Office of Science and Technology Embassy of France in the USA

Support to creation

It is commonly allowed that only half of the new companies survive five years after their creation, whereas the success rate of the accompanied companies is of almost 70 - 85%. On the other hand, it is surely more objective of saying that many projects would not be born if they were not accompanied and that certain projects are saved from failure following a good advice at the good time.

Support can be carried out by several types of organizations, public, private or associative. These organizations generally work in close cooperation and also with their local or regional partners.

Organizations & Associations

The so-called “Incubateurs” in France have a different role than incubators in the U.S.They are involved in early stage projects,before the legal set-up of the company.They work closely with universities and research laboratories which are their founders and shareholders. American Incubators are translated into “Pépinières” in France.