Next Startup Breakfast on February 11: “Public and private funding”

The next Start-up breakfast will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 9.00 am at the room 11, 2nd floor,  Pavillon Émile Roux, Institut Pasteur.
 
The theme will be “Public and private funding: How to fund your innovative projects” with an invited speaker: Mr.Kévin Plouchart, Europe and International Project Manager, the Medicen Paris Region.
 
Kévin Plouchart is a recognized expert in helping companies and healthcare organizations successfully secure European funding and forge strategic partnerships. With a Master's degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology, specializing in Biotechnology R&D from Sorbonne University, and a Bachelor's degree in Science and Technology from Sorbonne University (ex UPMC), Kévin combines a strong academic foundation with over five years of invaluable experience as an innovation financing consultant at Novanexia. During this time, he has empowered numerous companies in the biotechnology, MedTech, and agri-food sectors to obtain the necessary financing for their innovative projects.
 
In March 2023, Kévin joined the Medicen Paris Region competitiveness cluster, where he provides strong support to Medicen members navigating European projects, particularly within the Horizon Europe program. His expertise includes identifying optimal funding opportunities, masterfully drafting and proofreading proposals, establishing connections with European partners, and orchestrating impactful events. He also leads the management of European collaborative projects undertaken by Medicen, such as Codex4SMEs – Companion Diagnostics expedited for SMEs (Interreg NWE) and BioMan4R2 – BioManufacturing Eurocluster for Recovery and Resilience in the EU (COSME). Additionally, he spearheads the submission of future projects where Medicen plays a key role as partner or coordinator (Interreg NWE, ERA, Euroclusters).
 
Join us to share Kévin’s expertise and to discover the funding opportunities available for your innovation projects.
 
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required at startup@pasteur.fr to best organize the event according to the number of participants.
 

The “Startup Breakfast”, a monthly seminar, held at the Institut Pasteur, is designed to introduce you to the various aspects of creating and developing life science companies, and the associated challenges.

Eight sessions will be organized throughout the academic year 2024-2025 on a specific theme presented by an external expert. These friendly, informal meetings will enable you to interact easily with the speaker. They will be followed by a “networking” where you will be able to exchange ideas amongst yourselves and with startup alumni who will be able to share their experience.

 
The full program for the various “Startup Breakfast” sessions is available here.
Finally, these 8 “Startup Breakfast” sessions will give you an overview of the life of a startup, culminating in our annual “Start-me Up” event in July 3 and 4, 2025.