News : Innovation & Society

On December 10, Minalogic and Grenoble Institute of Technology will give a training session on how to apply for funding for collaborative projects under the EU’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. The session will target information and communication technology (ICT), with the goal of helping researchers and entrepreneurs take advantage of this […] >>

Healthcare industry start-up UroMems moved from CIME Nanotech to the High-Tech Building on October 1, to further its product R&D. UroMems was established in 2011 to market technology developed under a Ph.D. research project carried out jointly by TIMC-IMAG, TIMA, and APHP. The company makes active implants for people with severe urinary incontinence. UroMems’ devices […] >>

The OMNT (Micro and Nanotechnology Observatory) is diversifying its activities. The Observatory’s current science and technology intelligence lineup, which covers fifteen topics, will now be rounded out with technological and economic reports and market research. The Observatory’s insights are backed by a network of 300 experts with insider knowledge of emerging issues. A first report, […] >>

LMGP recently acquired a robot capable of high-throughput thin-film deposition. The robot marks a significant improvement over the lab’s previous equipment—and will save its researchers valuable time. The new Tecan robot automates tasks that, up until now, were done manually. It makes films that require a large number of layer-by-layer deposits directly on substrates with […] >>

The Kwant quantum transport package was developed by researchers from France (INAC) and the Netherlands over a period of three years. It is designed with one goal in mind: to make physicists’ lives simpler. Easy to use and quick to program, the Python-based solution is known for its fast, accurate results. More than just a […] >>