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ZEBOX, the international innovation accelerator initiated by the CMA CGM Group, announces a new partnership with ADVANS Group, a leading European player in software, electronic, and mechanical engineering.
This collaboration combines the agility of startups supported by ZEBOX with the technological expertise of ADVANS Group to more rapidly transform innovations into concrete, sustainable, and industrialized solutions.
A partnership to accelerate innovation through the ZEBOX ecosystem
This partnership opens new opportunities for collaboration within the ZEBOX ecosystem, around high-potential projects. It will enable ADVANS Group to:
- Build close connections with innovative startups aligned with its technological roadmap.
- Experiment with new business models and rapidly prototype solutions.
- Co-develop pilot projects in strategic sectors such as mobility, logistics, energy, and artificial intelligence.
- Expose its teams to ZEBOX’s entrepreneurial spirit to foster the emergence of differentiated solutions capable of moving from concept to market.
“The arrival of ADVANS Group among ZEBOX’s corporate partners perfectly illustrates our mission: connecting startups and major industrial players to transform innovations into tangible solutions. Thanks to its technical expertise and agility, ADVANS Group will be a key partner in supporting the technological maturity and industrialization of our startups’ solutions.”— Frédéric Guilleux, CEO of ZEBOX
“By joining ZEBOX, initiated by CMA CGM, ADVANS Group is putting its technical expertise and mastery of complex systems at the service of a global innovation ecosystem. Together with agile startups, we aim to co-develop, experiment, and bring to life high-impact industrial solutions.” — Radomir Jovanovic, CEO of ADVANS Group
ZEBOX, an international innovation accelerator
Founded in 2018 by Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, ZEBOX’s mission is to connect the world’s most promising innovations with its corporate partners to foster co-innovation.
With hubs in Europe, the Americas, and Asia, ZEBOX brings together startups, corporates, and investors within a single ecosystem to accelerate experimentation, scaling, and technological transformation across key industries such as transportation, logistics, energy, and media.
ADVANS Group, a technology engineering expert driving innovation
Founded in 2000, ADVANS Group is an independent technology engineering company with more than 1,100 engineers specialized in the design and development of complex systems.
Through its three entities — ELSYS Design, AVISTO, and MECAGINE — the Group operates across the entire product lifecycle, from R&D to industrialization, covering fields such as embedded electronics, software development, and precision mechanics.
Its model is built on the complementarity of its expertise, close collaboration with client teams, and a strong engineering culture that makes innovation a tangible driver of industrial performance.
