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Entrepreneur in Résidence – chemistry F/M

Description

  • Published date : Oct 8, 2026
  • Contract : Mission
  • Place : Pau (France)
  • Status : -

Main mission

The Entrepreneur in Residence will play a key role in engaging, and supporting academic researchers, in close collaboration with laboratories and connecting the academic world with keys stakeholders of the chemistry sector

 

1. Project Support and Structuring

  • Assess the technological and market potential of 10 to 20 projects
  • Challenge projects on technical maturity, value proposition, positioning, and competition
  • Provide strategic input on business models and valorization options (licensing, startup creation, partnerships, prospects)

 

2. Ecosystem Mobilization

  • Engage a network of industrial, investor, and institutional partners
  • Facilitate connections between laboratories, startups, and companies in the sector

Qualification level

  • Experienced business profile with strong expertise in innovation applied to polymers, materials, and organic chemistry
  • Good understanding of academic research and ability to engage with scientists
  • Skilled at communicating, inspiring, and mobilizing around ambitious projects
  • Experience within deeptech ecosystems and a strong active professional network in the chemistry industry

  

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