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June 02 2014

Revolutionary micropump performance just over the horizon

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The micropump, a type of drug delivery system, is well-known to diabetics, many of whom use the devices for their daily insulin injections. Although micropumps are both practical and reliable, they do have their drawbacks: First, with a price tag in the thousands of euros, they are costly. Second, the drug volumes delivered are limited […] >>

April 01 2014

Leti signs new sporting-goods partnership

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Leti, which already works with Oxylane on the brand’s Nabaiji MP3 player for swimmers and Babolat on an instrumented tennis racket, is now joining forces with a running-shoe manufacturer to develop instrumentation for an ultra-thin insole. The product will leverage a series of sensors to give runners data like whether they are pronating or supinating, […] >>

April 01 2014

Green chemistry specialist BT3 Technologies moves to BHT

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BT3 Technologies, a spinoff of the CNRS and CTP, a center for paper engineering, moved to the BHT in January. The company holds seven international patents for green chemistry processes that make corrugated cardboard and other papers resistant to water, fats, and gases. The innovative processes hinge on “chromatografting,” a BT3 technology for printing microdroplets […] >>

April 01 2014

MINATEC spins off six start-ups in Q1 2014

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Since January, MINATEC has spun off four start-ups, with an additional two just over the horizon. While this is a new record for the innovation campus, it is largely to chance! The new companies are: ISKN, maker of the iSketchnote smart iPad cover that digitizes handwritten notes and drawings Pollen Technology, a specialist in data […] >>

April 01 2014

An instrumented tester to regulate industrial conveyors

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Industrial conveyors are often made up of an assembly of several modules. So, it is not always easy to check that the goods being moved make it to their destination without getting lost or damaged. Leti has developed an original new way to solve this problem. The device, the same size and weight of the […] >>
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