hackAtech - Shake science. Shape innovation.

Changed on 02/01/2020

54 hours to bring out startup projects from Inria technologies: this is the challenge launched by the Inria Lille - Nord Europe center with the first hackAtech, whose sprint will take place from 5 to 7 March 2020 at the Palais de la Bourse - CCI Grand Lille.

The hackAtech is at the crossroads of a Startup Weekend and a technological hackathon. It is a new format of innovation whose particularity is to offer to the participants the opportunity to create startup projects with numerical technologies alongside researchers and scientists.

The goal of hackAtech?

Federate 150 participants to "hack" technologies and build new startups projects. The projects emerge from both technologies and digital expertise developed by Inria, and commercial problems proposed by major groups.
This Inria Lille - Nord Europe initiative, which is intended to be deployed in the other Inria centers, is part of Inria's startup strategy. It breaks down into 3 phases:

Preparatory events: workshops to discover technologies and expertise, and give free rein to his creativity. October to January
Sprint: 54 hours to test the projects viability, relying on Inria expertise. March 5-7, 2020
Post-event support, in connection with partners involved in the partner challenges

Practical information

You want more information or to participate in the hackAtech sprint from 5th to 7th March 2020 ?
Contact us: hackatech-lille@inria.fr