The regional TTO system has launched at least 533 businesses since 2014 and now anchors a deep tech drive sponsored by Bpifrance.
France’s regionalised system of tech transfer offices Réseau Satt has passed the 500-spinout landmark.
In its annual figures for the year ending July 1, 2020, Réseau Satt revealed it has launched a total of 533 businesses since it was founded in 2014.
A total of 115 new spinouts were established during the 2019-20 financial year, along with 168 new licence agreements and 2,368 pre-spinout projects.
The TTOs have poured €466m ($551m at today’s exchange rate) into maturing…