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Healthcare industry start-up UroMems moved from CIME Nanotech to the High-Tech Building on October 1, to further its product R&D. UroMems was established in 2011 to market technology developed under a Ph.D. research project carried out jointly by TIMC-IMAG, TIMA, and APHP. The company makes active implants for people with severe urinary incontinence. UroMems’ devices […] >>

Some 150 nanosafety professionals, including manufacturers from a range of industries, will come to the CEA on December 11 for its 2nd Nanosafety Conference. This one-of-a-kind event is being organized by the CEA’s Nanosafety Platform—officially inaugurated on November 22—and will address the topic of “Nanosafety: Challenges, Advancements, and Scientific Hurdles.” Speakers from the CEA and […] >>

The OMNT (Micro and Nanotechnology Observatory) is diversifying its activities. The Observatory’s current science and technology intelligence lineup, which covers fifteen topics, will now be rounded out with technological and economic reports and market research. The Observatory’s insights are backed by a network of 300 experts with insider knowledge of emerging issues. A first report, […] >>

The CIT, or Commission des titres de l’ingénieur, which oversees France’s state-sanctioned engineering degree programs, has chosen Grenoble for its next annual meeting. The event will kick off on February 10 with an international colloquium to be attended by representatives of US accreditation organizations ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) and AACRAO (American Association […] >>

Student club Phelma Junior Consultants will hold a job and internship day in January. The goal is to help Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma students better navigate the uncharted waters of the job market. The event will include CV-writing workshops, personality assessments, and mock job interviews. The activities will be facilitated by professionals from the school’s […] >>