GRAVIT is a bridge between research laboratories and the industry. GRAVIT federates 200 laboratories from 7 universities and public research centers in the French Alps. The mission of GRAVIT is to answer the growing needs for innovation from the industry by nurturing in the labs the relevant technologies.
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GRAIN is an upfront incubator dedicated to the successful launch preparation of innovative businesses. As the entrepreneurs are mainly former engineers from the labs or technology driven companies, GRAIN focuses the incubation process on the constitution of the core team, the development of the entrepreneurial culture and the marketing and business planning support to understand the demand profile and select the best business model. GRAIN also connects the entrepreneurs to its large network of external contacts including local and national institutions, VCs, market researcher experts, legal advisers.
Since 1999, GRAIN has accompanied 170 projets leaders. As of june 2009, 97 start-ups have been created.
PETALE is a specific program designed to accelerate the successful development of early-stage high tech companies through an array of business support resources and services. Particular attention is paid to strengthening the sales team and getting the first reference customers. The program also provides fundraising assistance and connexions to the innovation and technological eco-system through its network of contacts.