Post by Nicolas Etienne

🇫🇷 🇩🇪 We are building bridges for industrial innovation across Borders ! 🤝On November 5th, we turned the Bpifrance headquarters into a hub of Franco-German collaboration! As part of the French-Bavarian Accelerator, we welcomed five Bavarian startups— ubiMaster, Leanbyte, Workerbase, SCIO Technology GmbH, NanoStruct GmbH—to connect with French SMEs, mid-sized companies, and industrial leaders. Over 20 individual meetings took place during the event, both on-site and online. The mission? ✅ Help these startups explore the French market ✅ Spark partnerships that strengthen cross-border innovation ✅ Lay the foundation for the industry of the future 💡The day started with a roundtable discussion I had the pleasure to moderate, featuring inspiring leaders: Richard Brunet, CEO of Bosch Rexroth France Laurent CARLION, Global Marketing for IIoT Solutions at ifm Paul-Guilhem MEUNIER director of economic development and entrepreneurship at IMT Nord Europe and Project manager at the German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future (GFA) We tackled big questions: 🔹 How do we build sustainable business between France and Germany? 🔹 What does it take to manage international teams? 🔹 Which trends will shape tomorrow’s Franco-German industrial collaborations? A huge thank you to all participants for their energy and insights : Antoine CUMIN Philippe Rossier Stéphane Gilbert Stephane Buttin Alexandra Tabosa Olivia PAHL Francois Verrecchia Janin Herkrath Carsten Rudolph BayStartUP Gründerland Bayern Henri de Valicourt Lynxter Bioxegy DFM-Europe Lium Percipio Robotics SINTERMAT Numalis SIRFULL This is how we turn ideas into action and make the Franco-German partnership a driver for industrial transformation. #FrancoGermanCollaboration #IndustryInnovation #Startups #CrossBorderPartnerships #IIoT #Industry40 #FrenchFab