MEL's sites of excellence

Are you interested in starting a business in one of the MEL’s sectors of excellence and joining its community?

Objectives

Join the centers of excellence to benefit from support through their incubators. Through these programs, the European Metropolis of Lille (MEL) supports the region’s highly innovative sectors, all led by a center of excellence :

  • Eurasanté: for the health and nutrition sectors
  • Euratechnologies: for the digital and cybersecurity sectors
  • EuraCreative: for the cultural and creative industries (audiovisual, music, gaming, design, live performance production)
  • Euramaterials: for the materials processing industries
  • Euralimentaire: for food, fresh produce, local products, and related logistics

As true symbols of excellence in the region and attracting numerous innovative projects to create jobs, these centers of excellence contribute to the national and international reputation of these regional sectors.

This recognition helps energize metropolitan ecosystems, fosters connections between project leaders and stakeholders in higher education, research, and innovation, and develops incubation and acceleration capabilities to help tomorrow’s innovations emerge in the region.

Be part of the region’s dynamism by becoming an innovative economic gem!

Beneficiaries

If you are:

  • A project leader
  • A startup
  • An innovative company
  • A higher education and research institution
  • An innovation center
     

Then submit your application!

Find out more

You must submit your application to the Centers of Excellence :

 

Find all of the MEL's sites of excellence :