OCTOBER 1112, 2018 PALAIS DE LA BOURSE BORDEAUX, FRANCE

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Welcome to our new edition of INPHO, this Bordeaux region public initiative Venture Summit. Deep tech has generated private investments and is disrupting business models like never partnerships with global impact. We are before unleashing new opportunities. counting on you as participants to once We have always been about technology again make this happen in this beautiful driven innovation and this year we hope setting, taking advantage of the unique to give you a fresh snapshot including gathering of entrepreneurs, corporate at the ‘crazy’ end of the spec- leaders and venture investors. trum. I am indeed privileged to chair this new edition and grateful to the members We are delighted to host you in Bordeaux. of the editorial committee who joined If you need any assistance during the me in curating what we hope will be a conference please ask one of us. Now let’s “ thrilling experience. Through the years, learn and help build the future.

CHAIRMAN

George Ugras previously worked as Managing Director at IBM Ventures, and previously at ACM, an early stage venture fund, where he was general partner and managed investments across big data infrastructure, cloud computing, and analytics.

He has lectured on entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon, UCLA, and Stanford GEORGE UGRAS and advised faculty on technology spin-offs at various universities. He also provides oversight to the Space Group at Caltech and NASA’s ATPAC VENTURES Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He was a research fellow. Managing Partner

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Edito P1

Partnership P2

Informations P3

Schedule P4/5

Sensing, Data, And So What? P6/7

Start-up / VC pitching sessions P8/9

Crazy Technologies P10/11

Investments: New Trends In The Hardware Industry P12/13

Start-up pitching session P15

Ubiquitous High Performance Computing… Why, Where And How? P16/17

Start-up / VC pitching sessions P18/19

Industrial Blockchain: What's Next? P20/21

Start-up pitching session P22/23

The Future Of EU Funding For Innovators P24

Organization P28

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12:55 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 1 TO 1 MEETINGS g WELCOME ADDRESS y COFFEE BREAK GEORGE UGRAS 3:30 PM 7:30 PM ATPAC VENTURE COCKTAIL DINNER Managing Partner CRAZY TECHNOLOGIES Cité du vin MODERATOR Esplanade de Pontac, 1:10 PM 134 Quai de Bacalan SENSING, DATA, PAUL THURK 33300 Bordeaux AND SO WHAT? ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS Managing Director MODERATOR CAILABS JEAN MARC BALLY GLOWEE MUQUANS ASTER CAPITAL Managing Partner INSIGHTNESS CELLSEEQ THEO MEERT JOHNSON & JOHNSON Senior Director External Innovation 4:15 PM

INVESTMENTS: NEW DAY 1 OLIVIER BINET TRENDS IN THE KAROS HARDWARE INDUSTRY Co-Founder & CEO

ALEXIS NORMAND MODERATOR WITHINGS VP Healthcare JEAN ROGNETTA FORBES MAGAZINE FRANCESCO BRENNA Editor in chief IBM GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES Executive Partner EMMANUEL DE WATTEVILLE BLUEOCEAN VENTURES 2:00 PM General Partner START-UP JAN DENECKE x PITCHING SESSION KODAKONE Chief Executive Officer 2:30 PM AYMERIC RENARD HARDWARE CLUB VC PITCHING General Partner x SESSION DEREK PROUDIAN Investor

4 Friday, 12th October, 2018

8:30 AM 10:45 AM 12:10 AM START-UP INDUSTRIAL CONCLUDING x PITCHING SESSION BLOCKCHAIN, WHAT'S g REMARKS NEXT? INPHO 2018 9:00 AM MODERATOR v AWARD CEREMONY UBIQUITOUS HIGH DIETER KRAFT PERFORMANCE 12:30 PM COMPUTING... WHY, TRUMPF VENTURE GMBH 1 TO 1 MEETINGS WHERE AND HOW? General Manager

MODERATOR HANS PETER DAUBEN RHEINISCHE FACHHOCHSCHULE 2:00 PM CHRISTAN REITBERGER KÖLN EUROPEAN PUBLIC Senior Scientific Fellow FUNDING WORKSHOP Partner hosted by BTOV JÉRÔME GRILLÈRES Nassima Ferahtia VECHAIN PHILIPPE DULUC General Manager Europe ATOS CTO Big Data & Security ERIC BENHAMOU BENHAMOU GLOBAL VENTURES NICOLAS LETERRIER Founder & General Partner

