Institut DataIA took part in VivaTech 2026, at booth 3H19 of Université Paris-Saclay at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, with the aim of strengthening the bridges between academic research, technological innovation and the socio-economic world, and showcasing the breadth of its AI and data science ecosystem. For the occasion, several start-ups from DataIA's "Partnerships in AI" (PAI) Club were on hand to present their innovations and engage with visitors on concrete AI applications.
🤝 The PAI Club brings together Institut DataIA's academic and industrial partners around a shared ambition: fostering collaboration between research and innovation, supporting the development of AI projects, and strengthening ties between the scientific community and economic stakeholders.
Three PAI Club start-ups in the spotlight
Wednesday, June 17 – SP3D A French high-tech company, SP3D develops AI-based solutions to support industrial digitalization and improve the efficiency of engineering processes.
Thursday, June 18 – Scienta Lab Scienta Lab develops EVA, a multimodal model dedicated to immunology and inflammation, designed to improve clinical trial success rates through artificial intelligence.
Saturday, June 20 – Learning Robots Learning Robots offers an innovative teaching approach to raise awareness of AI and provide training through educational robotics and progressive machine-learning learning.
Viva Technology was a unique opportunity to showcase collaboration between research, entrepreneurship and innovation within the Paris-Saclay ecosystem. Throughout the event, Institut DataIA's teams and partners engaged with visitors, presented their projects and shared their vision of AI applications.
Five highlights for Institut DataIA
1. Talk — From Research to Market: Accelerating Europe's AI Innovation Friday, June 19. With Frédéric Pascal (Director of DataIA), Laurence Petit (Director for Innovation and EIC Board Member, CEA) and Amanda Wolthuizen (Vice-President Strategy, Imperial College London).
2. Round table — The role of AI clusters in the SNAI and the AI Factory Friday, June 19 – Inria Booth
3. HABS at the Université Paris-Saclay booth Friday, June 19. Jean Geffraye (Institut DataIa
4. Talk — Teaching for the unknown: rethinking the university in the age of artificial intelligence Saturday, June 20. With Frédéric Pascal (Director of DataIA).
5. Panel — Towards a more inclusive tech sector: diversity and talent management driving innovation Saturday, June 20 at 3:00 PM – Booth 2H62 With Fatiha Sais (Université Paris-Saclay – DataIA), Muriel Brunet (Inria) and Augustin Courtier (Latitudes), moderated by Meryem Kafmener (Institut DataIA).
This presence at VivaTech 2026 confirms Institut DataIA's commitment to bringing together research, education and innovation in service of concrete AI applications. A big thank you to the PAI Club start-ups, the speakers, and all the teams involved in making this week a success. Stay tuned for the next highlights around AI and data science!
📍 Institut DataIA was present from June 17 to 20, 2026 at booth 3H19 of Université Paris-Saclay, at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
