The successes of the Montpellier PUI

The SICLE.e industrial chair is developing a silicon-based leather tanning process.

Supported and awarded by the University Innovation Cluster (PUI), it receives funding fromthe ANR as part of the Industrial Chairs call for projects.

Born out of acollaboration between researchers at the Charles Gerhardt Institute in Montpellier (ICGM)and the Saint-Gobain company, the Pheno-recycle project has led to the development of innovative processes forrecycling phenolic resin.

A project supported by the Montpellier University Innovation Hub.

The result of a collaboration betweenthe Institute of Functional Genomics ( IGF) andthe Pasteur Institute, Neurobiomics is focusing on the gut microbiota to develop a drug that could improve memory.

An innovative project supported by the Montpellier University Innovation Hub.

Developed at theUMR Eco&Sols, Scanorhize, led by Christophe Jourdan (CIRAD) and William Arditi, this buried optical sensor continuously monitors root growth to assess the impact of fertilizers, irrigation, or drought, paving the way for more sustainable agriculture.

A project supported and recognized by the Montpellier University Innovation Hub.

Supported and recognized by Montpellier's University Innovation Cluster (PUI), Crusoé, developed by Claude Grison ( ChimEco laboratory), is a 100% natural and bio-based tiger mosquito repellent, inspired by the language of nature and respectful of the environment.

Hosted at the Innovation and Transfer Center (CIT) of the Balard chemical cluster, Womed was founded in 2018.

In partnership with theIBMM, Womed Leaf, a medical device to prevent intrauterine adhesions, while designing new solutions to treat fibroids, endometriosis, and uterine bleeding.

Founded in 2024 by Clélia Oliva, Terratis produces sterilized mosquitoes to reducethe Aedes albopictus population.

Supported by the Initium incubator and the Montpellier University Innovation Hub, the start-up will open a pilot bio-factory in 2026 and an industrial site by 2028 to increase its production.

Winner of the Montpellier Innovation Booster (BIM) award, Sarah Colombani, a research engineer at the PhyMedExp laboratory, is leading the OcciCal Therapeutics project. OcciCal Therapeutics, a start-up spun off fromInserm, CNRS, andthe University of Montpellier, which aims to develop an innovative treatment for a respiratory disorder that is common in hospitals.