Odile DE SURREL DE SAINT JULIEN

Odile DE SAINT JULIEN is a graduate of PGE SKEMA BS. She has a Master's degree in Research (ESA Grenoble) and a PhD in Management Sciences. She has followed several complementary training courses to stay at the forefront of technological development: L’X polytechnique Palaiseau; Ecole des Mines Paris; CNAM Paris. Senior Strategy Consultant and Specialist in Innovation Ecosystems in Life Sciences, she has developed and supported the implementation of numerous collaborative strategies. Specialized in high technologies, in South Africa, she co-founded and directed a Scientific Research Laboratory in biotechnologies. Her strong "entrepreneurial attitude" has led her to get involved in entrepreneurial support: creation of Silicon Africa incubators; the "May workshops" in Mozambique; transfer and support of 30 start-ups in the field of eye surgery via an incubator in India; in Singapore, creation of a center of excellence for the valorization of knowledge via high-tech transfers in the field of biotechnologies. Since 2016, Odile is an assistant professor at KEDGE. She teaches innovation and entrepreneurship. She participates, as an expert, in various entrepreneurial project commissions. She is the PEPITE pedagogical referent (member of the COPIL PEPITE Paca-Est) of the student-entrepreneurs of KEDGE Toulon. As a member of the KEDGE Health Management Expertise Center, her research interests are directly related to her professional experiences.