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC DAY 2 CTO Building & IT JOHN SUH HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY YANN BARBAUX VP & Cradle Director AIRBUS Chief Innovation Officer 11:20 AM MICHEL CUI START-UP ALIBABA CLOUD EUROPE x PITCHING SESSION Head Of Mid Market & Internet Industry And Benelux Country Manager 11:50 AM THE FUTURE OF 9:40 AM EU FUNDING FOR START-UP INNOVATORS x PITCHING SESSION JEAN-DAVID MALO

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 10:00 AM Director “Open Innovation & Open Science”, DG Research & Innovation y COFFEE BREAK 10:30 AM VC PITCHING x SESSION

2018 BORDEAUX 5 DAY 1 g WELCOME ADDRESS Thursday, 11th October, 2018 12:55 PM

GEORGE UGRAS

AV8 VENTURES Managing Director

Thursday, 11th October, 2018 1:15 PM SENSING, DATA, AND SO WHAT?

Jean-Marc Bailly serves as the General Jean-Marc holds a Master’s degree Partner & Managing Director of Aster in Business Management (Grenoble Capital (located in San Francisco, Paris Graduate School of Business), an executive and Beijing) since March 2006. education (INSEAD) and an additional Throughout extensive experience in Master’s degree in Mathematics. He has supporting high growth companies, a keen interest in international matters, Jean-Marc leverages his networks and due to his frequent travels. He likes to opens partnership opportunities with its adapt each strategy to each culture as corporate sponsors for the companies he strongly believes that adaption is he supports. the key to success. He earned a PhD in physics from the University of Vienna He has been active in the financing of with sub auspiciis praesidentis distinction. more than 40 innovative companies, He conducted research at CERN and had MODERATOR including Solairedirect (France, acquired exposure to a number of corporate R&D by Engie in 2015), Connectblue (Sweden, labs. In his spare time he tries to keep up JEAN MARC BALLY acquired by u-blox in 2014), and CPower to speed in cognitive , quantum (US, acquired by Constellation Energy gravity and data science. ASTER CAPITAL in 2010). Managing Partner

6 7 BORDEAUX 2018 SPEAKERS FRANCESCO BRENNA THÉO MEERT IBM GLOBAL IBM GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES Partner Executive JOHNSON & JOHNSON External Senior Director Innovation ALEXIS NORMAND ALEXIS OLIVIER BINET OLIVIER WITHINGS VP Healthcare KAROS & CEO Co-Founder x START-UP PITCHING SESSION

LUXAI ARIANA PHARMA EASYBIKE Luxembourg, Luxembourg Paris, France Paris, France

DR. AIDA NAZARIKHORRAM MOHAMMAD AFSHAR MARC BRAUN Co-Founder CEO CFO

LuxAI is an innovative company Ariana Pharma is a leading dig- Easybike is a French e-bike specialized in disruptive robotic ital health Company developing manufacturer with well-known solutions for education and advanced therapeutic decision brands like Solex and Matra. It health-care. QTrobot is a fully support systems. Ariana’s KEM® has developed the infrastructure programmable, scientifically vali- is the only (charging stations and battery dated humanoid robot for assisting FDA-reviewed technology that can swap) required to serve vacation therapists and caregivers working systematically extract biomarker resorts, businesses and cities who with autistic kids and increasing signatures for precision medicine want to offer their mobility services their social and communication even from early clinical data. along with leasing, insurance and skills. QT makes autism training Ariana has developed Onco KEM®, rental services. Easybike is well accessible and affordable by the most advanced, clinically positioned to take advantage of enabling non-specialized care- tested, oncology treatment selec- the global shift to environmentally givers to mass replicate and deliver tion system. friendly mobility. standard training.

