iDEA-TECH Awards 2025-2026
iDEA-TECH Awards 2025-2026
The Sanofi Innovations in Data Exploration, Analytics & Technology (iDEA-TECH) Awards program provides seed funding to innovators at research centers and early start-ups to transform breakthrough digital, data science tools and new technologies into solutions that accelerate the R&D pipeline and improve people’s lives.
Welcome to the iDEA-TECH Awards!
Welcome to the iDEA-TECH Awards! This initiative is designed to accelerate external innovation by supporting bold, transformative technology concepts that enhance the R&D pipeline. The program focuses on cutting-edge digital, data science, and platform solutions with cross-disease applicability and relevance across all stages of drug discovery and development.
Through the iDEA-TECH Awards, Sanofi aims to launch one-year projects that lay the foundation for sustained, mutually beneficial partnerships—driving innovation and impact in healthcare R&D.
Sanofi is a global pharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing healthcare access and improving outcomes for patients across the continuum of care.
Why Apply?
Award Benefits
¥1,060,000 in China / €120.000 in Europe / $150,000 USD in North America
Dedicated Sanofi scientific mentorship
Support for 1-year research plan
Privileged access to collaboration opportunities beyond the initial project
Program Objectives
Contact Information
Should you have any further question regarding the initiative, application, selection process, scope, etc. please contact:
and put your region in the email header (AS, EU, NA).
Questions will be directed to respective region leads, based on the location of the applicant:
For Asian (AS) Applicants: Yao Xie and Yang Bai
For European (EU) Applicants: Annemarie Van Nieuwenhuijze
For North American (NA) Applicants: Mary Clare McCorry and Isaac Wolf