Our service offer
You are: a researcher, a company, a a start-up
Developing and protecting your research results
- Detecting your research results with development potential.
- Managing intellectual property rights and development (search for partners, licensing).
- Investing in the maturation of your invention.
- Technological and legal watch, etc.
I have a project I want to declare an invention
Negotiating partnership research contracts
- Assessing the partnership and its different issues, and analyzing the technical, economic and legal risks.
- Negotiating with partners.
- Drafting and finalizing partnership contracts.
- Managing signing and traceability of the contracts.
- Assessing and monitoring the partnership.
- Advising on management of disputes, litigation and counterfeiting.
Developing your expertise
- Promoting your scientific expertise.
- Providing assistance throughout the setup of your collaborative projects.
- Negotiating partnership research contracts.
- Mapping your skills.
Advantages of AST
- A single point of contact.
- Our proximity: Based in Talence and Pau, we are in close geographical proximity to the laboratories.
- Our investment capacity: €14 million over the next three years for the maturation of your innovations.
- Our team of experts: Technology transfer, Legal, Intellectual property, Marketing, etc.
Support for innovation
- Support in your innovation process.
- Access to validated innovations – Aquitaine Science Transfert absorbs the risk related to proof of concept thanks to its investments in maturation.
- Access to cutting-edge scientific expertise.
- Investment in your innovation projects.
See our innovation offers I have a project
Partnering public research
- Identifying the relevant laboratory or laboratories.
- Drafting and finalizing partnership contracts.
- Managing signing and traceability of the contracts.
- Assessing and monitoring the partnership.
Advantages of AST
- Risk management: Our innovations are matured and tested thanks to our maturation investment fund.
- A single point of contact: AST is the sole patent manager and licensee.
- Time gains: Simple, faster procedures.
- Our knowledge of public research in the Aquitaine region.
- Support: A team of professionals at your side throughout our partnership.
Support for the creation of an innovative company
- Defining your business model.
- Providing assistance in setting up your team: founders, Advisory Board, partners, etc.
- Structuring your business plan.
- Financing, via an incubation grant (repayable advance).
Advantages of AST
- Risk assessment and control: Our financial advance is repayable only if your project is successful.
- Our experience: A team with a strong start-up experience.
- Networking: AST provides access to all our institutional and private partners (Bpifrance, technology parks, local authorities, investment funds, etc.).