Scaling up for the creation of tech start-ups. In the digital sector, a start-up project is primarily a means of conducting a project by exploring dimensions outside R&D, whether this is in terms of understanding the needs of users or potential clients, putting in place a marketing strategy or accessing funding for the commercial roll-out of products or services based on these technologies. The actual impact of software technology, which undergoes significant changes when it leaves the world of research, will depend on the presence of talented individuals: digital start-ups make it possible to link these “plastic” technol- ogies with skills, thus helping to bring about these changes. For these reasons, start-up projects are a potent way to transfer technology in the digital sector, and Inria will make increasing the creation of tech start-ups a priority when it comes to its transfer policy. Inria will implement a comprehensive, end-to-end system for scaling up in the creation of tech start-ups beginning life primarily within its research teams, including those led by young scientists or, more generally, promising talent “passing through” Inria (PhD students, postdoc researchers, engineers, entrepreneurs in residence). This end-to-end system will include:
