17 CentraleSupélec startups awarded in the 2025 State Innovation Competitions

Seventeen startups - originating from or supported by CentraleSupélec - are among the 147 national winners recognized for their breakthrough innovations serving ecological transition, health, and technological sovereignty: 5 were supported by 21st by CentraleSupélec and 12 were co-founded by alumni. 

CentraleSupélec, a benchmark for Deeptech entrepreneurship in France.

These awards illustrate the quality of our accelerator's offering, which supported 50 startups in acceleration in 2025, 80% of which are deeptech and 60% related to AI: foundation models, infrastructure, nanophotonics, verticalized AI… They also confirm CentraleSupélec's major role in creating breakthrough technologies in response to environmental, medical, and industrial challenges, with 172 deeptech startups founded in recent years by our alumni (Source Dealroom).

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8 winning startups of the I-Lab 2025 competition…

Among the 79 projects recognized this year, eight CentraleSupélec startups stand out, including three Grand Prizes… Three of them were also supported by 21st by CentraleSupélec. 

• Edonia (Grand Prize, supported by 21st by CentraleSupélec) – is revolutionizing the future of food by transforming microalgae into a meat alternative.
  
  
• Isentroniq (Grand Prize) – develops a wiring technology that overcomes qubit obstacles in quantum computing
  
  
• Tyndall Fx / Terramind FX (Grand Prize) – transforms aerial images in real-time to provide 3D terrain reconstructions and advanced analytics to military units.
  
  
• Pronoe (accompanied by 21st by CentraleSupélec)– restores the ocean's natural ability to capture and store atmospheric CO2, sustainably
  
  
• LumiSync (accompanied by 21st by CentraleSupélec) – synchronizes data at the speed of light thanks to the 1st 100% photonic oscillator
  
  
• Epyr – helps industries decarbonize their industrial heat, thanks to an electricity storage system
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• Neocor Therapeutics – develops a curative gene therapy capable of regenerating the heart after severe damage caused by a myocardial infarction
  
  
• Sonomind – develops next-generation auditory therapies to combat treatment-resistant depression‍

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…And 9 startups, winners of the I-Nov 2025 competition

Nine startups - including 2 supported by 21st by CentraleSupélec - were also recognized in the I-Nov competition, which honors companies in the industrialization phase:

• The Cross Product (supported by 21st by CentraleSupélec) – develops rail network inspection solutions based on LiDAR and AI.
  
  
• Onima (supported by 21st by CentraleSupélec) – converts brewery yeasts into sustainable proteins for the agri-food industry.
  
  
• FINX – powers nautical mobility with a biomimetic undulating engine.
  
  
• Animaj – creates animated worlds for children based on generative AI and offers content adapted to the new uses of young audiences.
  
  
• DXOMARK – global benchmark for smartphone image sensor performance measurement
  
  
• Anod – develops a hybrid electric bicycle, thanks to new-generation battery materials.
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• Navee – revolutionizes the fight against counterfeiting with its artificial intelligence
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• Quantiq.io – measures vital signs with a simple phone
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• Ultimetas – manufactures high-frequency (5G/6G) metasurface antenna prototypes using 3D printing and at low cost.

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These numerous success stories confirm CentraleSupélec's deep tech excellence, a true catalyst for breakthrough innovations serving ecological, industrial, and societal transitions.

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