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Introduction

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Innovation at the heart of the construction of the new Marseille

The MED’INNOVANT competition is organised by the urban and economic development agency Euroméditerranée, the largest city-centre urban renewal and economic development operation in Southern Europe.

For 25 years, Euroméditerranée has been designing, developing and building a comprehensive model for the Mediterranean sustainable city. Spread over 480 hectares in the centre of Marseille, France’s second city, the development programme brings together public services, retail, office space, housing, transport and parking infrastructures, public parks and more to create a new way of ‘living together’. Home to over 5,300 businesses and 45,200 jobs, Euroméditerranée is now France’s third-biggest business district.

Awarded the ‘EcoCité’ label, the regeneration project is a test bed for urban planning where innovative services and technologies can be assessed, developed and deployed in order to simultaneously meet objectives such as connectivity, convenience, quality of life, cost efficiency and environmental performance. To supports its ambitious plans, Euroméditerranée decided to proactively seek out innovative companies and, over 10 years ago, created MED’INNOVANT: an innovation competition designed to help start-ups accelerate their eco-innovation projects that offer solutions in line with the new development and sustainability objectives pursued by Mediterranean regions.

The actors of the Mediterranean sustainable city

Euroméditerranée has developed a comprehensive approach to open innovation that encompasses the following areas:

  • Multi-energy smart grids
  • Urban digital services
  • The natural city and public spaces
  • Demonstrator buildings
  • Optimisation of the water cycle
  • Waste management
  • Soil and materials management
  • Soft, low-carbon transport

MED’INNOVANT is part of an operational strategy to launch, in the short- to medium-term, pilot and demonstration projects within the Euroméditerranée Eco-City, (a test bed spread over 480 ha in the heart of Marseille, France’s second-biggest city) and more broadly the Aix-Marseille Provence Metropolis. The competition also has the backing of industrial partners that support Euroméditerranée in its pursuit of an open innovation approach and are looking to team up with innovative and creative enterprises!

Innovators: invent solutions for our rapidly changing world!

Tackle one of five challenges to win a year’s sponsorship by one of the competition partners!

The list of 2022 challenges is as follows:

 

Challenge #1: Create solutions to promote circular economy in urban planing and development

Topic: Construction and materials

Sponsor: Saint-Gobain Distribution Bâtiment France

 

Challenge #2: Develop solutions that promotes decentralized management and the reuse of water in the city at the scale of an eco-district or a building, within the sustainable mediterranean city context

Topic: Water in the city

Sponsor: EIFFAGE & Saint-Gobain Distribution Bâtiment France

 

Challenge #3: Determine cooling and refreshing needs of an already existing building as part of a future connection to an urban cooling network

Topic: Energy needs

Sponsor: ENGIE

 

Challenge #4: Provide solutions to better control costs at the scale of a building or a block

Topic: Sustainable building

Sponsor: REDMAN

 

Challenge #5: Set-up conditions for a relocation of the industry at the local urban scale and organize its connectedness

Topic: The manufacturing city

Sponsor: ICI MARSEILLE

 

For more information :

Challenges presentation 0.9 Mo

 

What are the benefits for the winners?

High-value packages offering a year of assistance combining a CASH INJECTION and BUSINESS SUPPORT to build concrete foundations for your business, make targeted connections and DRIVE YOUR PROMOTION!

FINANCIAL BOOST: €50,000 split between the winners of the 5 Challenges  5 "JURY AWARDS’"

REGIONAL ACCESS PASS:

  • A laboratory for testing and demonstrating the innovative solution: the Euroméditerranée Eco-City*
  • A personal tour of the Euroméditerranée catchment area with a representative of the urban development agency to access the potential scope of application for the award-winning innovation;

ACCELERATION PACKAGE:

  • A two-hour work session with the Business Development Director and the Innovation Manager of Euroméditerranée to define the ways in which the award-winning solution will be implemented in the Euroméditerranée Eco-City
  • A two-hour meeting with the key sponsor of the challenge accepted (monitoring of the award-winning solution at an ad hoc steering committee, etc.)
  • Free soft landing for three months at the accelerator P.Factory
  • Legal support from FIDAL law firm: a two-hour training session covering intellectual property and information technology law, contract law, company law and property law
  • Three months’ access to the ICI Marseille collaboration factory and its “Helping Hand” support programme for the winner of Challenge #5 (one month for the winners of the four other challenges)
  • Targeted introductions with the competition partners and associated organisations (incubators, accelerators, competitiveness clusters, etc.)
  • Integration with EMUL (Euroméditerranée Metropolitan Urban Lab), a network of industrial partners working to develop innovative solutions on the themes linked to the resilient and sustainable Mediterranean city
  • Free one-year membership to La Cité des Entrepreneurs d’Euroméditerranée (association co-financed by Euroméditerranée and the CCIMP, which organises and networks over 250 business entrepreneurs who wish to be associated with the economic dynamic driven by Euroméditerranée.)

