About

Neovia Innovation is a company operating in the digital sector, specialised in research and innovation projects.

From design to implementation and exploitation, we have been carrying out projects in collaboration with French, European and international ecosystems for over ten years.

Our services cover a broad range of activities at the core of projects: co-development of technical roadmaps and funding strategies, identification and analysis of calls for proposals, project preparation, project management, creation and facilitation of thematic communities, organisation of events, development and implementation of communication, dissemination and exploitation strategies, environmental impact assessment, and training.

Neovia Innovation has expertise in the main research and innovation funding programmes, including those of the European Commission, the French National Research Agency (ANR), BPIFrance, and regional support schemes.

We build long-term relationships with our partners and are committed to developing an in-depth knowledge and expertise in the scientific fields in which we operate: high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), digital research infrastructures, and scientific data services (including EOSC).

Our company is a member of the French Association of Innovation Consultants (ACI), where it co-coordinates the Research, Innovation and Investment Projects Commission. It is also a founding member of the European Association of Innovation Consultants (EAIC), where it leads the Artificial Intelligence Working Group. Neovia Innovation is also a member of the European Technology Platform for High Performance Computing (ETP4HPC).

Our company and its consultants are listed by BPIFrance and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region as accredited providers within the European project support schemes.

Who are we?

Meet the team

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Founder of Neovia Innovation, with a degree in mathematics and numerical analysis, he has led multiple technological R&D teams and collaborative projects within French and Anglo-Saxon organisations.

Thierry Bidot

Director – European R&I Strategy and Partnerships

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Expert in the preparation and management of collaborative projects, and coordinator of R&I ecosystems.

Corentin Lefèvre

Expert in Project Development, Management and Network Coordination

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Designs, coordinates and implements communication strategies, both digital and event-related, for R&I projects.

Emilie Germetz

Communication and Events Specialist

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Specialist in European research policies and institutional coordination (IR Data Terra, DestinE, ACTRIS, EOSC).

Caroline Blanke

Partnerships and Business Development Liason

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Specialist in the preparation and management of European and French projects in the fields of HPC, FAIR data and digital infrastructures. He co-designs and delivers training on funding mechanisms and the management of collaborative projects.

Florian Piffet

R&I Project Manager and Training Consultant

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Specialised in the structuring, management and monitoring of collaborative projects.

Clémentine Ferré

R&I Project Manager

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Involved in the identification, structuring and monitoring of R&I projects, particularly in connection with scientific data infrastructures and services.

Valentin Jay-Blanchard

R&I Project Manager – Intercommunity Cooperation

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Specialised in communication strategy, multimedia content production and the dissemination of scientific results.

Jacques Tissot

Senior Communication Expert

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PhD in digital communications and qualified to supervise research, former deputy head of a research laboratory at CNAM, and currently a European expert in AI and high-performance computing.