Future of Industry

Rewake

Rewake promotes the reuse of research and laboratory equipment by giving value to unused equipment and selling refurbished material in France.

Paul Forget and Alban Catoire, co-founders of Rewake, a startup specialising in circular economy solutions for scientific research equipment

Every year, tens of thousands of tonnes of functional research equipment are discarded - while thousands of scientific projects are delayed or abandoned for lack of funding to get equipped. A double waste, environmental and intellectual.

Rewake tackles this paradox with a simple, circular solution: connecting those who have equipment to give up with those who need it, through Rewake's 3Rs - Repurchase, Reconditioning in their workshops, and Resale on rewake.fr. Less waste, more science.

Next steps

Rewake is currently raising 600,000 euros in equity - funding that will allow them to equip their 300 m² warehouse in Montreuil and recruit the technical and commercial profiles needed to scale up.

Why 21st by CentraleSupélec?

The CentraleSupélec ecosystem is a hotbed of innovation and a powerful network, at the crossroads of research and industry - two worlds at the very core of Rewake's DNA. The founders are convinced that the connections made here will be decisive in building the company.

Meet the founders

Paul Forget and Alban Catoire

rewake.fr/

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