Normandie Incubation contributes to the creation of startups companies based on innovative projects issued of research labs.
In the year 2000, GANIL with the university (UCBN) and the engineer school (ENSICAEN) founded the incubator "Normandie Incubation".
The main goal of this structure is to help to the development of innovative projects coming from or bounded to the academic research. After a selection trough an independent comity, the projects become companies, and stay in the incubator about two years.
In 2012, a new possibility was offered to new starting projects, consisting in a set oh helps for maturation in the labs, to validate some criteria before the projects come in the incubator.
The direction of the incubator and most of the projects are located in the CIT (500m from GANIL) two or three projects are still accommodated in the GANIL.
The chairmanship alternates between the founding members; in 2013, Pierre SINEUX, head of the university (UCBN, Université de Caen-Basse Normandie) is the chairman of the incubator; next year, Florent STALEY, Director of GANIL will succeed him in 2014.
Up to now, 63 projects were selected, and more than 50 startup companies were created (offering more than 280 new jobs)
Created in 2004, the company works on innovativ process for mastering of CD, DVD and any optical device
2004-2005
Created in 2005, Quertech Ingenierie works on implantation of nitrogen ions in aluminium, using ECR sources, to enhance the hardness of aluminium.
2006-2008
Created in 2007, the Star Nav company is expert in star tracking systems.
EYE TRACKER: human machine interface system based on the eye movements
2007-2009
Created in 2008, Inphynix is involved in sensors and mesuring, specially in the domain of very low magnetic fields
2009-2011
The BIOTIC project works on mesuring some physiological parameters in animal health (horse, cows...)
2009-2011
Ophtimalia develops, industrializes and commercializes innovative electronic solutions dedicated to the diagnostics and the treatment of eye pathologies. Initially, Ophtimalia focuses on portable systems measuring the intra-ocular pressure continously, to assist in the diagnostics and treatment of glaucoma
2009-2011
AYKOW has developed a radon detector, and provides systems to monitor and optimize the radon mitigation process
2010-2012
GREENSYSTECH SAS is a french startup based in Caen that operates in clean technologies for electronics applications. Founded by an R&D engineer from the semiconductor industry, some of its projects are realised in partnership with public research laboratories or innovative companies.
2011-2013
The project Engineering Composite 3D (EC3D) concerns the conception and the development of new core materials from a wide range of material (thermoplastic, aluminium alloy, carbon fibre...). The purpose is to elaborate structures presenting an improved performance-to-weight ratio with regard to the conventional honeycomb, for structural applications within sandwiches materials in wide-ranging domains (aeronautical, rail, wind energy, transport, water sport...).
2012-2014
HPE Ingredients is a new project, which was selected in September 2012 for the incubator.
The aim of this project is to work on a bio-technological innovation concerning characterization and extraction of interesting molecules from snails
2013-2015
Orthonova is a project which was selected in March 2013.
The aim of this project is:
A new generation of hip prosthesis for patients under 65 years old
