The Big Booster competition is a program run in collaboration with the startup accelerator MassChallenge to boost innovative entrepreneurship. The program is a collaboration between the cities of Lyon, France and Boston, USA proposed to startups from Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Online application for the program will last from July 1 to September 15, 2015. The top 100 selected startups participate in the Lyon boot camp from October 27-29, 2015. The top 20 startups will then participate in the Boston startup in February 2016.

The competition is open to  innovative seed or early stage startups in the following fields:
-Bio & Health: Life Sciences and Health, Biotech, Medtech, e-health
-Innovative Tech: Digital, Big data, Connected Objects, Smart City, Cloud & Mobile apps, Robotics
-Global Impact: Cleantech, General & Social Impact

This competition is a great opportunity for startups to accelerate their projects and concept developments, improve their business models, and develop a network with international partners.

To apply to the project, simply follow the provided link.