Interview with Odile Dubois who joined the team POI CY Transfer 21 May 2024.
Could you describe in a few words your professional career until today
I came from a general training course in Business School and Sciences Po Paris, which allowed me to have a very diverse career. I started my career in the electrical equipment industry, specialized in fire safety equipment, at LEGRAND and then at a subsidiary of EATON. I went through all positions related to the sales, communication, event, product marketing or corporate.
Since I found myself elected from my municipality in the meantime, I discovered thelocal economic developmentand I turned towards this sector in 2002. I contributed to the conversion of an industrial wasteland and the creation of two local economic development agencies in the Auvergne Rhône Alpes region.
I then seized an opportunity to go to Canada where I was an advisor to the Quebec Ministry of the Economy in positions related to thepromotionorfinancing technological innovation.
I had to go back to France in 2019 and reinserted myself into similar posts,CNRSandCeremawhere I developed thetechnological start-ups acceleration system.
Could you tell us more about the major projects that await you as part of the University Innovation Centre CY Transfer ?
I'm joining him. POI CY Transfer forincrease the efficiency and effectiveness of innovation support actions within the territorycovered by members of the POI. It will strengthen and increase thepartnership researchandtechnology transfer with impact, at the service of society.
My main mission isinterfaceonbusiness needsandacademic and technological offer of our laboratoriesand technology platforms.
Through the POI, the university wants to strengthen its anchor in the territory. We will implement mechanisms and programmes allowing local actors, companies or local authorities to facilitate access to our scientific and technological expertise.
For this we have several tools or devices of which some are already in action like theCIREX, which allow companies to deploy a collaborative research project quickly with the support of our research structures (lab, PFT) and the employment of dedicated staff (engineer, post-doc or doctoral). Over the last four years, this CIREX programme has contributed to thelift more than 4M€and generated3 patents.
We will also continue to create «industrial clubs» on strategic lines in 4 areas that cross the specialties of our laboratories:cosmetics, water, safety, advanced mobility. This will help to gather the needs of companies and local actors in these fields, to bring them together and to bring about the emergence of partnership research centres of excellence while promoting technology transfer.
Thank you Odile for this clear and super accurate exchange.
We wish you every success in these exciting projects.
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