Finance your innovation project in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté – Presta’INNO

Are you an VSES, SME or mid-cap company based in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, engaged in an innovation project and haven’t received innovation support in the past two years? 

Surround yourself with specialized experts and take advantage of the Presta’INNO scheme. This grant supports you in the early stages of innovation involving consulting and/or technical services, subject to eligibility. 

Your profile

• VSES, SME or mid-cap company based in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 
• Fewer than 2,000 employees 
• No innovation support received in the last two years 
• Not in difficulty according to the European definition

The service

• The service is part of a technological innovation approach that requires external expertise to validate a key project milestone 
• Service delivery timeframe: up to 8 months 

Financial support

• The grant (funded by the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region and Bpifrance) covers 50% of the service cost excluding tax, with a maximum contribution of €6,500 excluding tax
• The grant is paid directly to the service provider upon completion of the service

The application

• Support in preparing the application file
• Administrative follow-up until the grant is awarded 
• Financial monitoring by Bpifrance 
• Support for continuing the project: networking, financing opportunities, etc. 

Leaflet (FR)

Eligible types of services

• Ideation to identify and structure new ideas into a complete project
• Technical feasibility studies
• Techno-economic feasibility studies

Make sure your company and project are eligible before preparing your application. 

Your contact: Carole Petit

“This is a very useful scheme for early-stage companies. Using this support allowed us to work with an expert, which we couldn’t have done at the start of the program. The service helped AbTx move forward faster and become more structured ahead of a fundraising round.” 
Meddy El Alaoui – President – AbTx 

“A very relevant program that helps structure your request and go further in the development of your project.” 
Elisa Cherrier– President – Mend Me 

“A significant boost to meet the company’s urgent needs.”
Hamed Cheatsazan– President – Amiroy

“This support helped me finance essential steps to successfully industrialize and commercialize the product.” 
Enzo Boully– President – OWNYX