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The 450 sq. m Maison MINATEC extension—now open for business—brings the event facility’s total surface area to 1,350 sq. m. and boosts its capacity from 600 to 1,200 people. In 2015 the facility hosted 120 events and received nearly 40,000 visitors, figures that are expected to rise in the short term. With modular event spaces […] >>

Grenoble-based startup eLichens raised more than €3 million in fresh capital from six investors this summer, less than two years after the company was founded. The company specializes in optical microsensors and software to measure and monitor air quality and works with several research labs, including Leti. Backed by a solid patent portfolio, eLichens is […] >>

Grenoble-Alpes University received around 50 expressions of interest in response to its call for proposals for the IDEX (a French government program to boost cross-disciplinary programs on campuses across the nation) Cross-Disciplinary Program (CDP). In June and July, the university held three days of meetings with leaders of potential projects targeting all of the IDEX […] >>

Grenoble Institute of Technology’s continuing education course on analog electronics, which kicked off on June 1, counts 19 students, all employees at STMicroelectronics Grenoble and Crolles sites. The program was developed in partnership with STMicroelectronics, and participants will earn a certificate in analog electronics design, a real need for many manufacturers, including STMicroelectronics. The 126-hour […] >>

Once again this year, CEA Tech startups have brought home a bumper crop of awards in the i-Lab national competition for innovative tech startups. A total of €820,000 will go to the following four projects: EnWires, founded in 2016, is developing new electrode materials for Li-ion batteries leveraging high-quality-silicon nanowires Sublimed, founded in 2015, is […] >>