François Xavier Desforges

Algaïa SA generates products and fermentation processes for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. It products include carrageenan’s, alginates, plant bio stimulants and specialty seaweed extracts. The firm offers biomass valorization, biochemical analyses and bioactivity measurement services. The company was founded by Rudy Pandjaitan on July 30, 2004 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

EnobraQ SAS develops yeast for the production of chemical compounds. The company was founded on November 13, 2015 and is headquartered in Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France.

UCOPIA Communications SA engages in the provision of access security, mobility management and convergence solutions. It offers education, enterprises, public venues or stadiums, hospitality, service provider, retail, wifi healthcare, and smart cities. The company was founded in 2002 by Didier Plateau, Guy Pujolle, Stephen Cunningham and François Bancilhon and is headquartered in Montrouge, France.

UroMems SASdesigns and develops implantable medical devices. Its product is an active implantable medical device which compensates for sphincter insufficiency with the help of a MyoElectroMechanical System. The company was founded by Hamid Lamraoui in 2011 and is headquartered in Grenoble, France.

CarThera SAS develops ultrasound based medical devices to treat brain disorders. The firm offers SonoProbe and SonoCloud. The company was founded by Alexandre Carpentier on February 8, 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

M2care SAS is based in Lyon, France. The French company is engaged entrepreneurs in the healthcare sector. The company makes investments in human and financial value to co-found, co-operate, and co-develop innovative projects until they reach the patient. M2care SAS is a company founded in 2017.

Supernova Invest SAS (Supernova Invest) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in France. Founded in 1999, the company has offices in Paris and Grenoble, France.

Diabeloop SAS develops an electronic artificial pancreas for patients suffering from diabetes 1 in order to reduce hypoglycemia. The company was founded on March 24, 2015 and is headquartered in Grenoble, France.

LXRepair is a life science company that develops multiplex high value tests to characterize cellular DNA Repair Enzymatic Status. Its services include DNA repair signature, clinical partnership, and screening assay service. The company was founded by Sylvie Sauvaigo and is headquartered in Grenoble, France.

Nexess SA provides safety and security solutions. The firm specializes in tags, software, traceability, metrology, tools management, sensitive products, aeronautic, aerospace, nuclear energy, security, harsh environment, smart cabinet, and connected objects. The company was founded by Frederic Galtier in 2008 and is headquartered in Mougins, France.

Advanced Magnetic Interaction, AMI SAS develops and markets graphic tablets. Its tablets are designed to scan the sketches, drawings and notes taken using a pen incorporating a magnetic ring. The firm’s products have multiple applications such as games and 3D animations. The company was founded by Timothee Jobert, Jean-Luc Vallejo and Tristan Hautson in February 2014 and is headquartered in Saint Martin d'Hères, France.

SymbioFCell SA manufactures and industrializes hydrogen fuel systems. It also engages in the development, assembly and integration of its fuel systems. The firm’s product applications include industrial and automotive embarkation, such as short- and mid-range trucks, industrial and specialized vehicles, buses, trams, ferries and barges. The company was founded by Fabio Ferrari in 2010 and is headquartered in Grenoble, France.

Mobiwire SA targets specifically mobile operators and distributors, fashion, sport and luxury brands and also equipment manufacturers (business to business services). Sagem Wireless benefits from a well know quality reputation for products and services. Being agile and flexible, the teams can adapt themselves to customer expectations. Mobiwire SA is mastering integration of new technologies and innovations in mobility markets. This can be achieved through its own R&D resources and also through several partnerships that have been established allowing it to access to high level skills in mobile technologies - particularly around mobile software. Therefore the company is able to combine proficiencies in Europe and Asia in order to provide the best in user experience and industrial design.

Global Semiconductor Alliance provides information on and organizes events for the semiconductor industry in order to ensure growth and profitability of the industry. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Jodi L. Shelton. Jodi L. Shelton has been the CEO since incorporation.

