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Growth innovative SMBs action plan
The growth action plan for innovative SMBs aims to support the economic development of innovative SMBs settled in Rhône-Alpes.
Concrete actions have been set up:
1> Be innovative and competitive
> Collaborative R&D projects, training, consulting and scientific animations
Build your project
> Getting public funding
The financing plan
2> Developp the company’s international activity
> International Technological Partnership Program (PPTI)
Technical and financial support to identify, search and find European and International partners
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> International networking and partnering events
- « French American Biotech Symposium » (FABS), alternatively in San Diego (CA, USA) and Lyon (FR).
- « Fast-Track R&D Partnering with France », on the occasion of the BIO International Convention
- Companies mission and organization of « French American Scientific Track » (FAST)
3> Support the company’s economic activity and business development
> SMB / Pharma metting
> Biobiz Dev Club
4> Facilitate the access to private investors
> Facilitate contacts between SMBs and private investors : venture capitalists, business angels, banks, corporate funds
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5> Strengthen SMBs competencies
> Specific trainings : Promotion & Marketing, Communication + thematic, critical competencies survey
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6> Join the Lyonbiopole network
> GD€co, the €conomic Development Group launched in 2008: a group composed by 15 people intuiti personae, involved in the support to the development of companies and committed to Lyonbiopole.
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> « Lunch Break Partnering » : a moment of information and exchange organized during lunch time every 1st Friday of each month
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> Grenoble Specific Actions : Minalogic, GRAIN / GRAVIT / PETALE, GREX, the Grenoble-Isere Economic Development Agency (AEPI), Association for the Development of Biotech companies in the Grenoble Area (Adebag).
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> « The european workshops » : to sensitize companies & academics, to identify new projects and to support their building within specific calls such as: Eurostars, Eurotransbio, FP7-Health-2010
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> European and International Partnerships : Boston / San Diego, Québec, Kansai/Japan, Shangai/China, Alps Bio Cluster, scientific European networks
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They speak about...
« The strategy implemented by Lyonbiopole in this area demonstrates great consistency with the level of excellence the cluster has set for itself. Today, Lyonbiopole is driving implementation of a process that brings together French clusters in the sector for greater visibility in the international arena. The agreements signed by the Lifescience Corridor with the Kansai and Massachusetts clusters in 2008 attest to the pertinence of this strategy. »
Alain Griot
DGCIS – Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry. Currently Assistant Manager of Innovation at the General Commission for Sustainable Development. (MEEDDAT) - Manager of the Technological Partnerships Office