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CEA spinoff Avalun, founded in 2013, will test its LabPad® for one year at four nursing homes across the region. The facilities will use the portable, communicating device to measure INR, a blood-clotting test. Because the LabPad® only requires a small drop of blood from a fi nger prick, it should make life easier for […] >>

Grenoble’s large scientific instruments can help both SMBs and larger companies reach their R&D goals. But how? And how much does it cost? Answers to these and other questions will be available at CARAC2015 on December 7–8, 2015 at Grenoble’s Presqu’île scientifi que site. More than 50 representatives of manufacturing companies will come to glean […] >>

The third conference of the National Technological Research Institute (IRT) network was held on October 13, 2015 at MINATEC. Hosted by Grenoble’s IRT Nanoelec, the day provided an opportunity to review the latest advances in digital transformation, healthcare, transportation, materials, and processes. Participants started with a tour of the IRT Village, where the eight IRTs […] >>

The EcoMarch center for the design of architectured materials will open its doors in 2018 on the Saint-Martin d’Hères campus. The center is destined to become one of Europe’s leading hubs for eco-effi cient materials design. And, like MINATEC, it will build strong synergies between education, research, and industry, most notably via technology transfer. The […] >>

Interview: Christophe Durand, Research Scientist, INAC « Nanowirebased flexible LEDs a first step toward flexible displays»   INAC and three other institutes* have developed the world’s First two-color, nanowire-based Flexible LEDs.   What does this advance mean? Flexible LEDs are a prerequisite to flexible, bendable displays. They are currently being made from organic compounds at […] >>