On Wednesday, March 25th, the 10th regional final of the CIC Start Innovation Awards was held. Organized by CIC Lyonnaise de Banque, this tenth edition brought together entrepreneurs, partners, and ecosystem actors with the same goal: to highlight innovative gems from the southeastern region of France. For this edition, 20 innovative startups were selected from 308 applications. Eight were chosen by a jury made up of leaders from major companies and institutions in the area.
After the presentations, the jury honored the Marseille-based company Ventio (specializing in sensitive health data and biomedical image processing) with the “Breakthrough Innovation” award.
In the “Impact” category, the agri-food producer Maltivor from Vourles, south of Lyon, won the award. This innovative company leverages malt waste to produce sustainable substitutes that can partially replace wheat flour, ranging from 5% to 30% in flour blends.
Additionally, with over 350 public votes, the Aix-en-Provence-based company VB Tech secured the “Growth” award for its digital twin technology for the brain to test therapeutic strategies before intervention.
Furthermore, this anniversary edition also highlighted the up-and-coming talent with a dedicated competition for students: CIC Start Innovation Awards At School. The jury recognized Asma Benyahia and Kaïs Bourdache, who are incubated at Team at the Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne, for their research project Defuse: a portable device to better detect, anticipate, and support stress states in autistic individuals and their caregivers.
