The USMB benefits from the networking activities of the USMB Foundation, which supports research projects with a strong impact on the Savoie Mont Blanc region, particularly through research chairs.
Knowledge transfer
Knowledge transfer can take several forms: research collaboration, CIFRE collaboration, service provision, access to specific equipment, etc., depending on the needs, intellectual and financial contributions of each partner and the expected results.
Would you like to know more about the expertise of our researchers and laboratories?
Would you like to know more about the transfer activities?
Soon, links to the laboratories' partnership sheets and a contact form will be available.
The Partnerships, Valorization and Transfers Department is there to assist you in all your endeavors, to put you in touch with the most appropriate partners and also to secure your work by drawing up preliminary contracts.
Soon a contact form and access to online resources.
Key figures
- 150 contracts signed in 2020 between the laboratories of theUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc and socio-economic partners
- 45 patent families in progress and 71 active patents
Data year 2020
Technology transfer and business creation
The USMB is a shareholder in the SATT LINKSIUM (Société d'Accélération de Transfert de Technologies de Grenoble Alpes) and offers its partners collaborative maturation and incubation contracts. Thanks to its technology transfer and business creation activities, the USMB supports project leaders, whether they are researchers or students.
Key figures
- 15 transfer projects with SATT Linksium since 2016, including 6 startups created
- A flow of about ten projects in the development phase (maturation - incubation)
Data year 2020
Examples of startup presentations:
- LOCIE alongside Caeli Energie, a startup to revolutionize the world of air conditioners
- Heliocity:Your data informs the performance of your solar system
- Rhizomex: Expert in the elimination of invasive plants
- Jetcycle
Research Chairs
The research chairs bring together researchers around an innovative research topic, a vector for scientific advances and major innovations. They are carried out in partnership with the Université Savoie Mont Blanc foundation, which promotes dialogue between companies, territories and universities and provides support for the development of exploratory research projects on transition issues.
- BEST Chair in Wellness and Mental Health
- CITEE Chair for Cross-Border Innovations in Energy Efficiency
- CLEE Chair in Environmental Economics
- IOPEN Chair Open Innovation and Management 4.0
- MIRE Chair Mountain, Risk and Environment Infrastructure Chair
- MOBILITY Chair Cross-border chair for sustainable mobility
- Chair of SUSTAINABLE TOURISM