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Turning a complex technology into a product that meets real-world customer needs and finding a business model that actually makes money is no mean feat. CEA and GEM will address this vast topic at the 4th Innovation Marketing Day to be held on March 15 at Maison MINATEC. The event is designed for professionals from […] >>

Did you know that the roof of the GreEn-Er building has been home to two beehives since the spring of 2016? The bees are currently resting for the winter under close surveillance—because the hives are connected! The high-tech hives were built and equipped with instruments by Grenoble Institute of Technology-Ense3 students for a class project. […] >>

At the end of November the First Step Challenge jury selected five startups to receive funding. A total of €676,000 was awarded to the five projects, with individual amounts determined according to the maturity of the project and the needs expressed. Additional support could be awarded within three to six months. In 2016 the projects […] >>

Jean-Michel Hartmann, Director of Research at Leti, recently won the Helmholtz International Fellow Award in recognition of more than a decade of cooperation with German research institute ForschungsZentrum Jülich (FZJ) that has resulted in nearly 70 joint publications and numerous nanoelectronics and photonics research projects. Most notably, Leti supplied FZJ with multiple Si/SiGe stacks on […] >>

Grenoble startup Enhancia’s connected ring was a hit with international music icon Stevie Wonder, who tried it on at CES Las Vegas. When a musician playing a keyboard or synthesizer wears the ring, it produces additional sound effects according to preconfigured hand movements. “I like it. I love it,” said Wonder. Enhancia’s four founders, all […] >>