
Message from the CEO
The Innovation 128 adventure began in 1980 and continues in 2026, with the baton now being passed on to Vauban 128.
I would like to sincerely thank all the colleagues who have built our specific expertise and my clients whom I have had the privilege of serving for these 45 years. I have remained in contact with many of them, and some have become our Senior Advisors. I pay tribute to those who have passed away, and in particular to Jean Ossard, CEO of ARMINES, and Gérard Mavel (French Polytechnics), CEO of IRCHA. These two distinguished gentlemen placed their trust in us very early on and taught us so much about Research and Industry liaisons.
As early as 1980, we had the ambition to encourage academic researchers and French companies to promote their technology offers by publishing and distributing a first printed catalog of technological opportunities in 72 countries. It was a different time and a different world. Since those prehistoric days, the Internet and Artificial Intelligence have revolutionized everything.
A pure player in Technology Intelligence, Vauban 128, which is taking over from Innovation 128 today, has the best AI tools, but at a time when data is abundant, Human Intelligence has never been more essential to transform it into information and ultimately into knowledge and value creation.
We offer you access to a network of over 80 Experts and Senior Advisors under NDA, providing you with strategic insights that will clarify your vision of the near future in your highly uncertain environments. Discover most of them and their backgrounds.
At Vauban 128, we continuously listen to Research and Industry to generate added value through open innovation. We believe we can accelerate and streamline the processes of technology and business intelligence development and technology valorization. Much has been accomplished, but much remains to be done.
By enabling researchers and manufacturers to find the best partners and better assess their future markets and applications, we will make a modest contribution to reversing a 50-year cycle of deindustrialization, regaining European competitiveness and sovereignty.
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