MINATEC in figures

In late October, a multidisciplinary team from Grenoble that included several Phelma students, brought two wins home from the iGEM International Genetically Engineered Machine competition in Boston. Their phagotherapy project, entitled “Phagyzer,” won a bronze medal, and was also selected in the Best Hardware category. In just a few months, the team developed a liquid handler capable of extracting and purifying a DNA sample. However, they did not have enough time to identify pathogenic bacteria and the phages likely to… More information

Air Liquide and the CEA have a long-standing partnership. They recently extended their cooperation through a five-year joint lab. INAC, along with institutes IRFM and IRFU, plays a major role in two research topics addressed by the joint lab. The first is improving the performance of pulsed-gas tube cooling units. These cooling components cool the sensors on board satellites to temperatures between 15 K to 50 K. The second is dynamic simulation of the three refrigeration units (from 25 kW… More information

The new regional digital innovation hub will guide businesses through the digital transition, drawing on the region’s high-level digital technology experts. Leti will present the hub, called “minaSmart Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes” in Vienna, Austria on December 4. The organization should receive funding from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional government and from the European Commission, which has expressed a desire to certify this type of initiative under the European Digital Innovation Hub name. The CEA, INRIA, Minalogic, Grenoble-Alpes University, and the Regional Council are all… More information

Since its inception in 2010, the Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology (IFCEN) has enjoyed the support of a consortium of French institutions of higher education, including Grenoble Institute of Technology. IFCEN provides nearly 120 Chinese engineers with French-style education each year. IFCEN and Phelma are now deepening their relationship with two new dual-degree programs. The associated agreements will be signed very soon and the programs will be in place for the start of the 2019-2020 academic year. The… More information