* 480 hectares within the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 14th and 15th arrondissements of Marseille.

PROMOTIONAL PUSH:

  • 5-minute pitch delivered to an audience during the 2022 Challenges - Jury Awards. Ceremony taking place on November 22nd at La Coque in Marseille
  • Communication: press, social media, website
  • Broadcast on Euroméditerranée's communication channels of a video interview of the winner presenting his innovative solution

Winners and finalists

An annual event, the MED'INNOVANT competition organised by the Euroméditerranée Urban & Economic Development Agency rewards start-ups inventing the sustainable, smart and resilient city of tomorrow. In 2021, 5 companies will be singled out for their innovative solutions: Vooter, Néolithe, Kocliko, IMMOBLADE et Nielsen Concept Mobility.

Winners 2021

The call for applications for this 11th edition of MED'INNOVANT was launched in September 2021. In less than a month, 70 French start-ups sent in their application to Euroméditerranée. For the first time, this latest competition invited tomorrow’s talents to take up five themed challenges. After the finalists presented their solutions to the jury, five projects were singled out as winners.

Through MED’INNOVANT, Euroméditerranée offers innovators the chance to test their solutions on an experimental area in the heart of France's second largest city!

 

Challenge #1: Design and build tomorrow’s urban developments alongside users

Sponsor: EPA Euroméditerranée

Laureate: Vooter

Steph Med'inno

 

 

«Designing urban planing with residents is virtuous. We are excited to work with Euroméditerranée on these issues to facilitate everyone's involvement in the projects.» 


Stéphane Béquin, Co-founder at VOOTER, MED'INNOVANT 2021 Laureate.

 

Challenge #2: Develop mechanisms to promote a circular economy in city planning

Sponsor: Saint-Gobain Bâtiment Distribution France

Laureate: Néolithe

Nicolas Cruaud

 

 

« Neolithe develops the third way of waste treatment: fossilization. We transform non-recyclable waste into reusable aggregates for construction. After winning the « Coup de Cœur » award in 2018, which had allowed us to gain visibility with various market players, we were keen to participate in this year's edition. We are very proud to receive another award through this challenge. The implementation of a Neolithe Fossilizer in this Mediterranean territory would be for us a concrete opportunity to test our innovation on a large scale » 


Nicolas Cruaud, President of Néolithe, MED'INNOVANT 2021 Laureate.

 

Challenge #3: Support residents in new ways to reduce the energy footprint of housing

Sponsor: ENGIE

Laureate: Kocliko

Kocliko

 

« It was a pleasant surprise for KOCLIKO to win the MED'INNOVANT competition. I didn't think we would get this award, as the solution is not well established in the South of France. Being able to develop in the Mediterranean region is a real opportunity. We'll be able to help residents better manage and understand their collective heating systems while providing our expertise on the summer comfort issues encountered in Marseille. The density of collective housing is one of the highest in France, so it is necessary to give the inhabitants the means to rationalize their energy consumption and limit CO2 emissions. This is precisely the answer provided by the Kocliko solution. » 


Anthony Damour, , Sales & Marketing Director of Kocliko, MED'INNOVANT 2021 Laureate.

 

Challenge #4: Design comfortable, low-carbon buildings at an affordable price for buyers

Sponsor: Redman - EIFFAGE - Saint-Gobain Bâtiment Distribution France

Laureate: IMMOBLADE

IMMOBLADE

« It is a great pride to be awarded by the trio of sponsors for this challenge. It makes sense for our solution because we have: glass with Saint-Gobain, promotion with REDMAN and construction with Eiffage. These are three players with whom we can probably achieve a lot. Marseille has a great need for construction and renovation and our solution of glazing with solar protection is applicable in both cases. This MED'INNOVANT competition promises great opportunities.»


Patrick Callec, General Manager IMMOBLADE, MED'INNOVANT 2021 Laureate.

 

Challenge #5: Use social innovation as a lever for a more resilient, productive, and inclusive city

Sponsor: ICI MARSEILLE

Laureate: Nielsen Concept Mobility

Céline Nielsen

« ENTENT is developing a low-temperature electricity production solution. The PULSE will make it possible to use waste heat in a previously inaccessible temperature range, from 60 to 150°C. Tomorrow, industrial companies will be able to participate in a circular economy approach by producing an electrical resource from their thermal waste.  

