Getting started

A stairway to he…aven ?

At the IONIS Institute of Technology (I2T), entrepreneurship is not an extracurricular option—it is a core dimension of the educational experience. Across its schools, I2T fosters a culture where students are encouraged to transform ideas into concrete ventures, often alongside their academic journey. Dedicated programs, mentorship, and partnerships with innovation ecosystems enable students to explore, prototype, and launch ambitious projects in fields as diverse as aerospace, digital technologies, engineering systems, and biotechnology. By integrating entrepreneurial pathways into curricula, I2T empowers future engineers and scientists to become not only highly skilled professionals but also creators of value, innovation, and societal impact.

IPSTARTUP

IPSTARTUP is a three-phase entrepreneurship program combining awareness workshops, project selection, and personalized acceleration. Students receive coaching, flexible academic arrangements, and prototype support, before accessing partner incubators and post-launch mentoring to transform aerospace or deep-tech ideas into startups.

Startup Lab

Startup Lab is a startup studio program where idea generation and venture development are structured separately. Students work in teams to identify problems, build MVPs, and validate markets, while acquiring business, marketing, and product skills through hands-on projects and mentorship from entrepreneurs. [epita.fr]

Sudri’Cub Incubator

Sudri’Cub is a startup incubator providing tailored support, expert mentoring, and structured training. Projects benefit from strategic guidance, access to technical resources, workspace, and a strong ecosystem of alumni and partners to develop innovative ventures in digital, data, and engineering domains.

Startup Track

The Entrepreneurship Track is a curriculum-based program guiding students from ideation to project maturity. It combines design thinking, prototyping, business training, and mentoring, enabling biotech projects to reach sufficient development level to apply successfully to specialized life-science incubators.