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Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school came in nineteenth in the overall rankings in L’Étudiant magazine’s 2019 survey of 174 engineering schools, climbing five slots over the previous year. Phelma tied with the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique in the academic excellence category. The school’s stellar results were due in part to the large number of […] >>

In January, IoT-type sensors were rolled out for testing at Maison MINATEC. The sensors are measuring things like air quality, the use of mobile room partitions, and the number of visitors. Some of the underlying technologies were developed at Leti and being scaled up for manufacturing by companies like eLichens, JYSE, and Adeunis RF. The […] >>

Thanks to Nano 2022 initiative funding, Leti will complete installation of its first wave of 30 pieces of 300 mm microelectronics equipment in 2019. The equipment will expand Leti’s technological capabilities, positioning the institute to address tomorrow’s innovations. The Nano 2022 initiative, financed by the CEA, the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Regional Council, and the French government […] >>

LabPad®, Avalun’s “pocket lab,” is currently sold around the globe, with customers in Germany, Italy, the UK, the Czech Republic, South Africa, and other countries. The startup recently decided to automate its consumables manufacturing line at the BHT building in MINATEC campus. The robotized machine recently commissioned can produce 15,000 blood coagulation tests per day, […] >>

On December 20, Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school will end its tenth anniversary celebrations on a high note. Some 200 Phelma students, alumni, faculty, partners, and neighbors (labs, technology platforms, MINATEC, CEA, CNRS, GIANT) will gather at the Grenoble Institute of Technology auditorium. Pierre Benech (Grenoble Institute of Technology Administrative Dean and former […] >>