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Mar. 16, 2026
On Friday, March 13, 2026, PFT Innovaltech participated in the first "Chop' ton job" event organized by the Amiens Education Board with the partnership of the Campus of Trades and Qualifications (CMQ) of the Hauts-de-France region. This participatory career exploration forum was held in Péronne.
Aimed at fourth-grade students, it offers them a first participatory immersion in the professional world, allowing them to experience professional gestures rather than simply being spectators.
PFT Innovaltech offered these middle school students a demonstration of 3D printing and the opportunity to use a 3D scanner. Of the 900 eighth-grade students from 11 participating middle schools, approximately 10% interacted and/or used the equipment at the booth.
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Feb. 09, 2026
PFT Innovaltech participated in the 3rd edition of Destination Talents, which took place on February 3rd and 4th, 2026 at the Palais des Sports in Saint-Quentin
This event aims to foster connections between young people and careers in industry. It seeks to organize and facilitate meetings between current industry professionals and the next generation, allowing young people to discover the industrial, transport, and logistics sectors in an engaging way and learn about the career opportunities available in these fields. For local businesses, this initiative represents an opportunity to attract, recruit, and retain new talent in the industrial sector over the medium and long term.
This event welcomed nearly 1,800 visitors over two days, featuring 18 company booths, 12 training booths, 4 partner booths, 3 main activities, and 25 participating schools.
The event, focused on engaging with young people, was a resounding success , allowing exhibitors to showcase their products and/or professions through demonstrations, hands-on activities, or other fun and interactive formats designed to capture visitors' attention and encourage participation and involvement.
Many thanks to the organizers and see you next year.
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Oct. 10, 2025
Organized by the ministry of education and coordinated in the Hauts-de-France region by Ombelliscience, the 34th edition of the Science Festival took place from October 3 to 13, 2025, on the theme of "Intelligences". Free and open to all, this event celebrates, as it does every year, the sharing of science.
On Friday, October 10, ESC and PFT Innovaltech mobilized all day during this edition to run around fifteen stands, spread across 6 distinct zones, (CDI, EIP, PFT Innovaltech, CPRP, STI2D) at the Condorcet high school.
Four workshops were offered by PFT Innovaltech:
218 students and around twenty escorts were able to discover and participate in these workshops, with very positive feedback from surveys. This satisfaction reflected both the organization and the enthusiasm of the presenters and student facilitators.
See you next year to explore science!
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Sep. 17, 2025
The afterwork of the companies of the Territory around the Expo “Elégance et Modernité” took place on September 16, 2025 at the Espace Saint-Jacques in Saint-Quentin, in the presence of Frédérique MACAREZ, Mayor of Saint-Quentin.
This friendly event, organized by the Economic Development team of the CASQ – Communauté de l'Agglomération du Saint-Quentinois, was a moment of exchange and discovery around the exhibition.
Commented by two speakers, a tour of the exhibition was organized to admire 400 art works from public and private collections, highlighting the world of Art Deco and artists of the 1920s.
Following this private visit, a networking cocktail brought together companies, institutions, and all participants, including PFT Innovaltech, to continue discussions.
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Jul. 01, 2025
EuraTechnologies is Saint-Quentin's startup incubator and accelerator dedicated to supporting innovative projects in the fields of industry, robotics, and space technology. These themes help meet the needs of the Saint-Quentin region, recently recognized as a Territory of Industry, and enable incubated startups to integrate into a rich ecosystem and thus build a significant network.
At the initiative of Elise Mondot, head of the Saint-Quentin incubator, 3 young startups came to discover the activities and services of PFT Innovaltech and present their innovation projects, to undertake in the marketing strategy, the management of the upstream phase of a project, solution based on AI and the presentation of a disruptive innovation consisting of challenging the traditional use of domestic water.
We wish them every success in their project, to overcome all the challenges they will encounter, the PFT Innovaltech will remain at their disposal to respond to their need for innovation.
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Jun. 01, 2025
On Tuesday, June 3rd at Artois Expo, UIMM Hauts-de-France is co-organizing MECALIVE with the IDEE unit of the Hauts-de-France Academic Region. This competition brings together several Skillbot competitions (robotics competition for middle school students), Regard sur l'industrie (photo competition open to middle and high school students) and Green power (automobile challenge of design, construction and racing in a single-seater electric car for high school students).
On the agenda for this day:
As a reminder, this event is part of the regional Electromob' project, the objective of which is to develop the attractiveness of the "electromobility" sector and to ensure skills development through training to meet the new needs linked to the electrification of the automotive sector.
During this ceremony, approximately 800 to 1,000 young people will present their projects. During the day, students are expected to participate in robotics-focused activities and other fun activities to raise awareness about careers in industry.
Exhibiting at this event, PFT Innovaltech hosted a robot programming stand, a robot piloting training workshop followed by a match in a maze between the participants.
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May 13, 2025
The Ordinary General Meeting of PFT INNOVALO took place by videoconference on Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Agenda :
The results of the 2025 survey of the 34 certified PFTs that are members of Innovalo were presented. Its aim was to assess the situation, strengths and weaknesses, as well as perceived opportunities and threats for 2025. 94% of members, representing 32 PFTs, responded.
Many PFTs express concern about reduced funding and a sense of institutional abandonment. However, some remain optimistic thanks to the diversification of their activities and new technological opportunities.
Conclusion :
The survey highlights a rapidly changing sector, facing economic and structural challenges but also fostering innovations and new collaborative dynamics. Increased support and better structuring of activities could enable Technology Platforms (PFTs) to strengthen their impact and sustainability. The INNOVALO association suggests considering the establishment of a status for PFT directors managed locally by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
The objective being:
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