Response to a Regional Call for Proposals

Mentalist

Mentalista is a deep tech company specializing in brain-environment interfaces, with the goal of providing more intuitive technology.

Advanced Development of Brain-Machine Interfaces

Mentalista is working on MENTAL 256, with the goal of miniaturizing brain-machine interface components for easy integration into everyday life.

The project addresses space constraints, improves the quality of brain data, and increases acquisition capacity.

The application for the Innovup Leader project was intended to accelerate this development.

our response

Strategic and technical support

Dynergie provided crucial support to Mentalista for the Innovup Leader call for proposals, focusing its efforts on structuring the technical and financial aspects of the MENTAL 256 project.

The support provided included a detailed review of the application to ensure it met the call for proposals’ criteria, as well as assistance with drafting and presenting the application, thereby increasing Mentalista’s chances of securing funding.

The results

A successful partnership between Mentalista and Dynergie.

The collaboration between Mentalista and Dynergie has boosted the chances of success for MENTAL 256, highlighting the project’s potential.

Securing major funding.

Thanks to Dynergie's involvement, Mentalista was able to secure several hundred thousand euros in funding, which was essential for the development of MENTAL 256.

In conclusion.

Dynergie’s expertise in structuring and submitting innovative projects was instrumental to Mentalista’s success, enabling it to secure significant funding and consolidate its position in the brain-machine interface sector.

Bastien Didier

Founder and President

We are thrilled to have Dynergie on board for this project. They have been an essential partner in shaping the project and making it a reality. In the future, this project will help hundreds of thousands of people in their daily lives, and that would not have been possible without their support.

They rose to the challenge

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