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In the run-up to 2014, the International Year of Crystallography, Grenoble’s scientific community is gearing up to celebrate the 100th anniversary of modern crystallography. MINATEC and GIANT partners will play a key role in the festivities, which will include an exhibit on crystallography and its impact on our everyday lives at Grenoble’s Grand’Place shopping mall […] >>

MINATEC Entreprises, a majority government-owned company, elected a new Chairman at its September 7, 2012 Board of Directors meeting. Alain Cottalorda, 66 years old, will replace Geneviève Fioraso. Mr. Cottalorda is currently mayor of Bourgoin-Jallieu, a representative on the Isère General Council, and President of the Porte de l’Isère intermunicipal authority. He has also been […] >>

Enertecs, a start-up that specializes in nickel-zinc batteries, has just set up shop in the MINATEC High-tech Building as part of a partnership with CEA-Liten. Enertecs is a subsidiary of Paris-based SCPS, which led a breakthrough in nickel-zinc batteries by successfully resolving the cycling problems inherent to these batteries. The company is now leveraging Liten’s […] >>

Grenoble Institute of Technology’s MSc in Cognitive Sciences celebrated its 20th anniversary this summer. This year’s cohort of 12 students was invited to attend the festivities, which were also attended by many of the program’s 300 alumni and experts. This one-year degree program is designed to prepare graduates for careers in research. It was founded […] >>

This year engineering students at Grenoble Institute of Technology will get to learn about international opportunities at a new series of monthly events called Les Rendez-Vous de l’International. These events will include talks on timely topics like social networks, international recruitment, and “job dating,” and give students an opportunity to share their own international experiences. […] >>