Innovation Challenge:
Connect. Create. Impact.
Are you a startup or a student team ready to make a difference in the world of buildings, infrastructures and engineering?
If you have a project with the potential to impact sustainability, decarbonization, and efficiency on a large scale, we invite you to join the Egis Innovation Challenge.
This is your chance to work alongside a global leader in engineering innovation, benefit from Egis’ expertise and resources, and bring your project to the market.
Apply now, and let’s build a future that works for all.
Challenges themes
1/ Climate change mitigation & natural resources preservation
Solutions for GHG emissions and other environmental impacts reduction for buildings, cities and infrastructures in construction and operations.
For example:• Low carbon & compensation solutions for cities
• Electrification of transportation systems
• Improved cities and territories operations
• Eco-conception, eco-operations and circularity in urban and interurban environments
• Water management for construction, operations and in buildings
• Nature-based solutions & biodiversity protection
• Zero-artificial solutions in cities and territories
2/ Future ready transport infrastructures & buildings
Solutions addressing the issue of infrastructure assets management, including transport networks and buildings adaptation measures to be more resilient to the challenges of a changing climate.
For example:
• Climate risk assessment and predictive maintenance
• Design for tomorrow’s climate conditions & disaster response
• Heat island effect modeling, prevention & mitigation
• Adaptation solutions for existing infrastructure
• Consulting services for private and public entities exposed to climate risks
• Renaturalization
• Digital asset management
3/ Digital transformation for operational efficiency and engineering excellence
Digital innovations that boost Egis' operational effectiveness and engineering excellence.
For example:
• Digital solutions for improved productivity, performance in consulting, architecture, design/engineering, construction & operations
• Digital innovation for project management
• Connected workers and improved on-site management
• Productivity improvements for transversal support functions through automation (HR, finance, legal, sales, marketing, etc.)
• Streamlined cross-departmental workflows & data sharing
Program benefits
We want to work with promising startups and innovative teams and accelerate their development.
Through a flexible, personalized support.
Visibility and recognition
The winning projects will be showcased to Egis members of executive committees and the group's 20,000 employees, offering unique visibility to promote your projects and innovations.
Incubation within The Lab
For early-stage projects, the winners will have the chance to join The Lab, Egis's incubator. They will receive personalized support to develop and refine their project, along with access to dedicated resources and the expertise of the group.
Commercial acceleration and access to Egis's network
For mature projects, Egis offers commercial synergies opportunities and international exposure to amplify their impact.
Candidates profile and selection criteria
We look for both early stage and mature projects
Mature projects selected for
✔ Available solution or short time to market
✔ Capacity to develop a business collaboration with Egis on a local or global scale
Early-stage projects selected for
✔ Highly innovative and potentially impactful on Egis’ business
✔ Team capacity to deliver product/service to the market
What's next?
1Apply
Applications run from November 22nd until January 24th
2Selection
We'll be looking carefully at all the entries at the beginning of February and selecting the finalists.
3Individual Coaching
Each finalist will benefit of a coaching session with an overview of the competition and a review of their pitch
4Master Jury
Finalist will have the opportunity pitch to a panel of Egis C-level executives and partners from Egis ecosystems (investors, corporates, public bodies…)
5Integration
Successful pilots will have the opportunity to scale accross Egis
Questions?
Ask away and we'll get back to you as soon as possible!