The TEAM incubator at Mines Saint-Étienne supports startups and entrepreneurs in turning their ideas into tangible technological solutions. Embedded at the heart of the School, it provides privileged access to research platforms, scientific expertise, and a national and international innovation network.
Scientific Mentoring
Our Experts Advise You
Funding Search
Specific Support to Accelerate
Access to Campuses & Infrastructures
Our Resources to Accelerate
Networking and Partnerships
Multiply Opportunities
- We challenge your technology and guide you in your strategic and technical choices.
- We give you access to our digital tools and research or industrial equipment to accelerate the development of your MVP, POC or prototypes.
- You evolve at the heart of a stimulating ecosystem and multiply opportunities for scientific, academic, and industrial connections while expanding your network.
- You are supported and promoted by one of the best engineering schools in France.
- You are eligible for the IMT Digital and Industry fund.
Transform Your Project into Industrial Success!
Our added value lies in our support focused on developing your innovation in connection with the scientific community of our School.
EXPERT PATHWAY
3 times a year
334 € HT/month
A committee is convened to challenge one or more identified issues.
COLLAB’ PATHWAY
Once a month
234 € HT/month
A teacher-researcher accompanies you continuously.
Startups, Accelerate Your R!
A Turnkey Support for Your Growth
Scientific Mentoring
To make the right choices, be challenged on your innovation, prepare for collaboration with a research department
Strategic Monitoring
The TEAM facilitator pilots your support, identifies opportunities, and activates resources adapted to your needs.
Funding Levers
Honor loans of up to €60k through the Digital Industry funds.
Introductions to investor networks.
Powerful Resources
- Digital tools
Access to the School’s intranet, academic search engines, press, secure storage, Office suite, AWS credits… - Work spaces
Meeting rooms and collaborative spaces on our campuses. - Events networking
Participation in TEAM conferences, forums, round tables, and meetups. - Academic collaborations
Privileged access to engineering students for internships and projects.
A Unique Business Network
- Connection with our partner companies of the School and IMT.
- Access to industrial partners and local, national, and European innovation ecosystems.
- Visibility opportunities at major events with financial support (Vivatech, Bitz Pretzels, etc.).
Our Areas of Expertise
In Gardanne
Aix-Marseille-Provence Campus
- Microelectronics and Bioelectronics
- IoT and Mobility
- Networks and Telecommunications
- Industrial Engineering / Industry 4.0
In Saint-Étienne
Historic Site
- Materials, Matter Interaction and Behavior, Corrosion and Stress
- Alloy, Advanced (Additive) Metal and Ceramic Manufacturing, Sustainable Materials
- Energy, Decarbonization, Matter Interaction
- AI, Semantic Web, Mathematics, CSR, Digital Twin, Agility, Environment
In Saint-Étienne
Health and Innovation Campus
- Medical Devices, Health Simulation and Flow
- Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials
- Soft Tissue Biomechanics
- Toxicology of Inhaled Particles
In Lyon-Charbonnières
At the Digital Region Campus
- Industry 4.0, Operational Excellence and Digital LEAN.
- Additive Manufacturing, 3D Scanning and Laser Cutting.
- Robotics, Cobotics and Autonomous Vehicles.
- Augmented Reality and Manufacturing Execution System.
Learn More
Benefit from the strength of the IMT schools network: reserved competitions, visibility and participation in national and international fairs, fundraising assistance (honor loans, connections with investment funds), online meetups…
Join the Incubator
We support your projects over a 12-month period (renewable).
During this period, you can develop your technological building blocks and your market access by leveraging the expertise and network of the École des Mines de Saint-Étienne.
Interested? Then go for it!
- Contact the team.
- Prepare your application file.
- Discuss with our experts to validate the support
Contact Us
Call for applications from March 16 to April 24, 2026.