News : Innovation & Society

Alim-Louis Benabid, MD, PhD, and Chairman of Clinatec, recently won an award from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for leadership in Parkinson’s research for his pioneering work on deep brain stimulation (DBS). The technique involves inserting electrodes into the patient’s brain to send an electrical pulse that eliminates neurological symptoms of the disease. More than […] >>

For the first time ever, the GIANT innovation campus will open its doors during France’s national science week. On Saturday, October 12, visitors will be able to experience a “science pathway” with several circuits: the Science Fair pathway, as well as “Celebrating Physics” (CNRS), “The Science of the Infinite x 2” (LPSC), and “Exploring Matter” […] >>

ISKN, a Leti start-up currently in the incubation phase, has decided to use the crowdfunding site www.kickstarter.com to raise capital for its iSketchnote project—the first-ever Grenoble-based start-up to use crowdfunding to obtain financing. Potential investors have until October 9, and the minimum investment is $1. And, participants who invest a minimum of $30 will receive […] >>

In late October, the three Grenoble area high-school students who won the first French-American Young Innovators Award will head off for a week in California for a program that includes a tour of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. The Award was set up by the U.S. Consulate in Lyon to reward talented local high-school […] >>

So far 2013 has been a great year for MINATEC start-ups: five were selected to receive funding under the French government’s innovative new business stimulus package. INAC is behind one of the start-ups, LXRepair, which makes diagnostic tests that can be used to develop personalized cancer treatment protocols. The four others were spun off from […] >>