NSCS Incubator
The National School of Cybersecurity (NSCS) has the honor of announcing the establishment of a shared incubator service within the School, enabling it to host and support the creation of startups by both faculty members and students.
The NSCS Incubator is a structure dedicated to supporting, maturing, and valorizing innovative projects led by students, doctoral candidates, and teacher-researchers of the School. It forms part of the institution’s strategy to promote innovation, technological entrepreneurship, and the transfer of research outcomes to the national socio-economic sector.
The incubator’s main missions are to:
- Support project leaders in structuring and developing innovative ideas.
- Promote the creation of high–technological-value startups, particularly in fields related to cybersecurity and digital technologies.
- Contribute to the valorization of scientific research results and technological development.
- Strengthen the entrepreneurial culture within the academic community.
- Develop synergies between the School, socio-economic actors, public institutions, and national partners.
The incubator is primarily intended for:
- School students who are project holders of innovative ideas.
- Doctoral candidates engaged in research with strong valorization potential.
- Teacher-researchers wishing to transform research outcomes into entrepreneurial projects.
- Multidisciplinary teams originating from the School.
The incubation process is based on a progressive and structured approach, organized around three main phases: (a) pre-incubation, (b) incubation, and (c) acceleration and valorization.
Pre-Incubation
This phase focuses on idea validation, technical and economic feasibility analysis, and initial project structuring. It aims to assist idea holders in validating their concept and organizing their project. It includes:
- Creativity workshops and ideation bootcamps.
- Awareness sessions on technological entrepreneurship.
- Initial technical and economic framing of projects.
As part of this initiative, the School launched an awareness campaign targeting teacher-researchers and students, encouraging them to submit innovative projects eligible for support by the incubator and other entrepreneurial structures.
Incubation
This phase provides in-depth support, including scientific and technical mentoring, business development assistance, business model structuring, and regular progress monitoring. Selected projects benefit from:
- Technical supervision and scientific mentoring.
- Business development support.
- Access to collaborative workspaces and controlled technical environments (laboratories, software platforms, cloud resources, etc.).
- Regular follow-up to structure technological and organizational roadmaps.
During this phase, a dedicated schedule of activities called “Incubator Days” has been established. These days are intended for faculty members and project leaders to meet students, exchange ideas, and mature innovative concepts to strengthen their transformation potential into real entrepreneurial projects.
Acceleration and Valorization
This final phase focuses on market readiness, legal and institutional support, and networking with partners and funding structures. It prepares mature projects for market entry or contractual engagement with industrial partners. It includes:
- Legal support (intellectual property, confidentiality agreements, etc.).
- Communication and visibility actions.
- Connections with investors, funding bodies, and national support structures.
Throughout the process, awareness, training, and exchange activities (workshops, thematic days, expert meetings) are organized.
Supervision : The entire incubation process is supervised by a multidisciplinary team composed of teacher-researchers, domain experts, and economic partners, under the supervision of the incubator director. This organization ensures scientific rigor, technical relevance, and economic viability for each incubated project.
The incubator provides project holders with:
- Scientific and technical supervision by teacher-researchers and experts.
- Support in project structuring and entrepreneurial development.
- Access to suitable technical infrastructures and resources.
- Institutional support for valorization, communication, and ecosystem networking.
- A collaborative environment fostering innovation and experience sharing.
The incubator has dedicated spaces designed to meet the needs of incubated projects, including collaborative workspaces, meeting rooms, training rooms, and administrative offices. These spaces are equipped with appropriate infrastructure enabling development, prototyping, and teamwork under highly favorable professional conditions.
The incubator operates under the responsibility of a manager appointed by the School. It relies on a multidisciplinary team comprising teacher-researchers, experts, and partners, ensuring project monitoring, evaluation, and support in line with the institution’s strategic orientations.
Access to the incubator is based on calls for projects and awareness campaigns organized by the School. Application procedures, selection criteria, and schedules are communicated through institutional channels. Selected projects are integrated into the incubator’s defined support pathway.
Projects/Startups Currently Under Selection for Incubation
Discover the list of innovative projects currently being selected to join the NSCS incubator.
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Ongoing Call for Proposals
The NSCS incubator is always open to innovative project proposals from the school's teaching staff and students. To submit your project, please contact the NSCS incubator service.