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Next Startup Breakfast on May 26: “France/Europe Innovation Ecosystem: Overview of the Service and Local Organization that support Startup Creation and Development”
The next Startup Breakfast will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 9am in room 11, on the second floor of the Émile Roux Pavilion.
The theme will be “France/Europe Innovation Ecosystem: Overview of the Service and Local Organization that support Startup Creation and Development” with David Marques, Head of Academic Partnerships for Innovation at Bpifrance.
David Marque holds a master’s degree in management, HEC Paris (Grand École), which he obtained in 2005. He began his career at Deloitte Consulting, Public Sector, before joining the Secrétariat Général pour la Modernisation de l’Action Publique (SGMAP) in 2015 as a Project Manager. In this role, he led diverse transformation projects for government ministries. Two years later, he transitioned to the Delivery Unit within the Prime Minister’s Department, contributing to the CAPGouv initiative, providing operational insights that informed political decision-making over a period of three years.
Following his public service tenure, David took on various roles in business development and strategic advisory. Notably, he served as CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of a startup project within the AP-HP(Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris) ecosystem. In 2018, he founded FindYourCofounder, a platform that connects tech startups and SMEs with potential co-founders. After successfully running the venture for three years, he sold the company to Matric.io in 2022.
Currently, David applies his extensive entrepreneurial and operational expertise at Bpifrance, where he serves as the Head of Academic Partnership for Innovation. In this role, he oversees the SATT (Sociétés d’Accélération du Transfert de Technologie) and PUI (Pôle Universitaires d’innovation) programs. He also sits on the boards of several SATTs and coordinate this network on behalf of Bpifrance.
In this session, David will provide an overview of the French innovation ecosystem, drawing on his diverse and multifaceted experience as a government actor, entrepreneur, and facilitator of dee-tech business creation .
Join us for a high-value session that will equip you with the roadmap and contacts necessary to accelerate your startup in France and across Europe.
Participation is free, but registration is required to organise effectively. Please register by emailing suaw@pasteur.fr.
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 2025-2026 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