Working in close collaboration with the laboratories and clinical units of the Imagine Institute, and in coordination with the technology transfer offices of Imagine’s founding members, the teams of the Innovation and Technology Transfer Department intervene in an integrated manner at several levels.
One of the Department’s key challenges is to develop an in-depth understanding of the research projects conducted within the Institute. Close relationships and mutual trust between the technology transfer teams and the research teams are essential to identify high-potential projects, to demonstrate the value and relevance of moving research results toward patenting, partnerships, clinical development or start-up creation, and to encourage researchers to rely on our expertise for support in securing funding and industrial partners.
Early Development
Grant office
The Grant Office team supports researchers in identifying, securing and managing funding for their projects. It circulates relevant funding opportunities and assists project leaders at every stage of the grant application process: eligibility assessment, scientific review, preparation of the administrative file, budget development, and integration of ethical, impact, technology transfer and dissemination requirements. Once funding has been awarded, the team ensures the administrative and financial management of the grants.
Industrial Partnerships
The Industrial Partnerships team identifies, assesses and supports the development and valorization of high-potential innovative projects. It negotiates collaboration agreements with private and public partners, and supports researchers throughout their projects to foster the emergence of concrete innovations for the benefit of patients.
Bioentrepreneurship
The Bioentrepreneurship team supports the translation of research into value through the creation of companies stemming from research on rare genetic diseases. It oversees the operational management and coordination of the Bioentrepreneurs Launchpad training program, reviews and supports projects incubated within the Springboard program dedicated to the emergence of deeptech start-ups, and also ensures the follow-up of the Institute’s spin-off start-ups.
Clinical Research
The Clinical Research team coordinates, together with the co-founding institutions, the conduct of clinical studies on rare genetic diseases. It is structured into three complementary sub-teams: the Sponsorship Unit, which leads or facilitates the operational and regulatory conduct of studies (translational, interventional, observational and real-world); the Investigation Unit, which manages the on-site administrative and operational aspects of clinical studies, in direct interaction with patients, medical teams and industrial or academic sponsors; and the Regulatory Unit, which oversees specific procedures with various regulatory authorities (French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, French Biomedicine Agency, European Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products, etc.) and coordinates the management of human biological collections.
Learn more about the Clinical Research Team at the Imagine Institute
Learn more about the clinical research conducted at the Imagine Institute
