On June 11, 2026, aivancity hosted the France-Switzerland final of the international “Win in Suzhou, Win the Future” competition at its Villejuif campus, an event dedicated to innovation, technology entrepreneurship, and the development of high-potential projects.

Kickoff of the France-Switzerland final at the aivancity campus in Villejuif.

Organized as part of Suzhou’s International Entrepreneurship Week for Elite Talent, this competition has become one of the leading international platforms for identifying, supporting, and connecting entrepreneurs, researchers, startups, and innovators with investors, industry leaders, and institutional partners.

Established in 2011 at the initiative of the city of Suzhou, the competition aims to identify the most promising innovations in strategic sectors such as artificial intelligence, robotics, cybersecurity, information technology, new materials, new energy, advanced industrial equipment, biomedicine, and healthcare.

By hosting this final on its campus, aivancity reaffirms its position as an academic leader at the heart of international innovation ecosystems. This event is fully in line with the school’s mission: to bring together higher education, research, entrepreneurship, and businesses in order to support the emergence of technologies that will shape the major economic and societal transformations of tomorrow.

An international audience gathered to hear project presentations.

The projects presented reflected this shared ambition by offering innovative solutions to major industrial, technological, and societal challenges. This diversity also illustrates aivancity’s commitment to fostering dialogue among international talent, researchers, investors, and decision-makers around a responsible vision of innovation.

At the end of the competition, 15 projects selected during the prequalification phase presented their innovations to the jury at the France-Switzerland final. Eight teams were recognized, including three projects that qualified for the global grand finale in Suzhou and five recipients of the Award of Excellence. The winners will receive on-site support in China, including meetings with companies, investors, and funding organizations to accelerate the development of their projects.