5 projects supported by IncubAlliance Paris-Saclay awarded prizes at the 2026 State Innovation Competitions

September 28, 2026

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On Wednesday, September 16th, in Paris, the awards ceremony for the two components of the State Innovation Competitions, i-PhD and i-Lab, took place. It was an opportunity to celebrate all the winning startups and projects.

A ceremony under the banner of technological sovereignty and the ecological and digital transitions, in the presence of Anne Le Hénanff, Minister for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs, and Bruno Bonnell, Secretary General for Investment in charge of France 2030.

Among them, 5 winners supported by IncubAlliance Paris-Saclay, the Public Research Incubator, come from our University Innovation Hub (PUI) Innovation Alliance Université Paris-Saclay:

OMNIRIS

  • i-Lab Award Winner – Software platform for measuring and comparing the ESG commitments of financial institutions. CEA-List
  • Co-founders : Julien DEVRETON; Dalila GUESSOUM
  • Technology derived from: CEA List

ADAM

  • i-PhD Award Winner – Predictive maintenance using a behavioral digital twin automatically built through data analysis.
  • Founder: Yan Monier
  • Technology derived from: ENS Paris-Saclay

BLOOM INGREDIENTS

  • i-PhD Award Winner – Universal texturizer produced by precision fermentation, replacing controversial texturizers. Startup winner of the Starthèse program.
  • Founder Romain El Andaloussi
  • Technology derived from AgroParisTech

FAST WAVE

  • i-PhD Award Winner – High-fidelity tsunami risk simulation solution for insurers and reinsurers.
  • Co-founders: Thomas Melkior
  • Technology derived from : ENS Paris-Saclay

ASLAN

  • i-PhD Award Winner – Operational Intelligence for Critical Environments: AI Systems That Understand, Anticipate, and Act in the Real World.
  • Co-founders: Alexandre Lambert; Louis Guilard
  • Technology derived from: Inria Startup Studio.

Behind each of these successes: research and higher education institutions in Paris-Saclay committed to supporting project leaders. This synergy is the strength of our University Innovation Hub (PUI), led by the University of Paris-Saclay, and which IncubAlliance Paris-Saclay is proud to serve daily to propel deeptech entrepreneurship.

Congratulations to all the teams for this great achievement!