Fully delivered in English
Are you a master’s student, engineering student, doctoral student? Do you want to give a new dimension to your scientific skills and explore the innovative potential of your ideas?
The Think Innovation Week 2026 offers you an intensive experience to move from a concept – or a dormant patent – to a structured, responsible project ready to deploy internationally.
This week is aimed at those who wish to connect research, innovation and societal impact in a multidisciplinary and international environment.
A progressive program in three complementary blocks
You can participate in a specific block or follow the entire course to benefit from complete progression.
Bloc 1 – « 48 Hours to Revive Dormant Patents »
You work in a team based on an existing patent to explore its innovation potential. Thanks to technological monitoring, foresight and creativity tools, you develop a Proof of Concept and identify concrete avenues for valorization. This block mobilizes your scientific skills in a collective and strategic dynamic.
Bloc 2 – « Business Model Design for an International Market »
This block guides you in transforming an idea into a structured and internationally viable project. Through the IDÉO method, you build a global scenario, develop an entrepreneurial strategy and integrate the issues of sustainability, social responsibility and new technologies. You lay the foundations of a solid and coherent business model.
Bloc 3 – « Prototyping Your Ideas »
This day is dedicated to the materialization of your project. By mobilizing the FabLab approach and tools such as eye tracking to test acceptability, you confront your idea with reality. Prototyping allows you to refine the concept and enrich the project thanks to feedback from users and stakeholders.
A rewarding experience for your journey
Throughout the week, you will be accompanied and supported by experts to:
- Transform a patent or a concept into a structured project
- Build a solid and international business model
- Integrate contemporary issues of sustainability and technological innovation
- Develop transversal skills sought in research, innovation and entrepreneurship
Whether you are considering an academic career, a doctorate with an entrepreneurial dimension or a role in public or private innovation, this experience strengthens your profile and your ability to carry out complex projects.
Modalités de participation
Three possibilities:
- Participate only in Block 1
- Participate in Blocks 2 and 3
- Participate in all three blocks
The chosen block(s) must be followed in their entirety.
Practical information
Public: master’s students, engineering schools, doctoral students
Language: English
Support:
- For students from the Eureca-Pro, UNIGR and UIR networks: accommodation and meals covered by the ORION program (travel costs remain the responsibility of the original university).
- For students of the University of Lorraine: catering covered by the ORION program; accommodation and transport also covered if justified.
Inscriptions
Registration deadline: June 1, 2026
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An ORION event organized by the Collégium Lorraine Management Innovation and ENSGSI in partnership with PeeL, LF2L, the Lorrain Incubator and the Maison du Doctorat.
