“There is immense potential for microalgae. Our field is global.”

On October 15, 2019, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole signed the French Professional Urban Farming Association charter. The goal is to support producers by reinforcing their ties with residents.

Founded in August 2019 in Montpellier, LoopEat is committed to the fight against wasting resources. The company launched a crowdfunding campaign with Les Coursiers Montpelliérains to develop meal delivery with reusable containers.

Ranked #5 CHU in France, the hospital combines research dynamics, innovation, and care quality. A springboard into tomorrow’s medicine, the CHU helps make Montpellier Métropole an area for excellence in health as well as company and job creation.

The Montpellier tramway becomes a mobile startup incubator to bring innovation stakeholders and company creators together, across all business sectors in the territory. The event then continues at the Montpellier Métropole building.

The Social Cup raises young people’s awareness about social entrepreneurship by encouraging them to work on projects together. Its 5th edition in Montpellier features group intelligence sessions and a “Creathon” from September to December 2019.

With its fast growth in the e-learning sector, Studi offers 100 free online training courses for residents of Montpellier’s priority neighborhoods. The courses are part of Studi’s commitment to the Companies and Neighborhoods Charter signed in 2016.

From late September to mid-October, the Métropolisme Festival at Tropisme Hall examined issues and technologies for the smart city of tomorrow. Here are some high points from the event in Montpellier that attracted 11,000 people.

Karim Khenissi is one of the pillars of the Creative City. He oversees the Icônes network, which is setting up four schools on the campus. This is the fruit of continued deployment for ICC training in France, and now in Canada.