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HANDILAB
Handilab is Europe's first innovation hub focused on disability and loss of autonomy, located in Saint-Denis, France. It serves as a collaborative space for research, production, and startups to create inclusive solutions.
Overview
What HANDILAB does
What HANDILAB is
Handilab is Europe's first innovation hub focused on disability and loss of autonomy, located in Saint-Denis, France. It serves as a collaborative space for research, production, and startups to create inclusive solutions.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 11, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
HANDILAB as a community
Community overview
Handilab is an innovation center dedicated to disability and autonomy, established in Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, near Paris. It was created by Groupe Fiminco with the aim of fostering innovation for individuals with disabilities or loss of autonomy. The facility spans approximately 13,000 square meters and serves as a hub for applied research, incubation, and collaboration among startups, large companies, training organizations, and associations.
Community focus
Handilab focuses on promoting inclusivity and innovation in the fields of disability and autonomy. It provides various services including an incubator, coworking spaces, an innovation lab, and event spaces. The organization supports startups at every stage of their development and offers tools for companies to enhance their inclusivity and diversity policies.
Member value
Members benefit from access to a collaborative environment, resources for innovation, and support in developing inclusive practices. Handilab also provides networking opportunities with startups, large companies, and training organizations.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Corporate Innovators
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and incubator
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Healthcare
Community activity
Events and activity
Handilab participates in and hosts various events to promote its mission, including France Digitale Day, where it presents its project to startups and large companies, and the Tech for Good Awards, recognizing innovations in disability.
Notable members
Notable members include Advanced Care Technologies, OTO, Les Flâneuses, Moten Technologies, My S Life, Famirelay, Neutralit, Papilio.bio, Hypra, Inclusion Conseil, Damo, Toolib, Pi-pop, JIB, and Remotion.
Common questions
What to know about HANDILAB
Upseed classifies HANDILAB under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
April 11, 2026
Known limits
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