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From April 6 to July 31, 2022, the Université de Lyon’s Innovation Factory is organizing a number of activities as part of the Saint-Étienne International Design Biennial. These activities will take place in the D-Factory.

The Université de Lyon’s PULSALYS, Technology Transfer Accelerator Office (Société d'Accélération du Transfert de Technologies – SATT), is launching the seventh program for local young doctors who are interested in creating a start-up.

The Foundation for the Université de Lyon is organizing the twelfth Economy Days (Jéco – Journées de l'économie) on November 3, 4 and 5, in collaboration with the ENS de Lyon. This year’s Economy Days will be in a mixed format, with lectures available both in person and online.

Thirty-five doctoral students from the Université de Lyon and the Université Clermont Auvergne, including three representatives from the universities of Vilnius, Graz and Granada as part of the Arqus project, took part in the fifth edition of the Doctoriales, held from September 27 to 29 in Clermont-Ferrand.

The Université de Lyon and the Université Clermont Auvergne & Associés are working together for the fifth Doctoriales event, entitled "A fresh look at innovation issues".

The Université de Lyon is partnering with the 2021 edition of the French American Innovation Day (FAID) event, led by the French Consulate-General in Houston, which will take place online on September 13, 15 and 17, 2021.

From September 6 to 9, 2021, the Innovation Factory will be at the Global Industrie exhibition (Eurexpo Lyon) to officially launch the Les Soudés network. The Innovation Factory is a member of the network and coordinates it with the City of Lyon.

PULSALYS is launching the sixth program for local young doctors who are interested in creating a start-up. This program is supported by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and the Foundation for the Université de Lyon, via the PEPITE BEELYS.

The Université de Lyon met with Sadam Salek Siby, an alumnus of the September 2020 graduating class of the Digital Transformation University Diploma (DUTN) program.

The Université de Lyon met with Safe B, the team that won the Arqus 2021 Virtual Company Creation Challenge with their connected mouthguard that helps detect concussions in rugby.

From June 1 to 30, 2021, innovation will take over the D-Factory for the summer! To mark the opening of its new facility in Saint-Étienne, the Innovation Factory is organizing a series of free innovation-based events for academic, social and economic players: a round table discussion on open innovation, mini-lectures focusing on teaching using gamification, hybrid training sessions, workshops on 3D modeling and creativity methods, guided tours of the FabLab and creative workspaces, and much more...

The Université de Lyon met with Solenne Becart, creator of Goodloop, an ecological and responsible project supported by the Lyon Saint-Étienne Entrepreneurship Center.

The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l’Innovation – MESRI) and Bpifrance are launching the eighth edition of the PEPITE Tremplin Award for student entrepreneurship, a support scheme for innovative and creative business creation projects led by students and recent graduates..

After a week of jury rating and public voting with over 7,560? votes cast, Safe B (Université de Lyon) has won the 2021 Arqus Virtual Company Creation Challenge! The final had been programmed for the week of May 3, 2021 as part of the 2021 Arqus Academic Week.

On April 26 and 27, 2021, a group of design school students took part in a creative challenge organized by the Université de Lyon’s Innovation Factory. This challenge is part of a much larger project: rethinking the iconic red lion, the symbol of ONLYLYON, so that its design is more in keeping with the City of Lyon’s sustainable development values.