We applied to MED'INNOVANT for two reasons: firstly, because our solution has a place in the sustainable city of tomorrow, secondly, because we are attached to our region and are keen to start deploying our solution locally  »


Céline Salmon, Co-founder  NIELSEN CONCEPT Mobility, MED'INNOVANT 2021 Laureate.

  

All our winners:

Winners 2020

Winners 2019

Winners 2018

Winners 2017

Winners 2016

Winners 2015

 

Finalists

Discover the MED'INNOVANT 2017 finalists.

Discover the MED'INNOVANT 2016 finalists.

 

    Selection committee

    General Direction - EPA Euroméditerranée

    Michel DANIEL, Director of Regional Strategy and CSR - Saint Gobain Distribution Bâtiment France

    Hervé GATINEAU, Major Real Estate Project Director - Eiffage

    Ludovic PARISOT, Regional Director South Corsica Monaco - ENGIE

    Sandra CHALINET, President - La Cité des Entrepreneurs d'Euroméditerranée

    Romaric  TAGBO, Business Development Director - REDMAN

    Olivier MEYNARD, in charge of innovative projects - ICI Marseille

    Patrick SIRI, Co-founder and President - P.Factory

    Cyril CHAUVIN, Manager of the Intellectual property/Technologies & IT cluster / Mediterranean regional director -  Fidal Société d’avocats

    Jury Med'Innovant 2019

     

    Official partners

    With MED'INNOVANT, the innovative solutions competition, Euroméditerranée is keen to assert its leadership and specialist expertise in the sphere of sustainable urban planning in the Mediterranean.

    Euroméditerranée has many strengths to promote, above all as “a unique testing ground for urban innovation in France and experimenting with market approaches that represent business opportunities for your organisation”.

    Why support the competition?

    • Stand out as a local actor in contact with tomorrow’s innovation leaders
    • Develop your business network and share your expertise  in the sphere of the sustainable Mediterranean city!
    • Sit on the jury to choose the winners

    Premium media exposure

    • Euroméditerranée is present at industry trade fairs and business events: Viva Technology Paris, Forum des entrepreneurs de l’UPE13, Emerging Valley, Grand Opening evening of French Tech Weeks, and more
    • Media advertising in the economic and specialist press
    • Press relations
    • Communication plan rolled out on social media
    • Awards ceremony on November 22nd at La Coque in Marseille

    Join us and get involved at grass roots level with the innovators of tomorrow!
    medinnovant2022@euromediterranee.fr

    Saint-Gobain Distribution Bâtiment France

    Saint-Gobain Distribution Bâtiment France, part of Saint-Gobain’s Building Distribution branch, is today the leading distributor of construction materials in France, supplying the construction and home improvement sectors.

    saint-gobain.com

    Eiffage Immobilier

    Eiffage Immobilier est une filiale du groupe Eiffage, 3ème acteur français de BTP et de concessions, qui compte 70 400 collaborateurs dans le monde dont 700 dans le sud-est de la France. Elle opère avec un modèle de constructeur-promoteur unique en France. Eiffage Immobilier fédère de multiples activités : logements résidentiels, résidences dédiées aux seniors, étudiants ou jeunes actifs, résidences de tourisme ou d’affaires, hôtels, immobilier d’entreprise, urbanisme commercial et aménagement urbain.

    Eiffage-Immobilier.fr

    Engie

    Engie puts sustainable growth at the heart of its business areas (electricity, natural gas and energy services), in order to rise to the key challenges of the energy transition towards a low-carbon economy: access to sustainable energy, climate-change mitigation and adaptation, and responsible resource use.

    Engie.com

    La Cité des entrepreneurs d'Euroméditerranée

    Créée il y a 20 ans, la Cité des Entrepreneurs d’Euroméditerranée fédère les entreprises autour du projet d’aménagement et de développement économique : Euroméditerranée.

    Ce réseau économique incontournable apporte à ses 250 adhérents une opportunité unique de participer à la mutation de ce territoire à travers des actions de networking où l’innovation tient une place prépondérante.

    La-Cité.com

    Redman

    Founded ten years ago, Redman is an economic actor specialising in complex property transactions. In practice, it is the combination of an independent organisation with multidisciplinary competences that enables it to innovate to resolve the complexities of a project.

