25 Years of the Allègre Law: A Springboard for Innovation or an Unfinished Reform?

The Allègre Act of 1999 marked a turning point for the research, education, and innovation ecosystem. Representing both a cultural and structural shift, it helped bring the academic community and the industrial sector closer together. “The Allègre Act was a necessary step to stop hindering innovation!” summarizes Jean-Michel Dalle, director of Agoranov. Twenty-five years later, what have been the concrete effects of this law? Before 1999, researchers did not have the legal right to start companies. By 2024, they had helped create nearly 350 companies, out of a target of 500. However, not all barriers have been removed, and some believe that France’s entrepreneurial culture still lags behind that of other countries, coupled with an ecosystem that continues to suffer from its complexity, thereby preventing the full realization of the innovation potential generated by French laboratories and companies.

AEF Info
December 17, 2024

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