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4 questions to Régis Combaluzier, Head of EDF Pulse Incubation
Régis Combaluzier, the new head of EDF Pulse Incubation, talks to us about his objectives and vision for the incubator within the EDF Group.
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EDF Pulse Incubation wins a prize at the Corporate Startup Stars
Innovation is a cornerstone of corporate strategy, and EDF understands this! The Group is heavily involved in innovation issues and is a pioneer in new approaches, and was honoured at the ninth edition of the Corporate Start-up Stars on Thursday 4 December in Paris. It was an opportunity for the company to demonstrate its ability to innovate and collaborate with startups.
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Nicolas Brunn, from the DSEF (Sourcing, Economy, Finance Department), and Manon Vigoureux, from the AuRA (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Trade Department, are jointly responsible for the Neutre.eco project. In September 2024, they reached a crucial milestone by entering the TEST phase of the EDF Pulse Incubation entrepreneurial programme. This third phase is crucial for validating their concept in real-life conditions. They explain to us the major challenges they will have to face in the coming months if they are to continue within EDF Pulse Incubation and reach the final phase, the LAUNCH phase.
Nicolas Brunn and Manon Vigoureux come respectively from the EDF Group's Business Division, and more specifically the Sourcing Economy Finance Division and the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes Regional Division. Together, they lead the Neutre.eco project. In May 2024, they entered the MATCH phase of the EDF Pulse Incubation entrepreneurial programme. This second phase, out of a total of four stages, will enable them to assess the commercial feasibility of the project. Today, they take a look back at their journey, to explain their offer and future plans.
Mai Carion, Philippe Veyan and Arnaud Vazeille initiated the tipienergy project and joined the EDF Pulse Incubation entrepreneurial programme in March 2023. They have just entered the TEST phase, the third stage of the incubation process. They tell us about the major challenges they will have to face in the coming months to continue within EDF Pulse Incubation and reach the final phase, LAUNCH.
Rebecca Toth is CEO of Yxir, the EDF Group subsidiary specialising in artificial intelligence to improve the performance of industrial companies. On the occasion of International Women's Rights Day, she looks back on her career as a woman engineer, entrepreneur and manager.
EDF Pulse Incubation has been running for nearly 6 years. With nearly 15 projects incubated since its creation and no fewer than 7 subsidiaries created, the program enables EDF Group employees to experience a real entrepreneurial adventure and create new businesses capable of changing the world. How do you explain the program's success? Firstly because of its openness to the outside world.
Benoit CHARRIER and Antoine BATARD joined the EDF Pulse Incubation intrapreneurship program in March 2023 with their Synapse project. At the end of the year, the Board of Investors decided not to continue incubating the project. Here's a look back at the entrepreneurial adventure of the two project leaders.
Nikoletta Belkheiri and Vincent Vidal are incubation project managers at EDF Pulse Incubation, the EDF Group's entrepreneurial programme. They support the incubated projects’ teams throughout their time at the incubator. They explain their missions and take the opportunity to offer a few tips to entrepreneurs.
Catherine Jouny is the new Head of EDF Pulse Incubation. She explains her ambitions for EDF Group’s incubator.