Entrepreneurship
The EBI seeks to awaken a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship among EBIsts. Awareness actions, training, projects, promotion of the National Student Entrepreneur Status, participation in student innovation competitions are very professionalizing and formative for future entrepreneurs. This strategy is bearing fruit: more than 2% of EBIsts have created their own business.
Entrepreneurship Concepts Challenge the marketing and business creation event
EBI’s pedagogy encourages the emergence of innovative projects throughout the curriculum, capitalizing on the acquisition of technical, project management and management skills. Each year, 12 groups of 4th year engineers (over 180 students) experiment with entrepreneurship and propose an innovative product or service concept combining scientific knowledge, marketing and business strategy. Each group pitches its project in front of a jury of professionals from industry, services or higher education, with the ambition of creating its start-up. The “Concepts of Entrepreneurship” Challenge represents a real challenge for the whole class: acquiring new business-oriented knowledge, meeting professionals in the field, developing soft skills and surpassing oneself. A great unifying moment in the life of EBIsts!
>>> the next “Concepts Entrepreneurship” Challenge will take place on Friday January 17, 2025 at the Medef auditorium in Paris.
More than 70 projects created every year by our engineering students
6 Themes Projects
- Food
- Cosmetic
- Environment
- Human and animal health
- Science for people
- Road safety
Thanks to our historical sponsors BNP PARIBAS and ROTARY CLUB.
6 entrepreneurial skills
- Marketing
- Ideation and creativity
- Financing
- Business plan
- Intellectual Property
- Project management
OP'N'SAFE
Eco-responsible car accessory to prevent accidents with other vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians when opening driver and passenger doors.
1st prize in the Road Safety 2023 innovation challenge
SO!CAP
A range of cosmeto-textiles whose flagship product is a stump cap.
1st prize Innovative concept U'Cosmetics 2023 for the second year running
Elix'Hydra
Post-tattoo care kit with "second skin" effect, composed of a moisturizing gel and a fixing spray.
U'Cosmetics 2022 Innovative Concept Award
The Little Bezhin
A vegan alternative to cheese made from fermented microalgae juice, a superfood rich in protein, carbohydrates, essential amino acids and trace elements, allergen-free, and tasty
No. 1 FooTech Challenge 2022
Docycl'
Sound strips to slow down cyclists and motorized personal transport device (MPD) users at intersections with bike lanes, to alert pedestrians.
2nd prize Challenge Innovation Sécurité Routière 2022 1st prize Grand Oral 2022
Ugia
Solid cosmetics for patients.
No. 2 Enactus 2022 "Innovating for ageing well" award
Piantaggine
Gluten-free fresh pasta made with fruit flour (banana, plantain, chestnut and apple) stuffed with tomatoes and mozzarella.
N°1 Pépite Ile de France 2021 - N°2 Coop2Boost 2021 - Finalist Ecotrophélia 2021
Goodb'Ice
Eco-responsible road salt produced from agro-industrial waste, used as an alternative to road salt.
1st prize Challenge Innovation Sécurité Routière 2020 Finalist Enactus 2021
Participate ? Sponsor ?
1/ Would you like to become a member of the jury of professionals and evaluate the students' projects? 2/ You want to sponsor the event? offer goodies? 3/ You wish to make a donation to support entrepreneurship?
