Ambition

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For many years, with support from the France 2030 programme, the University of Bordeaux has prioritised innovation as its third mission, after training and research. The University is looking to step up its public-private partnerships, to work with research laboratories and help them come up with innovative ideas, and to promote entrepreneurship. The University of Bordeaux and its partners help to strengthen the region’s focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, including in ways that promote smooth social and environmental transitions.

  • Strategy

    At the University of Bordeaux, promoting innovation translates to effectively using the results of research into excellence obtained in its laboratories and on its platforms. The goal of the approach is to speed up social and technological progress while supporting the environmental transition.

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  • Innovation in all its forms

    The University of Bordeaux cultivates the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship among its lecturer-researchers, researchers, students and administrative staff, which creates room for progress in technology, medicine and society.

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  • Large-scale programmes

    A number of large-scale programmes help the University to support innovation projects, to contribute to cultural and organisational change, and to play its role of leader of the academic ecosystem in the region.

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  • Stepping up measures

    The University of Bordeaux offers scientific and student communities various solutions to encourage and promote innovation. The communities are able to make the most of targeted awareness-raising campaigns and an environment conducive to exploring new ideas.

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  • Ecosystem

    The University of Bordeaux fosters close, long-term relationships with businesses of all sizes. With its strong local roots, the University has formed an ecosystem allowing it to offer a range of services that meet the needs of various socio-economic players: services, research partnerships, initial and life-long training, and sponsorship initiatives.

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Innovation news

    • Research
    • International
    • Innovation

    From PhD thesis to start-up: the screen of the future invented in Bordeaux

    During his PhD at the ICMCB, Romain Futsch worked on materials capable of changing colour when an electrical current is applied. Together with his...

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    • Research
    • Innovation

    An ERC-funded solution to accelerate diagnosis using cardiac MRI

    The European Research Council (ERC) announced the winners of the "ERC Proof of Concept 2025" call for proposals on January 27th 2026. Aurélien...

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    • Research
    • Innovation

    Chemistry: Rosa Diego Creixenti and Manon Pujol set matter in motion

    The two postdoctoral researchers at the University of Bordeaux are among the 34 winners of the 2025 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talent...

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Key figures

  • 470

    patents

    in the university's portfolio

  • 144

    pieces of software

  • 2nd

    among the top French universities

    in the INPI ranking (2023)

  • 70

    startups created

    since 2014

  • 392

    students with SNEE (National student-entrepreneur status)

    supported by Pépite ECA (the Student-Entrepreneurs network) of the University of Bordeaux

  • 165

    students

    supported by the UBee Lab incubator