8 9 BORDEAUX 2018 October, 2018 October, th 2:00 PM 2:00 PITCHING Thursday, 11 Thursday, 2:30 PM PAVLE JEREMIC PAVLE CEO & Founder to Aether engineers enzymes sustainable enable low cost, manufacturing across chemical a range of industries. Aether’s approach to empirical radically leverages engineering biological ultra-high throughput proprietary robotics and cutting edge deep design learning algorithms to than and better faster enzymes possible. before ever AETHER BIOMACHINES USA Santa Cruz, California,

VC PITCHING SESSION PITCHING VC GÉRARD LACEY Augustin Sayer, Newfund SuperNova Invest Desrumaux, SuperNova Christophe François Tison, 360 capital François Cédric Favier, Elaia Partners Cédric Clément Vanden Driessche, Next47 Siemens Clément Vanden - per ’s AI technology SureWash forms real-time video analysis of from on devices gestures hand Current ap- IoT. to phones smart hand hygiene deliver plications over for measurement quality safety food and healthcare 150 uses also SureWash customers. AR feedback via “serious games” behaviour change. promote to in SureWash has been validated trials published numerous clinical in peer-reviewed journals. CEO & Co-Founder Dublin, Ireland SUREWASH x Thursday, 11th October, 2018 3:30 PM

PITCHING

CRAZY TECHNOLOGIES

Paul Thurk is a Managing Director with Thurk holds a BS from the Wharton ARCH Venture Partners, joining in 2000 School of the University of Pennsylvania via a Kauffman Fellowship. In 2011, he and an MBA from the University of Texas established ARCH’s European headquar- at Austin. ters in Dublin, Ireland. Mr. Thurk was ARCH is a global firm Co-Founder and initial CEO of Innovalight of 30 years and over $2 billion under (acquired by DuPont), CoolEdge Lighting, management, focused on disruptive and Pinon Technologies (acquired by a innovations in the physical and life sci- large German chemical company). More ences. ARCH invests at the earliest stages, recently he was Co-Founder of Carrick often co-founding start-ups directly Therapeutics and Genomics Medicine out of university labs, and continues to Ireland. invest to exit.

MODERATOR Mr. Thurk formerly held various operating roles at NABS (acq by ILS) – a supplier of PAUL THURK electronics components to the computer industry - ending his tenure there as ARCH VENTURE Director of Operations Asia Pacific. Mr. PARTNERS Managing Director

10 11 BORDEAUX 2018 PITCHING using atoms cooled near cooled using atoms PHILIPPE BOUYER MUQUANS France Talence, Muquans of Co-Founder Muquans disruptive provide zero absolute solutions in many applications such as navigation, underground survey.and prospection Muquans up the challenge of open- is taking a broad to ing this technology quantum atomic selling by market with unbelievable gravimeter precision. It is also deploying a fiber-optics network that syn- the best clocks chronises together around France. KATLEEN VERLEYSEN KATLEEN is developing a disposable chip that will is developing CellSeeQ from cells fetal or cells tumor circulating isolate PCRblood, including on-chip sample prep, digital advanced and content cell the of measurements a imaging, therefore providing lens-free cell sorting cell for clinical solution sample-to-result chip design true innovative This applications. playing field. device will transform the medical CELLSEEQ Belgium CEO PHILIPPE ROUSSEAU COO Strategy & Growth Strategy COO Glowee is a living lighting energy, directly from nature, at coming the crossroads of biomimicry and the at Sitting biology. synthetic and of intersection - design, we aim at reducing the envi whilelighting of footprint ronmental and well-being. comfort improving solution is disrupting Our biotech chain, going the entire light value to biological, to from electrical we way the change completely and enlighten. consume produce, GLOWEE Evry, France is the future of spatial computing. Our is the future of spatial computing. CHRISTIAN BRÄNDLI CHRISTIAN JEAN-FRANÇOIS MORIZUR JEAN-FRANÇOIS CEO INSIGHTNESS Zürich, Swiss is a high-growth, french high-growth, french a is CAILabs SME. We design, manu- deep-tech - photon facture and sell innovative for communication ic components lasers. CAILabs and industrial is the world leader in complex laser beam shaping. Leveraging this expertise in partnerships leaders, we provide with market advantage. competitive disruptive CEO & Founder Rennes, France CAILABS Insightness vision sensors and software measure event-based of its the structure capture the position of a device, more efficient and track movements environment (MR) reality Mixed setup. sensor other any than MR is the next big thing and our sensors are to We are devices. mobile is to what multi-touch industry. the in leaders the with working currently Thursday, 11th October, 2018 4:15 PM

INVESTMENTS: NEW TRENDS IN THE HARDWARE INDUSTRY

Jean Rognetta is the Founder and leading financial daily and private equity President of the primary French think newsletter. An early observer and analyst tank on the financing of independent of the digital revolution, he has written or businesses, SMEfinance.fr/. Its Europe co-authored several books, most recently Entrepreneurs clubs are active in various La République des Réseaux (Fayard). countries, including the US and China.