    Redman.fr

    ICI Marseille

    ICI Marseille est une manufacture partagée implantée dans le nouvel écoquartier « Les Fabriques ». Sur 3 500 m², elle permet à plus de 200 entrepreneurs de concevoir, prototyper, fabriquer et s’entraider au quotidien. En échange d’un abonnement, les designers, artisans, ingénieurs, makers peuvent prendre un atelier et accéder à un parc de plus de 50 machines professionnelles (bois, métal, fabrication numérique, maroquinerie, usinage…), des formations, de l’accompagnement au développement grâce à la communauté du réseau Make ICI et le soutien de Linkcity & UrbanEra. »

    Makeici.org

    P.Factory

    Créé par 60 entrepreneurs expérimentés, P.FACTORY est une SAS qui fait grandir les startups à fort potentiel de croissance en leur apportant du chiffre d’affaires, en les aidant à obtenir des financements (subventions, prêts, capitaux) et des avantages (privilèges, accompagnement).

    Pfactory.co

    Fidal

    The Fidal legal practice has put in place an offering of legal and tax services dedicated to the boldest, most talented start-ups, giving them the opportunity to take advantage of its expertise in the field of intellectual property strategy as well as comprehensive legal and tax expertise, particularly with regard to investment capital.

    Fidal.com

    Relaying Partners

    Emerging Valley

    Emergingvalley.co

    AMFT

    lafrenchtech-aixmarseille.fr/

    Medinsoft

    Medinsoft.com/

    Capenergies

    Capenergies.fr/

    Pôle Mer Méditerranée

    Polemermediterranee.com/

    Provence Business Angels

    Provenceangels.com/

    Anima

    anima.coop/

    The Next Society

    Thenextsociety.co/

    Linxeo

    Linxeo.com/

    FBTP13

    ffbatiment.fr

    Grand Luminy Technopole

    Grandluminy.com

    Marseille Innovation

    Marseille-innov.org

    Arbois Méditerranée

    Arbois-med.com

    EA Eco Entreprises

    EA-ecoentreprises.com

    Incubateur Belle de Mai

    Belledemai.org

    Le Club Immobilier

    Clubimmomarseille.com

    Citeos Ingénierie Méditerranée

    Citeos.fr

    Urban Wave

    Urbanwave.fr

    Région Sud

    MaRegionSud.fr/

    Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence

    Marseille-provence.fr/

    Ville de Marseille

    Marseille.fr

    risingSUD

    risingSUD.fr

    UPE13

    UPE13.com

    Provence Promotion

    Investinprovence.com

    Citeo

    Citeo.com

    Make it Marseille

    Makeitmarseille.com

    E-couveuz’

    e-couveuz.fr

    Impulse Partners

    https://impulse-partners.com/fr/

    Efficacity

    efficacity.com/

    The French PopTech

    frenchproptech.fr/

    Contact & Press

    Contact

    Euroméditerranée Urban Development Agency: medinnovant2022@euromediterranee.fr

    Press review

    2020 edition

    • Med'Innovant 2020 press pack
    • Med'Innovant 2020 press release

    2019 edition

    • Med'Innovant 2019 press pack
    • Med'Innovant 2019 press release

    Apply

    Applications for the 2022 competition are now closed.

     

    MED'INNOVANT BANDEAU ENG

    SELECTION CRITERIA

    • Expression of need: applicant’s ability to explain the need they have identified.
    • Proposed solution to solve the problem: value proposition.
    • Impact on the testing ground: the solution must be feasible for implementation within the Euroméditerranée Eco-City.
    • Business model: applicant has provided a cohesive and realistic business model, technical feasibility, income projections.
    • Technological maturity of the solution: the solution has moved beyond the ideation phase and presents developments in a significant environment or, at minimum, a working prototype (technological maturity ≥ 6).
    • Quality and credibility of the team: the project team has the relevant skills and is able to conduct the project.
    • Innovative nature of the solution: innovative product, service, or process, social or organizational innovation, etc.

     

    The contest is open continuously from September 1st at 8th AM to September 30th, 2022 at 11:59 PM (UTC+1), for start-ups, micro-enterprises and SMEs based in France and abroad. Temporary consortia are permitted (see terms in the contest rules)

     

    CALENDAR

    During the week of October 1st, the contest organizer will open the applications and confirm their eligibility(applications must be complete, cohesive, and easily understood by a person outside of the project)

    September 1st to 30th: Applications submitted

    October 27th: Selection of a shortlist of 10 to 20 applications

    November 22nd: Grand awards ceremony honoring the winners at La Coque in Marseille http://lacoque-numerique.fr/

     

    CONFIDENTIALITY

    Documents transmitted in the context of this competition are subject to the strictest confidentiality and are only communicated to the members of the jury. The information will only be used to judge the project owner's application.

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