Launched as part of the Grand Lille Committee, FORCE AWARDS Hauts-de-France announces its seventh annual awards ceremony with the support of MEDEF Hauts-de-France, in the presence of its president, Patrice Pennel, and in partnership with Entreprises et Cités. This edition will be held at La Chaufferie in Tourcoing on November 25 as part of the regional innovation meetings. The 2021 sponsor is Jonathan Stauber, CEO of ImaBiotech.
The FORCE AWARDS cover three competitions that reflect different types of collaboration between academic research and businesses:
- DOC’Force: thesis in collaboration with a company
- Force’PARTNERS: partnership project between business and academic research
- Force’START-UP: creation of start-ups based on research
The prize awarded to each winner is €3,000.
In addition, there is a Grand Jury Prize of €10,000, which may be awarded to one of the winners, as well as an Audience Award of €1,000.