News : MINATEC

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 […] >>

Startup APIX Analytics raised €8 million in late 2017 to speed up its development on international energy and environmental markets. The company, which currently does 60% of its business outside of France, opened an office in Beijing early this year and plans to open a US office by the end of June. The influx of […] >>

The artificial light from mobile phone displays has a damaging effect on the mitochondrial networks of dermal fibroblasts, according to a two-year study conducted by Gattefossé, a manufacturer of cosmetic excipients and other ingredients, and Grenoble-based biotech company Cytoo, headquartered at MINATEC. Cytoo used its micropatterning technology to explore the architecture of the skin cells. […] >>

The Experimenta 2018 art and science fair will be held at Maison MINATEC on February 8–10, 2018. A total of 23 systems designed by scientists and artists will be on display this year and are expected to bring in the usual crowds. Visitors will also be able to take advantage of ten panel talks: three […] >>

Emmanuel Sabonnadière was appointed Director of Leti on November 20. He plans to support the institute’s science and technology activities and bolster its ties to industry through partnership and innovation-transfer activities. Sabonnadière earned an engineering degree from Compiègne University and completed his PhD in Physics at Ecole Centrale de Lyon. He brings 25 years of […] >>