Also a former General Delegate of CroissancePlus, an entrepreneurs group in Paris, Jean started his career in journalism in 1997 with Vivendi, as the editor of the professional letters @Jour. From 2000 to 2016 he wrote for Les Echos and MODERATOR Capital Finance, respectively France’s JEAN ROGNETTA

FORBES MAGAZINE FRANCE Editor in chief

12 13 BORDEAUX 2018 SPEAKERS DEREK PROUDIAN DEREK JAN DENECKE JAN Investor KODAKONE Officer Executive Chief AYMERIK RENARD AYMERIK EMMANUEL DE WATTEVILLE EMMANUEL HARDWARE CLUB HARDWARE Partner General BLUEOCEAN VENTURES BLUEOCEAN Partner General

FRIDAY, 12TH OCTOBER, 2018 DAY 2 DAY 15

PITCHING BORDEAUX 2018 automated diag- automated nosis. It addresses personalized medicine (biopsy adequacy in radiol- 8:30 AM 8:30 tumor, malignant tumor, tumor, malignant tumor, inflammation or normal is the only LLTech cells. create able to company that activity data cellular types and identify cells enable machine learning (margins) surgery ogy), and drug development. have plan to company The unit its first FDA registered within 7 months. CLAUDE FLORIN CLAUDE FASTREE3D Ecublens, Swiss Managing Director fast 3D spatial Fastree3D develops - industri and automotive for sensors semiconductor Our applications. al and ranging laser imaging distance of arrays implements (LiDAR) (SPADs) detectors single-photon performs direct where each pixel measurement. It is ToF distance laser beam steering, than faster than sunlight to resilient more both analog sensors, computes a 1/5 costs. at speed and distance BERTRAND LE CONTE DE POLY BERTRAND ’s LLTech biopsy, a From determines technology and with in 2 minutes higheror 96% of accuracy are a benign if the cells LLTECH Paris, France CEO JULIEN MICHELON CEO & Co-Founder Neta has brought the non-destruc- its to thanks at nanoscale test tive which trans- unique technology ultrasounds. forms laser light into blows technology, patented Neta’s in terms devices the other standard Scientists of speed or capability. - and industrials, such as semicon of or display, require state ductor for system measurement art the world- design and in line control is system turnkey first Our wide. and the already on the market future of metrology is in sight. NETA France Talence, . Its products Its products Photonics. are mostly used by OEMs worldwide but also by for their Laboratories of longunique combination quality lifetime, optical The effectiveness. cost and a built a has company track sales development 2021 which into extending with complete to it intends acquisitions. external

START-UP PITCHING SESSION PITCHING START-UP

ANTOINE KEVORKIAN ANTOINE JAVID KHAN JAVID offers high Photonics Teem ultrashort performance pulse lasers as well as circuits and waveguide for Silicon devices interface Founder & CEO Meylan, France Meylan, TEEM PHOTONICS is a Deep Tech company company a Deep Tech is Holoxica holograph- specialising in disruptive images ic 3D solutions from static does not video displays. Our tech to need glasses and 3D images appear Wars". "Star in mid-air, just like on delivers team Our experienced extreme hardware, software and 3D holograms digital graphics. Static - from any kind of data are created four generations of set. We have holographic video displays. The are in medical main applications and visualisation. education Managing Director

HOLOXICA Edinburgh, UK x Friday, 12th October, 2018 9:00 AM

UBIQUITOUS HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING… WHY, WHERE AND HOW?

Christian Reitberger has worked with Europe, ranging from venture to growth btov since 2008 – initially as a Member to buyout investments until 2008. In 2009, of the Investorenkreis and a lead investor he joined pan European venture capitalist on numerous deep tech transactions. Wellington Partners and helped to build He joined the Industrial Tech Fund as a the portfolio in electronics, resource Partner in April 2018. In 1995 Christian efficiency and computer vision companies. graduated in Physics with a doctorate He still holds portfolio responsibility for a sub auspiciis praesidentis from Vienna number of companies in the Wellington University. After stints at CERN and at in- portfolio. Christian focuses his investment dustry labs he complemented his science activities on electronics & photonics, tools with business tools at McKinsey, resource efficiency and industrial AI where he advised clients until 1999 in the investments that have the potential areas of telecommunications, electronics, to improve the state of the world in a MODERATOR digital media and biotechnology in sustainable and significant way. questions of strategy, operations as well CHRISTIAN REITBERGER as post-merger management; he also And since at heart he still is a (crypto)sci- Partner was a founding member of the Private entist he also manages a way too broad Equity Practice. This led him to Apax portfolio of scientific interests in physics, BTOV Partners where he spent nine years, mathematics, artificial intelligence, and was responsible most recently as synthetic biology and econophysics. a Partner for technology investments in

