Roadmap to become a fully operational DIH and regional link Supported by the university of Lorraine through the CRAN laboratory research teams in IT and industrial engineering, the ambition of CCI Quai Alpha DIH is to be useful to the IT and the industrial partners at the regional, national and international levels. The Quai Alpha is a start-up incubator in operation and will be uplifted to be an officially recognised DIH during the project phase. Through the Quai Alpha structure, the CCI focuses its action as a business incubator helping the new and start-up companies to develop by providing services such as management training or office space. It is a catalyst tool for either regional or national economic development. The Quai Alpha provides services which helps them get through initial hurdles in starting up a business. Among the most common Quai Alpha services there are the help with business basics, the networking activities, the marketing assistance, the market research, the high-speed Internet access. The Quai Alpha structure has 1700m² of fully equipped spaces ready to welcome SMEs.