Kuwait & Gulf Link Holding Co. KSCC provides supply chain management services in the Middle East. It fulfils the transportation, stevedoring, warehousing, procurement, shipping, and port management needs of local and regional clients. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Safat, Kuwait.

GreenWaves Technologies SAS develops and distributes IoT based products. The company is based in Grenoble, France. The French company was founded in 2014 by Loïc Lietar, Corine Lamagdeleine, Eric Flamand, Joel Cambonie. Loïc Lietar has been the CEO since 2014.

NAWATechnologies SA engages in developing and industrialising electrode material that combines nano and clean technologies. The firm’s products include NAWACAP, a new generation of ultra rapid carbon batteries based on the principle of supercapacitors; and NawaTECH, a technological platform for custom-made solutions. The company was founded by Pascal Boulanger and Ludovic Eveillard in April 2013 and is headquartered in Rousset Cedex, France.

Robotiques 3 Dimensions SA specializes in the design and manufacture of collaborative robots. These systems are called cobots otherwise. These devices allow for industry sharing of roles on a workstation: the human and the specific smart move at cobot efforts and vibration. The company was founded by Serge Jean Grygorowicz in 2001 and is headquartered in Moneteau, France.

Multix SA manufactures spectrometric X-ray. The firm designs, produces and sells advanced spectrometric X-ray detectors, used for the identification of materials in general, non-destructive testing and the detection of explosives in luggage and packages in particular. The company was founded by Jacques Doremus and Patrick Radisson in 2010 and is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

Nanomakers SA designs and manufactures silicon carbide nanopowders. It offers increase in mechanical and chemical performance for different industrial equipments and materials such as buildings, aeronautics, space, nuclear, automotive and semiconductors. The company was founded by François Tenegal in January 2010 and is headquartered in Ramboillet, France.

Eyevensys SAS develops non-viral gene therapy process for the treatment of ocular illnesses. The firm's process enables prolonged production of all therapeutic proteins through electrotransfer. Its product, the single-used device is designed for treating ocular illnesses. The company was founded by Francine Behar-Cohen on December 8, 2008 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Echosens SA engages in the manufacture of medical imaging equipment. It focuses on developing FibroScan. The company was founded by Laurent Sandrin and Sylvain Yon on June 20, 2001 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Tricares SAS commercializes medical device. The company was founded by Coralie Marchand and Pascal Lim on September 2, 2013 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Incepto Medical SAS develops and distributes artificial intelligent (AI) based medical imaging applications. It offers solutions for computed tomography (CT) scans, chest x-ray, and detections for conditions such as fracture and bowel occlusion. The company was founded by Antoine Jomier, Florence Moreau, Vincent Barrau, Jean Michel Malbrancq, and Gaspard d’Assignies and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Watchfrog SA creates and markets solutions for the in vivo detection of chemical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic substances. The firm offers to incorporate in vivo significance to early in vitro stage of drug discovery. It also offers biotechnological tools to accelerate environmental risk assessment. The company was founded by Barbara Demeneix and Gregory Lemkine in 2005 and is headquartered in Evry, France.

CEA Investissement SA (CEA-I), formerly known as CEA Valorisation, is the corporate venture arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CEA-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, which is the French governmental agency in charge of civilian and defense nuclear research. CEA-I was established in 1999 and is located in Grenoble, a large city in the southeast of France. CEA-I manages a portfolio of direct participations in high-technology companies. The firm also provides services related to IP protection for research done at CEA, by other public research entities or within private companies.

Minka Therapeutics SA develops therapeutic products and diagnostic complementary to current antiretroviral therapy in the treatment of AIDS. The firm provides therapeutic and diagnostic solutions for diseases linked to the immune system through its research on immune dysregulations. The company was founded by Patrice Debre, Vincent Vieillard, Michel Klein, Joël Crouzet, and Robert L. Murphy in 2008 and is headquartered in Evry, France.