ECTS
5 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Spring
Description
Are you a third-year undergraduate or first-year master's student in Languedoc-Roussillon? Would you like to work in small groups with students from other programs on a project based on an unused scientific patent? Would you like to be supported and challenged by professional business creation coaches? Sign up for PEPITE Patent Project to present an innovative business creation project based on the exploitation of a real patent provided by a local research team that will open its doors to you!
Why?
-Because you can start your own business regardless of your field of study
-To be selected by an incubator-type support structure
-To build a network in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation
What is the PEPITE Patent Project? A teaching unit consisting of key moments:
-a 3-day "tool training" seminar
-regular meetings with coaches
-deliverables to be submitted: summary note, market study, business plan
-a final 10-minute pitch to present your innovative business
Objectives
raise awareness among undergraduate and graduate students about the concepts of innovation, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship.
Have them work in project mode so that they can acquire knowledge on their own in:
-legal structure of companies - intellectual property - accounting and financial statements -marketing
-market research - business plan
Teaching hours
- Knowledge of the company and patent valuation - CMLecture42 hours
Knowledge assessment
Continuous assessment (work to be done individually, in pairs, or in groups of three):
-Conduct a critical reading of a scientific article in IMReD format.
-Conduct a statistical study and write a related "mini" article.