16 17 BORDEAUX 2018 SPEAKERS MICHEL CUI MICHEL NICOLAS LETERRIER NICOLAS ALIBABA CLOUD EUROPE Industry & Internet Head Of Mid Market And Benelux Country Manager SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC Building & IT CTO YANN BARBAUX YANN PHILIPPE DULUC AIRBUS Officer Innovation Chief ATOS Big Data & Security CTO 18 x START-UP PITCHING SESSION PITCHING Austin, Texas, USA INC. BRA-KET SCIENCE, technologies. using standard semiconductor perature quantuminformatics solution forscalable, room-tem- a potentially game-changing logic cores, the foundation for Ket isbuildingphotonic quantum professors atSMUinDallas,Bra- Working closely with engineering tions andinformationprocessing. for cybersecurity, communica - photonics to designnewdevices Bra-Ket Science isusingquantum President JAMES S. GABLE JAMES S. Dijon, France TECHNOLOGIES GLOBAL SENSING learning algorithms. it possible to implement deep (PNeuro). This processor makes the CEAanewneuralprocessor this context, GST developed with security/safety applications. In of predictive maintenance and sound, vibration,...) in the field right next to the sensor (camera, allowing decisionmakingjust tems using artificial intelligence 2011 newmicro-electronicsys- GST designs and markets from CTO &Co-Founder MICHEL PAINDAVOINE 19 BORDEAUX 2018 October, 2018 October, th 9:40 AM 9:40 PITCHING Friday, 12 - 10:30 AM RUPERT BAINES RUPERT formation allows chip companies formation allows chip companies optimize to and their customers bugs, save eliminate performance, cybersecurity, improve power, functional safety (au- enhance In addition, the etc. tomotive) has a leadership position company proven UltraSoC has in RISC-V. fit, great customer product-market traction & fast-growing revenue. Huawei, include Intel, Customers Microsemi, Alibaba and others under NDA. CEO into analytics UltraSoC embeds in rich This semiconductor. any ULTRASOC UK Cambridge,

VC PITCHING SESSION PITCHING VC STÉPHANE DELLIER STÉPHANE Jean-Gabriel Boinot-Tramoni, Quantonation Jean-Gabriel Boinot-Tramoni, Jérôme de Richemont, Subsea7 Heribert Uhl, Robert Bosch Venture ’s patented Envelop Envelop patented Wupatec’s significantly technology Tracking of the power consumption reduces base stations telecommunication Applied at radio transmitters. it would represent worldwide scale and $2B savings for operators The emission reduction. >40Mt CO2 and $1B) (> sizeable is opportunity dramatically grow to forecasted with the rolling-out of 5G. CEO Limoges, France WUPATEC x Friday, 12th October, 2018 10:45 AM

INDUSTRIAL BLOCKCHAIN: WHAT'S NEXT?

Dieter Kraft is General Managing Director professional background is operational at Trumpf Venture Capital GmbH since business within Hardware / Software of January 2018. automotive electronics and Software for telecommunication networks. Heading a Before joining Trumpf Venture Capital, Corporate Research Division he was in he was Investment Partner at Robert charge of communication and energy Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC), networks, Software methods and archi- responsible for the European Venture tectures, electric drives, human machine Business of RBVC. Being more than 20 interaction and new business areas for Years with Bosch Dieter holds contacts Bosch. to the Bosch Management organiza- tion and is broad based in technology. Dieter got his PhD at University of Frankfurt Before he joined RBVC in June 2009 he in nuclear and atomic physics and got MODERATOR was heading the Systems engineering some insights to mathematics, phar- Division of Hybrid Electric – and Electric macology and nuclear medicine during DIETER KRAFT Vehicles within Bosch worldwide. Dieter’s his studies

