Health Innovation Forum: discover the Innovation Alliance Université Paris-Saclay's strengths in health
On the afternoon of 19 November 2025, Innovation Alliance Université Paris-Saclay (university innovation cluster - PUI) is organising an event on health innovation at the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines campus, in Guyancourt (78). This is not only an opportunity to discover the latest advances and technologies from the region's laboratories, platforms, projects and start-ups, but also to identify expertise and systems and forge partnerships.
The event is designed to be a genuine catalyst for health research and innovation in the region. It aims to showcase the strengths in terms of health innovation within the Innovation Alliance Université Paris-Saclay and bring together scientists, entrepreneurs and manufacturers (SMEs, start-ups, large corporation, etc.) in a single location. The event has been organised in a bid to increase synergies, gain a better understanding of the mechanisms for fostering public/private partnerships and identify new technologies, expertise and potential partners.
Six strategic health themes will be highlighted during the afternoon (some of which form part of the France 2030 national innovation strategies): biotherapy, bioproduction, rare diseases; infectious diseases and resistance; inflammatory and autoimmune diseases; central nervous system/cardiovascular diseases; oncology; digital health and digital therapies.
Don't miss this opportunity to accelerate your research and projects, immerse yourself in this rich ecosystem and forge new academic and industrial alliances!
Schedule for the day
- 1.30 pm: Reception and coffee
- 2 pm - 3.45 pm: Plenary session in the lecture hall
o Health research and innovation strategy: local and national integration by Franck MOUTHON, Executive Director of the Agency for Health Research Programmes of the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), and Xavier APOLINARSKI, Vice-President Innovation at Université Paris Saclay.
o Exploring Innovation Alliance Université Paris-Saclay's health innovation landscape by Raquel DIAZ, Innovation Marketing Project Manager at the Paris-Saclay Technology Transfer Accelerator Office, and Stéphanie OGEL-ROUSSEL, Innovation Marketing Director at the Paris-Saclay Technology Transfer Accelerator Office.
o Shared perspectives on the initiatives to promote partnerships between public research and industry: Industrial Research Training Agreement (CIFRE) thesis, labCom, co-development and start-up creation. - From 3.45 pm: Village of themed stand
- From 5 pm: Cocktail party and networking
- 7 pm: End of the event
Practical information:
When? 19 November 2025, starting at 2 pm.
Where? Vauban Building, 47 boulevard Vauban, 78280 Guyancourt
Participation in the event is free of charge : Register for the event
Action implemented within the framework of the Innovation Alliance Université Paris-Saclay (university innovation cluster – PUI). This brings together thirteen founding members including Université Paris-Saclay, Université d'Évry, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, AgroParisTech, CentraleSupélec, ENS Paris-Saclay, Institut d'Optique Graduate School, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology (Inria), Inserm, IncubAlliance, the Paris-Saclay Technology Transfer Accelerator Office, and fifteen partners including the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) Paris-Saclay, the French Aerospace Lab (ONERA), Gustave Roussy, Genopole, the SystemX Institute for Technological Research, the Vedecom Institute for Energy Transition, the Paris-Saclay urban community, the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines urban community, the Grand Paris Sud urban community, Bièvre Scientific Valley Association, Grand Orly Seine Bièvre Public Territorial Establishment (EPT), Systematic, Medicen, French Tech Paris-Saclay, Paris-Saclay Public Development Institution (EPA), and is financed by the French government as part of France 2030.
Co-sponsored by Université Paris-Saclay, the Paris-Saclay Technology Transfer Accelerator Office, INRAE and ENS Paris-Saclay.