The most recent research projects described here are developed
while co-heading the newPIC chair with Valerie MERINDOL
at Paris School of Business,
and as Research director at Luxembourg School of Business

2024-2026

 Early warning signals in the Grande Region    [ EWS Phase 2 ]

• Sponsored by: Luxembourg School of Business and MindForest
• Principal investigator: David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Dino DOGAN, David W. VERSAILLES, and Nico HOFFELD
  supported by Jane BARTON
• Execution by: Luxembourg School of Business and MindForest
• Execution between: Sep. 2024 and Spring 2026
• Deliverable:
  • White book (forthcoming, 2026)
    Early warning signals.
    Insighits about the use of EWS in the Grande Region
• Direct link: http://www.ews.lu (see boxes)

2023-2024

 L'open lab Y.SPOT. Analyse d'un dispositif d'innovation ouverte pour la deeptech
    [ The Y.SPOT open lab. Investigation of an open innovation lab for deeptechs ]

• Commissioned by: CEA Technological research directorate
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: Jan. 2023 and Dec. 2024
• Deliverables: 2 documents:
  • White book (in French and its translation into English)
    The open lab Y.SPOT. Investigation of an open innovation lab for deeptechs
• Project value: see newPIC chair for further elements
• Direct link: http://yspot.newpic.fr (see boxes)

2021-2024

 Early warning signals    [ EWS Phase 1 ]

• Sponsored by: Luxembourg School of Business and MindForest
• Principal investigator: David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Dino DOGAN, David W. VERSAILLES, and Nico HOFFELD
  supported by Jane BARTON
• Execution by: Luxembourg School of Business and MindForest
• Execution between: June 2021 and Spring 2024
• Deliverable:
  • White book
    Early warning signals.
    Insighits about the use of EWS in Luxembourg's business community
• Direct link: http://www.ews.lu (see boxes)

2019-2021

 Accompagner et piloter des plateformes d'innovation académiques dans la deeptech
    [ Strategy, management and governance for academic innovation platforms active in deep techs ]

• Commissioned by: Bpifrance Deeptechs directorate
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: Sept. 2019 and Jan. 2021
• Deliverables: 2 series of documents:
  • White book (to be publicly released in Nov. 2020)
  • Internal documents for strategy-making, xls tool and supporting reports (July 2020)
• Project value: see newPIC chair for further elements
• Direct link: http://deeptechs.newpic.fr (see boxes)

2018-2019

 Repenser les fonctions d’intermédiation dans l’innovation pour le secteur de la santé
    [ Intermediation functions for healthcare-related innovation projects ]

• Commissioned by: Genopole (Evry) and Bpifrance
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: July 2018 and Sept. 2019
• Deliverables:
  • Research report (public release in Oct. 2019)
  • Internal notes on strategy making
• Project value: see newPIC chair for further elements
• Direct link: http://genopole.newpic.fr (see boxes)

 Comparison between innovation platforms in France and in South-East Asia
    [ Comparaisons entre la dynamique des plateformes d’innovation en France et en Asie ]

• Commissioned by: Bpifrance Le Lab and Innovation Factory
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: Sep 2018 and May 2019
• Deliverables: Research report, available for pubblic dissemination in June 2019
• Project value: not disclosed by PSB
• Direct link: http://innovasia.newpic.fr (see boxes)

2017-2018

 Innovation platforms in French regional hubs
    [ Plateformes d'innovation en France ]

• Commissioned by: Bpifrance Le Lab and Innovation Factory
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: Sep 2017 and Apr 2018
• Deliverables: Research report, available for public dissimination in May 2018
• Project value: see newPIC chair for further elements

2016-2017

 Innovation platforms in Paris and its region
    [ Plateformes d’innovation à Paris et en Ile de France ]

• Commissioned by: Bpifrance Le Hub, Innovation Factory and Paris&Co
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: Sep 2016 and May 2017
• Deliverables: TBD
• Project value: see newPIC chair for further elements

2015-2016

 Open labs in France
    [ Le mouvement des "open labs" en France ]

• Joint initiative by: newPIC chair at PSB and FutuRIS platform at ANRT
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL, Nadege BOUQUIN and David W. VERSAILLES
• Organization and facilitation of an expert group (details on newPIC chair website)
• Facilitation by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business and FutuRIS platform at ANRT
• Field research by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution between: Sep 2015 and Mar 2016
• Publication of the White Book of Open Labs (available from newPIC chair website)
• Project co-funded by the newPIC chair and ANRT / FutuRIS

2014-2017

 ECOPACK

• Commissioned by: French Ministry of Defense
• Funding scheme: ASTRID (ANR)
• Principal investigators: David W. VERSAILLES for a work package on Innovation adoption
• Project managers: HEUDYASIC research lab, at Compiègne University (UTC)
• Execution by: Team with OST and HEUDYASIC (UTC)
• Execution between: 2014 to 2017, 30m total duration without extensions
• Decision to withdraw from the project in Dec 2016 after governance and budget issues
• Project value: 275 kE

2014-2015

 Dual-use technologies and strategy-making for Defense industries
    [ La dualité dans les entreprises de Défense ]

• Commissioned by: French Ministry of Defense (SGA/DAF/OED)
• Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Project managers: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
• Execution by: newPIC chair at Paris School of Business
• Execution between: Jan 2014 and Sep 2014
• Deliverables: TBD
• Project value: TBD