TRUMPF VENTURE GMBH General Manager

20 21 BORDEAUX 2018 SPEAKERS JOHN SUH HANS PETER DAUBEN PETER HANS HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY MOTOR HYUNDAI Director VP & Cradle RHEINISCHE FACHHOCHSCHULE KÖLN RHEINISCHE FACHHOCHSCHULE Senior Scientific Fellow ERIC BENHAMOU JÉRÔME GRILLÈRES JÉRÔME BENHAMOU GLOBAL BENHAMOU GLOBAL VENTURES Partner Founder & General VECHAIN Manager Europe General x START-UP PITCHING SESSION

RIDDLE&CODE IOST MEZZONOMY Vienna, Austria Singapore, Singapore Blagnac, France

ALEXANDER KOPPEL LEEHO LIM PIERRE GRADIT CEO CEO & Co-Founder Founder & CEO

RIDDLE&CODE is Europe’s leading IOST is building ultra-fast block- In the numerical world, data is an company for blockchain interface chain infrastructure to meet the immobilized asset. Digitalize it as solutions. Its hard- and software security and scalability needs of a new liquidity is a major oppor- stacks enable companies to master a decentralized economy. Led by tunity offered by the blockchain. the challenges of our digital society a team of proven founders, IOST For companies willing to seize this such as machine identity, product is funded by world class investors opportunity and organize their provenance and supply chain including Sequoia Capital (China) data business within ecosystems, management. We are the only and Matrix Partners (China). Its Mezzònomy has developed an company to develop blockchain mission is to be the underlying open semantic blockchain and specific hardware that can sit on architecture for the future of online dedicated digital applications any IoT device, physical or digital services. with all functional, legal and good. And we use the blockchain economical properties required as a global certification platform. to this end. This makes us unique. Since its foundation, RIDDLE&CODE has been successfully working with international companies and institutions. The company was recognized with various awards for its technology.

22 23 BORDEAUX 2018 October, 2018 October, th 11:20 AM 11:20 PITCHING Friday, 12 JUSTIN ROBERTS JUSTIN CCO a true developed Crypta Labs has developing by number random Number Random Quantum a (QRNG)Generator scien- which the is the most believes tific community random generate secure way to QRNG patented Our numbers. for tests pass solutions allow us to randomness that our competitors failed, making our technology have solutionthe only viable commercial IoT. in applications security high for CRYPTALABS London, UK - RAIVIS NIKITINS NIKITINS RAIVIS is a European high-tech is a European high-tech InLable is in early that company start-up an commercializing of stage anti-coun versatile extremely CEO & Co-Founder and verification labeling terfeit the brand provide to system, with manufacturers and owners IRREPRODUCIBLE (impossible significantly sоlution to fake) to limit the growth of their product them back give and to counterfeits their property over full control and responsibility throughout the chain. value INLABLE Riga, Latvia Friday, 12th October, 2018 11:50 PM

THE FUTURE OF EU FUNDING FOR INNOVATORS

Since February 2017 Jean-David has been “Research Potential” programmes, From appointed as Director of the Directorate 2003 to 2006, he was the assistant of in charge of “Open Innovation and Open Director Robert-Jan SMITS. Science”. The European Innovation Council, the Pan-European Venture Capital He joined the European Commission in Fund(s)-of-Funds Programme, the RDI January 2001 in the Directorate General dimension under the European Fund for Research. He started his career as Head for Strategic investments, the European of internal control management in the Open Science Cloud,… are among the Comité Professionnel de la Distribution various files he is in charge of or contrib- de Carburants in France before joining uting to. From 2011, he was managing a ARMINES, a body managing contrac- newly created unit in DG Research and tual research and innovation for French Innovation, the main objective of which engineering schools (Ecoles des Mines, JEAN-DAVID MALO was to contribute to increase private École Polytechnique, ENSTA...). finance and close market gaps. EUROPEAN COMMISSION He has studied in the Institut National Director “Open Innovation From 2006 to 2010, he was heading the Supérieur des Sciences Économiques et & Open Science”, DG unit in charge of the regional aspects of Commerciales (Paris) and the University Research & Innovation FP7, ie. the “Regions of Knowledge” and of California (Berkeley).

Friday, 12th October, 2018 12:10 PM 2:00 PM INPHO2018 WORKSHOP: INNOVFIN EU FINANCE AWARD BY FOR INNOVATORS hosted by Nassima Ferahtia member/policy officer - unit for SMEs, Financial instruments and State Aid in DG for v Research and Innovation in the European Commission.

