Name

AVRUL

Legal name

AVRUL SAS

Website

https://avrul.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Limoges

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Technology Transfer Services: Services to researchers including financing, intellectual property protection (patents) and contractualization for technology transfer
2. Incubation Services: Individualized support for project candidates to transform innovative ideas into successful companies
3. Enterprise Partnership Services: Interface services connecting company needs with research capabilities, including competency identification, exploitation contracts, intellectual property, and access to platforms

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AVRUL is the technology transfer and research valorization subsidiary of the Universit\u00e9 de Limoges. It supports the full lifecycle of university research commercialization, offering three core service lines: full-cycle researcher support (financing, IP protection/patents, contractualization), individualized startup incubation (Incubateur AVRUL), and enterprise partnership services that connect company needs with research competencies, exploitation contracts, IP support, and platform access.

Product overview

AVRUL operates as a technology transfer and research valorization subsidiary of the University of Limoges, offering a unified portfolio of services rather than a software product. The core offering consists of three integrated service lines: (1) Accompagnement Chercheurs providing full-cycle technology transfer support including financing, IP protection, and contractual services; (2) Incubateur AVRUL offering individualized incubation for innovative projects seeking to become startups; and (3) Accompagnement Entreprises connecting companies with research capabilities through skills identification, contracts, IP support, and platform access. These core services are supported by specialized modules covering detection of innovative projects, research partnerships, innovation protection, technological maturation, and technology transfer — collectively forming a comprehensive ecosystem supporting the entire innovation lifecycle from research to commercialization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accompagnement Chercheurs Full-cycle technology transfer support for university researchers at Universit\u00e9 de Limoges, covering financing, intellectual property protection (patent filing and management), and contractualization to valorize research outputs.
• Incubateur AVRUL Individualized incubation program that transforms innovative project ideas into viable companies, providing personalized support to project holders and entrepreneurs throughout the startup creation process.
• Accompagnement Entreprises Interface service that connects companies with the research world, offering competency identification, exploitation contracts, intellectual property support, and access to research platforms from the Universit\u00e9 de Limoges ecosystem.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Université de LimogescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent institution and primary source of research projects and innovations for technology transfer. AVRUL is the official valorization subsidiary of the university, with the President of the university also serving as President of AVRUL SAS.
• MESRE (Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational ministry overseeing higher education and research, providing institutional support and policy alignment for technology transfer activities.
• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council providing funding and strategic support for innovation and economic development in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
• INSERMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench National Institute of Health and Medical Research, a major public research organization collaborating on health-related technology transfer.
• CNRScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench National Centre for Scientific Research, the largest fundamental research organization, partner for scientific collaboration and research projects.
• Limoges MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLimoges metropolitan area providing local economic development support and territorial integration for technology transfer initiatives.
• SATT (Société d'Accélération du Transfert de Technologie)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology Transfer Acceleration Company network for streamlining and accelerating technology transfer processes.
• Dassault SystèmesmajorTechnology or IntegrationTechnology company providing software solutions that may support research and innovation activities in the Limousin ecosystem.
• EXAILmajorTechnology or IntegrationTechnology company in the innovation ecosystem providing technological capabilities relevant to research applications.
• ALPHA-RLHmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional innovation network supporting research and development activities and technology transfer in the Limousin region.
• CHU LimogesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLimoges University Hospital Centre, providing healthcare research collaboration and clinical trial opportunities.
• AQUITImajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAquitaine technology transfer acceleration company, part of the SATT network for regional innovation support.
• RETISmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation network bringing together technology companies and research organizations to foster innovation collaboration.
• CURIE NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork connecting technology transfer organizations and research institutions for collaborative innovation initiatives.
• 3ILminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering school providing talent and research collaboration in the Limoges region technology ecosystem.
• CERAMEUROPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCeramics industry cluster providing industry partnerships and application domains for research transfer.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CEA Tech: The technology research and transfer arm of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission. Operates a significantly larger deeptech research and valorization model than AVRUL, with broader industrial partnership reach.
• INSERM Transfert: The private technology transfer subsidiary of INSERM, another core AVRUL partner. Performs comparable IP protection, licensing, and startup creation for biomedical research outputs at a national level.
• CNRS Innovation: The technology transfer and commercialization arm of the CNRS, one of AVRUL's core scientific partners. Operates at a national scale across all CNRS laboratories, handling IP and startup creation in overlapping research domains.

Direct peers

• Oxford University Innovation: The technology transfer and startup creation office of the University of Oxford. Performs the same end-to-end university research commercialization function as AVRUL but at a globally leading scale and with significantly more resources.
• SATT Paris-Saclay: One of France's largest SATTs serving the Paris-Saclay innovation cluster. Performs the same technology detection, maturation, transfer, and incubation services as AVRUL but at a substantially larger scale.
• SATT Conectus Alsace: A French SATT active in the Alsace region, providing identical technology transfer, IP management, and incubation services to AVRUL across multiple universities and research institutions.
• Cambridge Enterprise: The technology transfer arm of the University of Cambridge, handling IP protection, licensing, and startup formation from Cambridge research. Directly comparable to AVRUL in function but operating in a much larger innovation ecosystem.
• SATT Linksium: A French SATT covering the Grenoble-Alpes academic area, providing the same end-to-end technology maturation, IP protection, and startup incubation services as AVRUL but in a larger deeptech ecosystem.
• SATT Aquitaine Science Transfert (Aqsit): A French SATT operating in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region (formerly Aquitaine), performing the same university technology transfer and maturation functions as AVRUL but across multiple partner universities in the broader region.

Regional players

• France Brevets: A French public investment vehicle focused on aggregating, strengthening, and licensing patents from French public research institutions. Operates in the same IP valorization space as AVRUL but at a national patent-pool level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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