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Launch of NETVA 2018: a training program that provides exposure to the North-American market for early-stage, innovative deep tech startups
March 15, 2018
The NETVA program (New Technology Venture Accelerator) provides French early-stage, innovative deep tech startups with a customized support program that helps them analyze opportunities and build technological partnerships in the U.S. and Canada. This program is implemented by the Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France in the U.S. and of the Embassy of France in Canada in four different locations: Boston, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Toronto. The primary goal of this program is to help selected startups build an international development strategy.

The NETVA program targets French startups from all industries, which stem from or closely collaborate with the French research ecosystem and which are developing innovative, high added value products, in order to help them define their market approach in North America.

The call for applications for the 2018 edition opened on February 14 and will close on March 31, 2018. Please visit the program website to apply: www.netvafrance.com.

Startups will be selected by a jury composed of French experts followed by a North-American jury in May 2018. Laureates will benefit from a customized program in three steps:
1. A training seminar in Paris on market strategy in North America (June 19-21, 2018)
2. Continuing support from a North-American mentor who will help them better understand the North-American environment and identify potential partnerships
3. An immersion week in one of the most vibrant ecosystems of the U.S. and Canada: Massachusetts (Boston), Silicon Valley (San Francisco), Washington D.C. or Ontario (Toronto) from October 15 to 19, 2018
During the immersion week, laureates will participate in seminars to learn more about how they could adapt their business strategy to the North-American market, meet with key actors in their field, and present their project at dedicated events.

NETVA is a unique opportunity for French deep tech startups to benefit from training and contacts through the support of experienced local actors who specialize in business development in the U.S. and Canada.

Since its creation in 2010, the NETVA program supported more than 100 startups. Each cohort benefited from the assistance of more than 30 experts and mentors, who provided advice and contacts, as well as from members of the NETVA team in each location. The NETVA team arranged personal appointments for each startup and provided exposure and networking opportunities through the large network of contacts of the Embassies of France in North America.

The Offices for Science and Technology of the Embassies of France in the U.S. and in Canada rely on the support of some thirty partners to implement the NETVA program, including the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Bpifrance, Business France and Inria.

For more information:
Please visit the official website of the NETVA program: www.netvafrance.com

Press release - NETVA 2018

Contact: contact@netvafrance.com
Europe VS USA Startup Pitch Battle at MassChallenge
September 11, 2017
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Join us for this EUROPEAN-AMERICAN PITCH BATTLE!

When: Thursday, Oct 26, 2017 - from 4:15pm to 6:00pm
Where: MassChallenge, 23 Drydock Avenue, Boston
What: Pitch Battle bringing together European startups and American startups from Masschallenge
Free event followed by networking
Registration

This free event will bring together some of the most promising European entrepreneurs and brilliant American entrepreneurs from MassChallenge, for a friendly elevator pitch contest.

The selected entrepreneurs will get 90 seconds to pitch and convince the audience: 10 American startups will showcase the art of pitching in the US, and 10 European startups will try to match up with them! The winners will receive a symbolic cash prize, and the networking session afterwards will offer everyone the possibility to discuss business culture differences and the opportunity to meet with potential investors.

Feel free to join this opportunity to develop a growing network across the Atlantic.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

4:15 PM: Welcome
4:30 PM: Opening Words (Director of MassChallenge and Ambassador of France to the US)
4:45 PM *** GAME 1 *** TEAM USA n°1 vs TEAM EUROPE n°1
5:05 PM *** Half Time *** Vote for your favorite pitch!
5:15 PM *** GAME 2 *** TEAM EUROPE n°2 vs TEAM USA n°2
5:35 PM *** End *** Vote for your favorite pitch!
Cash prize awaits winners!
5:40 PM - 6:00 PM *** Networking ***

Each people in the audience will be able to vote for their favorite participant. Come join us for what promises to be an incredible opportunity to engage with International entrepreneurs in a fun and dynamic environment!

This event will be held at MassChallenge's headquarters in the vibrant Boston's Innovation District. Their dedicated team continues to support entrepreneurship and innovation all over the world, and their headquarters in Boston has reinvigorated and empowered the global entrepreneurship ecosystem.

This event is presented by Healthy Roots, hosted at MassChallenge, and sponsored by:
NETVA 2017: 20 High-Tech French Startups heading to North America!
June 21, 2017
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2017 NETVA Laureates
Going to Boston
Going to San Francisco
Going to Toronto
Going to Washington, DC
About NETVA
In 2017, 107 young innovative companies applied to the French national competition to participate in the NETVA program. These candidates went through two selection processes, the first taking place in Paris, and the second in one of the four NETVA cities: Boston, San Francisco, Toronto and Washington, DC. The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and its partners are proud to present the 20 French startups which have been selected to take part in the 2017 edition of NETVA which offers a personalized support program in order to familiarize them with the North American markets.

2017 NETVA Laureates

Going to Boston
- Accelad : first software assistant for electronics engineers
- Airthium : high-efficiency compressed air energy storage
- Dynacure new treatments for patients affected by serious orphan disorders, for certain neuromuscular diseases
- Innopain develops an alternative to morphine and opiates for acute and chronic severe pain treatment
- Op2Lysis the first medical treatment designed to remove the hematoma formed in the brain in patients with an hemorrhagic stroke
Going to San Francisco
- Carthera : high intensity contact ultrasound interstitial medical device
- Cell Constraint & Cancer : disruptive innovation in oncology constraint field to change the phenotype of cancer tissue
- Earthcube enables global monitoring of your activities and the environment relevant to you, increases satellite and airborne imagery accessibility thanks to the latest artificial intelligence developments
- iExec : blockchain-based distributed cloud platform
- LightOn develops novel optics-based computing hardware
Going to Toronto
- Alkion BioInnovations has developed and patented a R&D platform to obtain highly valuable natural non-GMO ingredients/biomass for the nutritional & non-cosmetic fragrance markets
- MilliDrop : major advance in culture automation and high-throughput analysis in microbiology
- NFC Interactive : proximity technologies, software solutions in areas such as industry, commerce and event management
- ORFEA Acoustique Développement develops Silent Space, a sound masking technology to limit obtrusive noise in open plan work space
- Scortex : harnessing the power of deep learning, we provide a turnkey smart visual inspection solution as a service for manufacturing
Going to Washington, DC
- Diabeloop : artificial pancreas project to fight type 1 diabetes
- Irisiome : innovative tunable fiber laser solutions for science and industry, such as laser tatoo removal
- Lybero.net : uses the latest advances in research to provide IT security solutions
- Uwinloc : the only IoT indoor location solution using battery-less tags
- Vaonis : the world's most compact telescope
About NETVA

Since 2010, NETVA has supported 88 startups. It is organized by the Office for Science and Technology of the French Embassy in the United States, in partnership with a total of thirty partners such as the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation, Bpifrance, Business France, Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur de la France, Inria. More info : [https://www.netvafrance.com/] - contact [at] netvafrance.com

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