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THE CEA

The CEA (French Alternative Energies most important tools of the Simulation for local industrial development. The and Atomic Energy Commission), is a Program conducted by CEA for Defense. industrial requirements of the LMJ/ French government-funded technological The LMJ is one of the world’s most PETAL need to be fulfilled not only during research organization, which is involved energetic lasers. its construction and assembly but also in setting up collaborative projects with throughout its entire operation period. many partners around the world. The LMJ which came into commission The CEA strategy to promote the involved in 2014 is an exceptional resource, both companies settlement nearby the LMJ The CEA is active in four main areas: for its technical characteristics and its plant responds to a genuine industrial low-carbon energies, defense and securi- performances. Part of operational time policy aimed at creating sustainable ty, information and health technologies. is devoted to scientific community, in employment in the fields of laser and In each of these fields, the CEA main- accordance with the policy approved optics in Aquitaine. tains a cross-disciplinary culture of by the Ministry of Defense. engineers and researchers, building on CEA supports the rise of new technologies. the synergies between fundamental The PETAL (PETawatt Aquitaine Laser) LMJ/PETAL is a breeding ground for in- and technological research. The CEA is project launched in 2003 at the initiative novations, which may lead to technology based in ten research centers in France, of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, the transfer businesses with the neighboring each specializing in specific fields. The French Minister for Research and the industrial companies, especially SMEs. CEA benefits from the strong regional European Union, is a very high power Some innovations have already found identities of these laboratories and the laser beam dedicated to civilian research their place in everyday life, others are partnerships forged with other research which is coupled with the LMJ. full of promises with applications for centers, local authorities and universities. Thus the LMJ/PETAL is a very large instrumentation, energy, healthcare, The CESTA (Aquitaine Scientific and research facility unique in Europe for the laser processes, etc. Technical Studies Center), the center conduct of studies on physics of extreme located close Bordeaux, is hosting the in hot and dense plasmas. The Cesta is an active member of ALPHA- Megajoule Laser (LMJ), one of the LMJ/PETAL offers a real opportunity RLH, the regional cluster. ©CEA/Hubert RAGUET ©AW2S

NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE, A HUB FOR SMART TECHNOLOGIES

ALPHA - ROUTE DES LASERS & DES HYPERFRÉQUENCES (ALPHA-RLH) WWW.ALPHA-RLH.COM

The ALPHA-RLH French Competitiveness Based in Bordeaux, Limoges and La Technology transfer centers: ALPhANOV Cluster is structured around two key Rochelle in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, and CISTEME Strategic Fields of Activity: Photonics- the cluster has over 250 members and Lasers (laser sources and processes, relies on a dynamic, innovative and Industry leaders such as Thales Group, optical components, instrumentation, attractive ecosystem: Dassault Aviation, Ariane Group, Airbus imaging) and Microwaves-Electronics Group, Safran Group, Alsyom, Photonis, (integrated circuits, IoT, radiocommunica- World-class laboratories of excellence Nexeya, Legrand, L'Oréal, LVMH, CEA, tion systems, radar systems, components and training centers for initial and etc., and innovative SMEs such as and high frequency sub-systems), with continuing education: AirMems, AMCAD Engineering, Leukos, the support of digital tools. Both promote ›› Universities and engineering schools, Novae, Irisiome, Spark Lasers, Femto collaborative innovation in four applied ›› Research units (XLIM, LP2N, CEA, IMS, Easy, Poietis, Neta, etc. markets: Health (Medical Devices and CELIA, IRCER, LOMA, INRIA, etc.) Autonomy), Communication-Security, ›› The Sigma-LIM Laboratory of excel- Aeronautics-Space-Defense and Energy- lence (from materials and specific Smart Buildings. ALPHA-RLH works with ceramic components to integrated, companies and laboratories in setting secure and intelligent communicating up, evaluating and funding innovative systems) in Limoges, the LAPHIA Center projects. of Excellence for laser sciences and It also provides support to SME members technologies in Bordeaux, internationalizing and exporting to global ›› PYLA, in-service training centre in lasers, markets. optics, photonics, microwaves and RF. LASERS & MICROWAVES FRENCH CLUSTER ORGA N

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