News : Innovation & Society

On February 5, 2015 a group of 72 high-school students from the nearby towns La Mûre and Voiron will come to MINATEC for the fourth annual session of Scientifique, toi aussi ! [You, too, can be a scientist!] to learn about careers in science. This year’s edition will focus on women in science. Astrophysicist Isabelle […] >>

On January 1, CEA Tech launched its Communications and Innovation Services Division (DOIC). The 40-strong division boasts Strategic Communications, Content and Storytelling, and Open Innovation units. This new organization will make better use of existing know-how and resources. The goal is to help CEA Tech put a more professional foot forward and broaden its scope […] >>

Grenoble-based start-up Aryballe Technologies has created the Odoramap, an online world map of scents that users can view and enrich from any smartphone or tablet. Perfect if you want to get lost in the smells on the streets of San Francisco, breathe in the aroma of a high-altitude forest in Bolivia, or share the fragrance […] >>

Hospitals currently perform their PCR (polymerase chain reaction) analyses at their central labs. It will soon be possible to complete the analyses right in hospital units like the emergency room. Researchers from CEA-Leti and Dr. Didier Raoult’s team at IHU Méditerranée Infection in Marseille have joined forces to tackle the problem. The researchers from CEA-Leti […] >>

Major global semiconductor industry trade fair SEMICON Europa was held in Grenoble for the first time ever this year. Turnout far exceeded expectations, with the number of exhibitors up 18% over 2013, and the number of visitors up 28%. The event kicked off on October 7 in the presence of the French government’s Secretary of […] >>