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The new call for projects Yei 09 is open until november 23rd 2008. Laureates will benefit from travels to France, free coaching and mentoring and access to seed funding , Apply online.


COMING EVENTS (organized by YEi and our French Partners)
- Workshop on innovation in life Sciences in France @ the French Embassy on november 14 2008 with NIH researchers, students and partners on november 14th, Contact us for more information

- Home Sweet Home Workshops " Home Sweet Home - The provence partnership " meet with successful franco american entrepreneurs, investors and mentors , identify business opportunity. Meet the Provence team at two workshops, on november 17th with a focus on Mobile Contents & NFC" in Palo Alto, in san Francisco on novemver 20th with a focus on IT, Multimedia, Medical. Contact Pierre Distinguin for more information.

PAST EVENTS
- Startup opportunities in life sciences on September 23rd @ Genzyme , cambridge MA, organized by the Lyon Area Economic Development Agency, with the support of YEi and the French American Chamber of Commerce

YEI workshop in Paris (June 30): View a video with highlights of the workshop and testimonials by some of our partners and entrepreneurs, and download the workshop proceedings .

- Opportunities for Innovation in Grenoble-Isère, France Meet with incubatoirs and business clusters managers on Friday May 9th, 2008 - 7.30 – 9.30 AM Cambridge Innovation Center - 1 Broadway – 14th floor (Kendall Square)

- The first French-American Conference of Entrepreneurs on June 27 and 28, 2008 at the Louvre in Paris. Keynotes speakers include Craig Newmark (Craiglist) or Reid Hoffman (Linkedin) as well as Craig Robert Stapleton (American Ambassador in Paris), and Christine Lagarde (French Ministry for industry, Finance and employment).

- YEI workshop in Paris, on June 30, 2008. Identifying talents in the US and supporting technology ventures in France : we will bring together French and American YEI partners with testimonials, and recommendations. The aim of our workshop is to present the results of our "startup-phase" and work on the ramp-up of the initiative so to support more talents and technologies ventures between the US and France.
- The french Riviera, your business gateway to Europe, A free breakfast promoting a leading and innovation region in the field of maritime and aeronautics industry, in Boston on march 18th. contact Alexandra Duedal for more information

- In San Francisco, On February 29 and March 1, 2008, the International Career Fair will will bring together graduate students from the top engineering, scientific and business universities, with company presentations and exhibits, keynotes and workshops relative to international careers, and one-on-one interviews. YEI team and partners (Aderly, Provence promotion) will be there to meet with you.

-Challenges and Opportunities of Outsourcing to Europe (IP, Preclinical, Clinical Development and Clinical Batches Manufacturing), on march 12 at the Science Center, Philadelphia organized by IDIS Consulting.

- At the MIT European Career Fair , in Boston from February 1st for february 4rd. Meet the YEI team and our partners INRIA, INSERM, Genopole.

- In Boston (dec 6th) and San Francisco (dec 11th) Meet the French competitiveness cluster System@tic (collaborative R&D projects in the Paris Region in the fields of Automotive & Transport, Free and Open Source Software, Telecoms, Security & Defence Systems Design and Development tools) and French ITC companies. Cocktail reception are organized the 6th of December 2007 6:30pm to 8:00pm in Cambridge (Boston) , contact caroline.haas@hubtech21.com nd On Tuesday December 11th 2007 in San Francisco, 6:30pm to 9:30pm, contact bfrochen@paris-region.com

- in San Diego,La Jolla, on December 5th, Lyon BioPole and French Biobeach would like to invite you to the event "R&D partnering with France" with testimonials from entrepreneurs who successfully created their biotech venture in France . Meet our YEI representative Mireille Guyader there, and our Lyon partners

- Lyon Business and Cultural Soirée in San Francisco Dec 6 : ADERLY, the Official Lyon Area Economic Development Agency will be hosting a free business soirée on December 6th at the San Francisco MoMA. The evening will highlight business opportunities in the City of Lyon, France and will serve fine Lyon food and wines. The evening is hosted by ADERLY, in partnership with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, the Invest in France Agency and the Urban Age Institute. If you are interested in attending, please contact Brad Damitz by e-mail (brad@meeting-minds.org) ASAP

- in Boston on November 7th join us at the Stata Center / MIT for a YEI event with testimonials from several MIT related entrepreneurs. This event is organized by MIT Club Francophone and with the support of the conseillers du commerce exterieurs Boston / New england

- in New York, on October 22nd, participate in the International Financial Forum, organized by Paris EUROPLACE and our YEI partner ARD Ile de France. A YEI presentation will be done in a special session : "Invest in the French Leading Fast Growing Companies" Click here for Free registration and program

- In Palo Alto on October 18th participate in the”Entrepreneurship and innovation event” organized by our partners Provence Promotion and their Home Sweet Home program: http://www.siliconfrench.com/eventsnews_events.shtml

- In San Francisco on October 16th the french-american chamber of commerce of san francisco and the embassy of france economic department , partners of the yei program, cordially invite you to join them to a: Tech connection . The 6th Tech Connection is the latest in a series of gatherings allowing tech community entrepreneurs to meet and network with peers.:http://www.faccsf.com/Events/tech_connection_oct07.htm

- In San Diego at the Salk Institute on September 12th, 6pm with the support of French Biobeach : Create your innovative company in France (In partnership with Invest in France) http://www.frenchbiobeach.com/

- At Caltech on September 12th  6pm with the support of the Caltech Office of Technology Transfer : the First  French American Scientists Networking event in Los Angeles  with the YEI workshop “Create your innovative company in France” (In partnership with Invest in France) http://www.eventbrite.com/event/66583152