Tuesday, September 23, 2025, City Center, Marseilles

The broadest R&D offering in Sport, Sport/Health and Sport/Wellness!

This trade show is aimed at players from the worlds of academia, industry and the innovation ecosystem. Our offer is structured around 8 main themes, to which the expertise and research projects of our Carnot partners respond.
On this day, you'll have the opportunity to discover innovative projects from our laboratories and talk directly to the scientific experts behind them.

Join us in making this highly-targeted event a not-to-be-missed event in the sector!

8 main themes addressed

All-level performance

Data enhancement
& Artificial Intelligence

Protection, Safety,
Ergonomics

Nutrition

Rehabilitation

Handisport & Adapted Sport

Aging / Health
& physical activity

Circular economy

Program for the day


  • Personalized B2B meetings
  • Scientific presentations on innovative projects (called "plateaux d'expertises")
  • A showroom of demonstrators from Carnot laboratories
  • A stand area for the organizing Carnot institutes and event partners
  • Social Run by Trinoma to close the event

Next important dates

  • Opening of registration for expertise platforms: September 09
  • Opening of B2B appointments catalog: September 15

Plunge into the heart of scientific innovation by attending expert panels

Two one-hour slots will be entirely devoted to presentations by researchers from all over France, representing the Carnot co-organizers of the event.

The principle is simple:

  • 8 parallel presentations, renewed every 30 minutes;
  • Small group discussions (4 to 5 people maximum per presentation);
  • More than 30 presentations in total, covering the 8 major themes of the event. See the program for presentation topics.

⚠️ Places are very limited: registration for the expert panels is compulsory and will open on September 09, 2025.

Save the date in your diaries, as the sessions are likely to fill up very quickly!

Remember to register for the event free of charge right now to be able to access registration for the expert panels.

Here are a few examples of demonstrators you can discover on site

Virtual reality for performance optimization

Tool for measuring the power exerted by a person on the wheels during an activity

More accessible for both diagnosis and prevention

Preventing ageing through physical activity and new technologies

Innovative prosthesis for parasnowboarding, based on biomechanical research

Personalized assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness

Device for measuring training zones via ventilatory thresholds.

Social Run By Trinoma

After a busy day of exchanges and business meetings, lace up your sneakers for a run to (re)discover Marseille.

⏰ Start: 6:15 pm 
⏰ Duration: 45 minutes (but at a slow pace - so accessible to all!)

And because effort deserves a reward, we'll round off this sporting interlude with a convivial aperitif in a bar close to the event venue.

Why take part?

  • Discover a wide range of multi-disciplinary expertise
  • Meet people capable of meeting your R&DA needs
  • Attend presentations of innovative projects to a select group
  • Maintain an exhaustive watch to anticipate tomorrow's challenges
  • Create a qualified address book for future collaborations
  • Present your research and expertise to key players in the field
  • Develop your network for future collaborative projects
  • Realize an exhaustive watch and benefit from privileged exchanges

1 accessible venue, in the heart of Marseille

Organized under the banner of sunshine, the Rendez-Vous Carnot Sport will be held in a unique venue in the heart of Marseille, just a stone's throw from the Old Port: Le City Center. This state-of-the-art business complex has been carefully selected for its warm, modular spaces, perfectly suited to professional meetings.

Ideally located in the city center and close to the Saint-Charles train station, the venue offers easy access to the public transport network (metro, bus, streetcar) and nearby parking solutions. This inspiring setting promises an atmosphere conducive to exchange, innovation and collaboration.

Les Rendez-Vous Carnot, a well-established institution since 2008

The Rendez-Vous Carnot has become a benchmark R&D exhibition, where companies can meet the right scientific experts to help them realize their R&D projects. The

Rendez-Vous Carnot Sport will bring together 8 Carnot institutes to address R&D issues in the fields of Sport, Sport/Health and Sport/Wellness.

Event partners

Décathlon Logo
COSMED The Metabolic Company Logo
Trinoma Motion Capture and Analysis Logo
Gerflor Logo
Logo de l'entreprise Philomec
Logo ALTAIR
InMind VR Logo - Partenaire des RDV Carnot Sport
Logo Harmonie Mutuelle Groupe Vyv

Carnot participants

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