Innovation Vice-Presidency
Towards a New Dynamic of Innovation at USPN
Innovate · Valorize · Transform
Towards a New Dynamic of Innovation at USPN
Professor of Computer Science at the Institut Galilée and researcher at LIPN-CNRS. He is internationally recognized for his work in Machine Learning. He is the founder and scientific director of La Maison des Sciences Numériques (LaMSN), an innovation hub, where he continues his commitment to strengthening interdisciplinarity and innovation through research and training projects at the national and international levels.
Professor of Cell Biology at the UFR
SMBH and researcher at the Hypoxia and Lungs
Laboratory (INSERM U1272). She was appointed junior
member of the Institut universitaire de France (IUF)
in 2022 as chair of innovation. Her research focuses
on innovative biotherapies for cardiovascular
diseases. She is developing approaches to stimulate
angiogenesis and tissue and glycocalyx regeneration.
Professor of Economics at USPN,
Researcher at CEPN (Centre d'Economie de Paris Nord),
she is head of the Business and Market Economics
program and head of the Master's in Business
Consulting. Her main research topics are: private and
public innovation platforms, crowdsourcing, new forms
of innovation, intellectual property rights and
business strategies, and Fablabs.
Anthropologist, Professor of SIC at USPN, Researcher at LabSic. She is Deputy Director of ED Erasme. Specialist in contemporary management methods, which she has studied in digital start-ups and the video game industry. Her current research focuses on the gamification of work and playful management methods. She is particularly interested in the economization of “cultural value”.
An ambitious, open innovation policy rooted in our territory
Sorbonne Paris Nord
University (USPN) is developing an innovation policy that
embraces the richness and diversity of its research, its
programs, and its regional roots. This policy is based on a
clear vision: transforming our scientific knowledge into
lasting societal, economic, and cultural impact.
Innovation at
USPN goes beyond the scope of research promotion. While
the latter focuses on transferring research results to society
and the economy—intellectual property protection, licenses,
partnership research contracts, creation of startups—our
concept of innovation is broader and more cross-disciplinary.
It encompasses all forms of new value creation, whether
technological, social, cultural, or organizational, and
whether they arise directly from research results or emerge
from collaborative dynamics with our partners.
This vision enables us to accelerate the commercialization of
our laboratories' research results while developing a genuine
ecosystem of innovation. We support the creation of innovative
start-ups and encourage student entrepreneurship. We promote
social and cultural innovations developed by our teams in the
humanities and social sciences (HSS). We are strengthening our
interactions with the local, national, and international
socio-economic ecosystem. And we are developing the societal
impact of our research, particularly in health and in areas
that address major contemporary challenges.
Our method is based
on a cross-disciplinary approach that brings together
research, education, and local communities. The Maison des
Sciences Numériques (LaMSN)
embodies this vision as a hub for interdisciplinary innovation
where researchers, students, entrepreneurs, and socio-economic
partners come together. Fostering communities—incubators, PhD
students-entrepreneurs, project leaders from public research
institutions—creates the conditions for open and collaborative
innovation. Our presence in Seine-Saint-Denis and within the
Campus Condorcet allows us to combine scientific excellence
with regional responsibility.
The Vice Presidency for Innovation coordinates this ambitious
strategy with the support of three thematic delegates covering
biomedical sciences, entrepreneurship, and the promotion of
humanities and social sciences, as well as our strategic
partnerships with the CNRS, INSERM, SATTs, and PUIs. Together,
we are building an innovative university that puts its
knowledge at the service of society and supports all its
members—researchers, teacher-researchers, PhD students, and
undergraduates—in their innovation and valorization projects.
Innovation at Sorbonne Paris Nord University means transforming the excellence of our research into tangible impact to meet the challenges of our age.
Accelerating the valorisation of research results
Strengthen interactions with the local, national, and international socio-economic ecosystem
Supporting the creation of innovative start-ups and encouraging student entrepreneurship
Promoting social, cultural, and technological innovations
Developing the societal impact of our research, particularly in health and social sciences and humanities
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Quantum Applications
Bone Regeneration
2022 Medical Research Award
Orange, Stellantis, Thales, BPCE, SNCF, Safran Aircraft Engines, Huawei, ENGIE, GE Healthcare, Siemens, Guerbet, Decathlon, Korian, Médecins Sans Frontières, ADEME, AFD, and numerous innovative startups...
Artificial Intelligence & Data Science • Health & Biotechnology • Materials Science & Energy • Cybersecurity & Networks • Humanities & Social Sciences • Educational Innovation
Our quarterly newsletter keeps you informed about innovation news at USPN: current projects, our researchers' successes, funding opportunities, upcoming events, and feedback from entrepreneurs.
Innovation Days are major events that punctuate the academic year. They bring the USPN community together around innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer.
👉 Discover the highlights of Innov’SPN Days 2025 in vidéo format
Presentations by experts, entrepreneurs, and innovation stakeholders
Practical sessions on intellectual property, pitching, and business models
Meetings between researchers, students, companies, and investors
Pitch competitions, hackathons, and innovation challenges
Presentation of innovative projects and prototypes
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