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February 02 2015
CEA Tech “startup cafés” for a jolt of entrepreneurial energy
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CEA Tech startup cafés, which launched last spring, are now held the first Thursday of every month from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the auditorium across from the showroom (Building 51, room D122). January’s meeting focused on support programs for entrepreneurs; the February 5 meeting will give participants an opportunity to explore way to […] >>
February 02 2015
Iskn raises $2 million in fresh capital
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Grenoble-based start-up iskn raised $2 million in fresh capital late last year from four investors—Partech Ventures, CEA Investissements, Kima Venture (in which Free CEO Xavier Niel holds a stake), and Pascal Cagni (General Manager and Vice President of Apple EMEA from 2000–2012). A few months ago iskn moved from its offices at MINATEC to a […] >>
February 02 2015
Challenge First Step 2014: Where are they now?
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On December 4, 2014, four budding entrepreneurs presented their projects to the Challenge First Step selection committee, tasked with assessing the projects’ maturity and determining whether or not to grant them additional resources to fund their development plans over the next six months. The LINC project (development software for connected objects) was deemed ready for […] >>
February 02 2015
Phelma student duo develops innovative 3D display
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Pierre Schefler and Mathieu Bertrand, both in their third year at Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma Engineering School, have developed a cube-shaped 3D display as part of a class project. The cube, named “Cubicle,” boasts ten control buttons and 729 LEDs that can represent forms in space, and, because the points of light are visible […] >>
February 02 2015
Interview: Saïd Obbade, Materials physicist, Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma School of Engineering
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“Phelma expects to have signed partnership agreements with nearly 20 businesses by the end of this year” How many businesses have signed agreements with Phelma so far? Since 2011, around ten businesses have signed or renewed partnerships with the school. At the end of 2014, missile manufacturer MBDA joined a circle of partners that includes […] >>