News : MINATEC

What do fabless semiconductors, gallium-nitride-on-silicon power transistors, electrostimulation patches to treat pain, and a motion-powered energy generator have in common? All four are MINATEC R&D projects that won awards in July (along with three other non-MINATEC projects) in France’s 16th national tech start-up contest, now called “I-Lab.” A total of five Grenoble-grown projects (eVaderis, Exagan, […] >>

Construction of a new photonics lab will start this month, with delivery scheduled in Q4 2016. The new facility will be home to 230 employees of Leti’s Optics and Photonics Department, currently spread out across five different locations. The five-story building will contain a total of 12,800 m² of lab and office space and will […] >>

This summer was a record one for two Grenoble start-ups. Isorg, which specializes in printed electronics, raised €6.4 million, while Primo1D, which focuses on integrated electronics for textiles and plastics, brought in more than €10 million. For Isorg, founded in 2010, the fresh capital will help the company achieve its target manufacturing launch date of […] >>

Marie-Noëlle Semeria has been appointed Director of Leti, effective October 1, 2014. She succeeds Laurent Malier. Ms. Semeria holds a Ph.D. in physics and has considerable industry experience, working first for Sagem and then for start-up Pixtech. She came to Leti in 1996, where she has held a number of positions including that of Deputy […] >>

Grenoble-based EnerBee, founded in early 2014, has won three awards over the past few months: a national prize for innovative start-ups, a global innovation award, and a connected objects award. The prize money supplements funds from investors and private-sector backers, giving EnerBee a total of €1 million to pursue plans to launch a pilot production […] >>