For the second year running, the IRD will be awarding the Innovation Trophies at the “Science 4 Action” Forum, to be held on October 7 at the Palais du Pharo in Marseille, as part of the IRD's 80th anniversary celebrations.

The projects selected focus on a research theme that responds to the societal challenges addressed by the IRD. They are part of an interdisciplinary, multi-stakeholder approach and offer real added value compared with existing solutions. From July 1 to 5, 2024, the 3 nominees from the Asia region - Kakada Oeum (Cambodia), doctoral student at the UMR PHIM, Ratha Muon (Cambodia), doctoral student at the UMR iEES-Paris, Thai Son Nguyen (Vietnam), doctoral student at the LMI DRISA - benefited from immersion coaching on the premises of IRD's representative office in Vietnam. Additional pitch coaching will take place in Marseille in October.