Major PROMPT funding for HEC Montréal’s Tech3Lab

In a world of constant technological evolution, the user experience (UX) occupies a central place. To understand and improve this experience in the context of business technologies, HEC Montréal’s Tech3Lab defines itself as a feat of innovation. Tech3Lab stands out as the largest laboratory of its kind in the world, exploring UX through a neuroscientific…

[Dossier Les Affaires] SIPEM, a program to support productivity innovations in manufacturing companies as part of their digital transformation

“In spring 2023, Quebec’s Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie (MEIE) allocated a $10 million envelope to PROMPT, one of its fiduciary organizations, as part of its Offensive de transformation numérique (OTN). Specializing in the new information and digital technologies sector, PROMPT, one of Quebec’s nine sector-based industrial research groups (RSRI), subsequently announced…

Interview with François Légaré, full professor at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)

As part of our support, we had the pleasure of interviewing François Légaré, full professor at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS). He is also Director of the Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, specializing in matter imaging, molecular imaging and nonlinear optical microscopy of biological tissues. François Légaré has been involved in scientific research…

PROMPT at the inauguration of the first IBM Quantum System One computer in Canada

September 22, 2023 was a historic date for Quebec and Canada, marking the inauguration of the very first IBM Quantum System One computer on Canadian soil. This event of international importance took place in Bromont, in the presence of such eminent figures as Mr. Fitzgibbon, Quebec’s Minister of the Economy, Innovation and Energy. As one…

Interview with Guillaume Boisvert, Director of Product Innovation at Sherweb

We caught up with Guillaume Boisvert, Director of Product Innovation at Sherweb, to ask him a few questions about the project we funded, our support and the benefits Sherweb has derived from it. With over 20 years’ experience in cloud services development and marketing, Mr. Boisvert currently leads Sherweb’s product innovation efforts. Can you tell…

Christèle Pelven appointed Director of the Cybersecurity Program (PICQ)

A look back at Christèle’s appointment this summer as PICQ Program Director. Formerly manager of the same program at PROMPT, Christèle Pelven has demonstrated her professional, relational and managerial skills in the service of the team. Her rich experience in project management within international IT organizations has enabled her to develop a very good understanding…

Press release: performance productivite 2023 initiative

PROMPT’s innovation support program for business productivity has a budget of $10 million to encourage transition in manufacturing companies. Montreal, April 3, 2023 – PROMPT, an industrial research cluster (RSRI) specialized in the new technologies sector, has been mandated by the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie du Québec (MEIE) to identify the…

Diagnostic IA CRIM & PROMPT – Turn your idea into a project

As part of the call for artificial intelligence projects launched by the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie du Québec (MEIE) before October 15, 2023, CRIM – Centre de Recherche Informatique de Montréal and PROMPT, have jointly unveiled a new offer to provide closer support to companies wishing to turn their artificial intelligence…

SIPEM – Technological specifications: for which objectives?

PROMPT’s SIPEM (SOUTIEN À L’INNOVATION POUR LA PRODUCTIVITÉ DES ENTREPRISES MANUFACTURIÈRES) program, supported by the Quebec Ministry of the Economy, Innovation and Energy, targets manufacturing companies, helping them to improve their productivity and develop customized technological innovation. The program is divided into two parts: assistance in drawing up Technological Specifications and financial support for Technological…