Are you looking for scientific and technical expertise, an innovation partner, or the resources to take your business to the next level?
What if your region’s scientific expertise were to become a catalyst for your projects supporting the Energy Transition?
See you on 3 November in Avignon for the Boost Innovation Business Event : A day to network with specialist laboratories, hear first-hand accounts of collaborations between businesses and research laboratories, and identify the support and funding available to help you achieve your ambitions.
Testimonials of successful collaborations
Company – Research Laboratory
AVIGNON FESTIVAL & the ESPACE [CAPTRIM] laboratory
Understanding heat islands around entertainment venues.
3D-printed climate sensors to better anticipate these phenomena, with a focus on integrating them into a heritage environment.
MAPLAB & the ESPACE [POIESIS] laboratory
Providing guidance on transport choices.
Simulation tools to forecast the modal shift towards metropolitan regional express services and to assess its drivers and impacts.
EDF & the LIA laboratory [EDF-LIA]
Managing the charging of electric vehicles.
A collaboration aimed at improving the design and management of electric vehicle charging, taking into account mobility patterns, congestion at charging stations and users’ actual behaviour.
BOOST INNOVATION BUSINESS
Conference – Networking – Demonstrations – Testimonials
📅 Tuesday 3 November 2026
📍 University of Avignon, AgES Institute,
Jean-Henri Fabre Campus, Agroparc
AVIGNON
- Find the skills your project needs and engage directly with the research teams,
- Explore new avenues for development thanks to the scientific and technological expertise of public laboratories,
- Find out how other companies are working with laboratories, through the partnerships presented during the day,
- Identify the support and funding mechanisms to bring your project to fruition.
WHAT’S ON AT BOOST INNOVATION BUSINESS
9.00 am – Start of the day’s programme
9.15 am – The region’s academic strengths and case studies of industry–research partnerships
An overview of the CAPTRIM, POIESIS and EDF-LIA collaborations.
Organisers: EDF, the Avignon Festival, MAPLAB, the Espace laboratory and the LIA laboratory.
10.15 am – Round-table discussion: Making business–research collaboration a success
Feedback and discussions on the factors that facilitate these partnerships.
Participants: EDF, Avignon Festival, MAPLAB, Espace Laboratory, LIA Laboratory, University of Avignon, PUI Provence. Session facilitated by Capenergies.
11.15 am – Break
11.45 am – Funding and supporting innovation projects
An overview of the arrangements for collaboration with the University of Avignon and major research organisations, as well as regional support schemes and funding mechanisms.
Speakers: Avignon University, Territoires d’Industries Vaucluse, Capenergies.
12.30 pm – Networking lunch
2.00 pm to 3.30 pm – Events, workshops and demonstrations
A great opportunity to meet the teams, explore potential avenues for collaboration in more detail and discover the work on display.
Michaël DENIS
Regional Correspondent for Vaucluse
m.denis@swax-consulting.fr
+33 6 03 01 36 17
Sylvain BRÉMOND
Deputy Managing Director – Innovation
sylvain.bremond@capenergies.fr
+33 6 02 10 34 71