Majooran Kanthiah

• Assisting companies with CIR, CII, JEI schemes and Bpifrance aid

• Managing a client portfolio generating €400k in revenue. (ACC, Schaeffler, …)

• Identifying and technically analyzing R&D projects.

• Drafting and assembling technical and financial dossiers.

• Client follow-up, liaison with technical teams, and support during tax audits.

Supporting incubated startups and R&D teams in exploring and developing new innovative solutions, from opportunity identification to structuring initial solution paths.

Key contributions:

• Supporting entrepreneurs and innovation teams in structuring their projects and clarifying their value proposition

• Conducting market research to identify trends, key players, and development opportunities

• Conducting interviews and competitive analyses to better understand the positioning of existing solutions

• Participating in ideation and creativity workshops aimed at generating new product or service ideas

• Contributing to the formalization of innovative concepts and the structuring of initial development hypotheses

• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (entrepreneurs, engineers, innovation managers, marketing)

• Participating in user-centered innovation approaches to guide solution design

Teaching interventions for students within a module dedicated to design thinking, project management, and innovation methods (40 hours / teaching unit).

Key contributions:

• Designing and facilitating courses and practical workshops on design thinking, innovation, and project management

• Introduction to user needs exploration and idea generation methods

• Facilitating group creativity and ideation workshops

• Supporting student teams in structuring and developing their projects

• Monitoring projects, assisting in clarifying issues and value propositions

• Raising awareness of prototyping and idea testing approaches