIC Health

EIT HealthProjects

EIT HealthAccelerator

WellnessWellnessActivity Activity

BehaviorsBehaviors

NutritionNutritionMetabolismMetabolismEducationEducation

Market modelMarket modelPrimary Primary

preventionprevention

AutonomyAutonomyQuantified-selfQuantified-selfHealthy BrainHealthy Brain

EmpowermentEmpowermentInformationInformationEducationEducation

New payersNew payers& Business & Business

modelmodel

Patient Patient chronic disease chronic disease

managementmanagement

New ICT New ICT Healthcare Healthcare

TechnologiesTechnologies

Health Care Health Care system system

sustainabilitysustainability

Promote Healthy Promote Healthy LivingLiving

Support Active Support Active AgeingAgeing

Improve HealthcareImprove Healthcare

A market driven approach to foster the launch ofA market driven approach to foster the launch ofproducts, services & health solutionsproducts, services & health solutions

Concluding remarksConcluding remarks Grenoble’s innovation system (GIS) is Grenoble’s innovation system (GIS) is

performing exceptionally well – probably performing exceptionally well – probably difficult to export!difficult to export!

In order to consolidate GIS, we are in the In order to consolidate GIS, we are in the process of merging the local universities process of merging the local universities and integrating all R&HE institutions into a and integrating all R&HE institutions into a single university, figurehead of GISsingle university, figurehead of GIS

At the on the international level, we are At the on the international level, we are working on emerging a network of working on emerging a network of Innovation-intensive universities (EIU) that Innovation-intensive universities (EIU) that should be extended to other continents.should be extended to other continents.

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