Our ecosystem

A sustainable future is linked to new conceptual frameworks of collaboration.

Innovation emerges from interactions

A rethinking of the public-private threshold and efforts beyond the scientific community are needed today to turn science into innovation.

As a complex societal process, innovation emerges from the interactions of a variety of stakeholders, whose contributions are often under-estimated, or unrecognised. Nowadays, citizens, associations, and other non-traditional stakeholders are involved early in the innovation process (e.g. living labs), to identify society’s needs, and society’s readiness to accept innovation.

Some of our partners

Key actors

The constantly evolving set of individuals, entities, resources and structures whose production of value enables the innovation process.

citizen

They offer a unique insight into the priorities of their communities and can help ensure that new technologies are developed accordingly.

startups

They are the innovation-enablers, delivering societal and environmental impact via the commercialization of products and services.

SME and large companies

They embrace innovation to seize new opportunities and build the industry of tomorrow.

academia

Education and research are the seeds of the innovation process and enable its growth.

policy makers

They help create the conditions that enable innovation to thrive.

associations

As a group of people with a clear goal - professional or in support of a specific cause - they are the ideal partner in a dialogue.

Innovation is all about people. It's about having the right people in the right place at the right time, and giving them the tools they need to succeed

— Andrew Grove

Who we work with

We favour a multi-actor and cross-sectorial approach to innovation by building relationships with all players who are part of the technology ecosystem.