The Regional Incubator assists and supports the creation of business in the region. This assistance covers all that is required to ensure the project is valid and feasible (market studies, technical feasibility, surveys, training courses...). Any project can apply as long as criteria are fulfilled.

Founded in April 2000, the Poitou-Charentes Regional Incubator is part of the network of France Incubation made up of the 31 state incubators recognised by the Ministry of Research. Created by the Universities of Poitiers, La Rochelle, the CNRS and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique, it is funded by the Conseil Régional, the Conseils Généraux, the Communautés d'Agglomération of La Rochelle, Poitiers and Angoulême.