TechForward Demo Day: 8 Deep Tech startups in the spotlight for this first edition
On May 14, the very first edition of the TechForward Demo Day was held at the heart of EDHEC Nice — a day dedicated to innovation at the intersection of technology and the major challenges of our time.

TechForward’s ambition? To support Deep Tech entrepreneurs who transform cutting-edge research into concrete solutions for tomorrow.
Launched at the end of 2022 in partnership with two leading institutions — EURECOM and the Institut Mines-Télécom — the incubator has already supported more than 30 startups across five cohorts.
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This Demo Day shined a spotlight on 8 high-impact projects, led by brilliant and committed entrepreneurs:
💜 Melpomeni Dimopoulou – PEARCODE
💜 Mohamed Taghouti – Deep IoTech
💜 Margot Michel (EDHEC International BBA, 1st year student)- Specgen
💜 Benoît Gouit & Ilia Khaliavin – #InRace #InRace (winner of the EDHEC GMBA Entrepreneurship track)
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🏆 Congratulations to Aïda Meghraoui, founder of AMKbiotech, winner of the Startup of the Year award!
→ A groundbreaking solution combining medical expertise, imaging technologies, and data processing to analyze biological tissues.
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💖 Jury’s Favorites :
Cœur-Net – Benjamin Vignau
PEARCODE – Melpomeni Dimopoulou
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🎥 Relive the evening in video:
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A big thank you to our jury members:
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Yohan Aimard – Rise Partners
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Patricia Lay – Fondation Sophia Antipolis
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Thomas Herlin – Les Angeles (Vianeo)
Other highlights of the evening included a sensorial demonstration by Raphaël Troncy, researcher and professor at EURECOM, who offered a unique olfactory experience combining AI, scents, and memory — a remarkable example of Deep Tech applied to the human experience.
The evening also featured an inspiring roundtable on “Deep Tech for All: Bridging Talents, Amplifying Impact”, moderated by Yasmine Machwate, Head of EDHEC Entrepreneurs Incubators, with:
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Paul-Guilhem Meunier – Institut Mines-Télécom
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Stéphanie Morales – Inria Startup Studio
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Raphaël Troncy – EURECOM
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A heartfelt thank you to all the startups, partners, experts, and ecosystem members who help bring this vision to life every day.
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👉 Learn more about our TechForward Incubator : ici.








