The open innovation accelerator

An accelerator of innovative projects to design together the solutions that the railway industry needs

Our themes for the sector of tomorrow

Environment

Circular economy and recycling
Reducing the carbon footprint
Energy efficiency
New materials

An open innovation ecosystem

Agent safety
Quality of life at work
Support productivity tools
Improvement of working conditions

Quality of services

Improving accessibility
Modernizing services
Infrastructure and maintenance monitoring
Predictive measurement and maintenance tools
Improving the passenger experience

Economic viability

Asset Management
Optimizing processes
Strategic partnerships
Sharing and feedback

The agile approach

The accelerator offers its members a system based on 4-month experimental cycles, called Sprint. They are focused on the rapid technological maturity of projects and solutions. The accelerator Sprint process has been tested on more than 41 use cases. It is divided into 3 phases:
They aim to rapidly bring projects and solutions to technological maturity. The accelerator Sprint process has been tested on more than 41 use cases. It is divided into 3 phases:

5-week framework

12-week experiment

3-week feedback

The field approach

The accelerator brings together manufacturers with technical teams and experts in the same team and directly in the field, in real operating conditions.

Why this approach?

It allows members to be as close as possible to needs and to learning in the field. That is to say, to access qualified business needs and to develop their solution with the teams and relevant infrastructures of recognized infrastructure managers.

An accelerator for research

Based on the principle of Sprints, projects take place over a period of one year, divided into three sprints. Each of them has a specific objective of increasing technological maturity.