Why startup studios are the ultimate builders of deep tech ventures

Studios offer early access to industrial and tech partnerships. The path to market in deep tech requires collaboration with tier 1 players in manufacturing, supply chains and regulatory bodies. Without these connections, startups face bottlenecks in prototyping and production scaling. Studios pre-negotiate industry partnerships, ensuring portfolio companies can integrate into value chains. Read on Forbes (Mar 2025, 🇬🇧).


A deep tech-driven public policy engine: The case of Southeast Asia

Governments worldwide, including the US, France, and Singapore, are increasingly implementing policies to encourage entrepreneurship as a key driver of economic development and job creation. This proactive stance is evident in both established and emerging startup ecosystems, where regions and cities are focused on nurturing small businesses and promoting innovation. Read on Forbes (Sept 2024, 🇬🇧).


Generative venture studios: a value-booster for frontier tech

The venture studio ⚒ model capitalizes on emerging transformational technologies and their capacity to serve as generative mechanisms for disruptive innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities. Studios set themselves apart through deep expertise, bespoke resources and cultures. They are great frameworks to develop frontier technologies.
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RĂ©gulation des stablecoins : l’Europe comme compĂ©titeur stratĂ©gique ?

Cet article exammine le contexte technico-financier, l’écosystĂšme d’innovation et les politiques monĂ©taires qui informent l’émergence des crypto-actifs, revenant sur la publication du premier cadre rĂ©gulatoire europĂ©en sur le sujet. L’avĂšnement des blockchains permet Ă  l’industrie financiĂšre de tester l’émergence d’une nouvelle architecture dĂ©centralisĂ©e.
TĂ©lĂ©charger l’article (2020, FR) 👉 https://bit.ly/39DWpFo


Climat & Californie, notes diplomatiques publiques dans la perspective de la COP21

Note #1 - Engagements politiques et scientifiques en Californie
Note #2 - Modèles climatiques et zooms académiques
Note #3 - Entretiens au laboratoire national Lawrence-Berkeley

Série de notes “Climat et Californie” proposant trois regards choisis sur les dynamiques californiennes à l’Ɠuvre en matière de politique scientifique et climatique, en amont de la COP21.
Téléchargez les notes ici :
Note #1 (2015, FR) 👉 https://bit.ly/3pP2Co3
Note #2 (2015, FR) 👉 https://bit.ly/3GDAU3q
Note #3 (2015, FR) 👉 https://bit.ly/3GAAk6M


Impression 3D: les prĂ©misses d’une nouvelle (r)Ă©volution industrielle ?

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3D printing is a fast-emerging technology increasingly used for the mass customization, production of any types of open source designs in the field of agriculture, in healthcare, automotive industry, locomotive industry and aviation industries. 3D printing developments offer a wide range of industrial benefits but are still limited by major technical and scalability challenges.
Download the report (2014, FR) 👉 https://bit.ly/3DoIQmM


Silicon Valley, Ă©picentre mondial de l’innovation

Avec une productivitĂ© Ă©conomique deux fois supĂ©rieure Ă  la moyenne nationale amĂ©ricaine, championne des brevets et des TIC, la baie de San Francisco draine nombre de startups. MĂȘme si le secteur rete exigeant, le marchĂ© est accessible aux entrepreneurs innovants. Un dossier spĂ©cial Les Echos Entrepreneurs, dĂ©clinĂ© en quatre volets.
AccĂ©der au dossier (2014, FR) 👉 https://bit.ly/3yKZrCi


Entrepreneurs français dans la Silicon Valley: existe-t-il une potion magique ?

De nombreux entrepreneurs français viennent se jeter dans le grand bain de la Silicon Valley. Pour y rĂ©ussir, s’agit-il de transposer, d’associer ou d’imiter ? Retour d’expĂ©rience non exhaustif sur l’arrivĂ©e des start-up françaises sur le marchĂ© de la “tech” made in Silicon Valley. Un dossier spĂ©cial Les Echos Entrepreneurs, dĂ©clinĂ© en cinq volets.
AccĂ©der au dossier (2014, FR) 👉 https://bit.ly/39Hm8N2


Financement du photovoltaĂŻque: les modĂšles californiens

Leader amĂ©ricain en matiĂšre d’énergies renouvelables, la Californie fait la part belle au solaire photovoltaĂŻque dans son mix Ă©nergĂ©tique. CapacitĂ© d’innovation, forte volontĂ© politique et mise en place de mĂ©canismes incitatifs innovants sont les trois facteurs clĂ©s expliquant ce dynamisme. Tour d’horizon d’un marchĂ© solaire photovoltaĂŻque californien en pleine Ă©bullition.
TĂ©lĂ©charger l’article (2014, FR) 👉 https://bit.ly/3lu5hjF


Le stockage distribuĂ©, de l’intelligence dans le rĂ©seau

Les USA affichent une volontĂ© ferme de dĂ©velopper le stockage distribuĂ© d’énergie, un terme derriĂšre lequel se cache la gestion intelligente des diffĂ©rentes technologies de stockage rĂ©parties en divers points du rĂ©seau. Une filiĂšre prometteuse, en rĂ©ponse Ă  la sophistication et Ă  la multiplication des sources d’énergie. TĂ©lĂ©charger l’article (2014, FR) 👉 https://bit.ly/38697wh


Aspects of energy modelling for urban districts: a scalable model

District energy systems are reviewed to provide the reader with an overview of available technologies and energy modelling approaches on a neighborhood scale. Simple engineering tools, notions of systems and literature references to deepen the analysis are given. The report details energy systems and modelling challenges for the inexperienced engineer willing to quickly handle some basics of district energy study.
Download the report (2011, EN) 👉 https://bit.ly/3pRCQj2