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December 05 2016

Photonics platform delivery date pushed back

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Delivery of the six-level, 12,800 sq. m photonics platform was originally scheduled for early November, but has been pushed back to January due to construction delays and the results of certain tests. The contractor that won the bid will have to put additional resources on the job to complete construction. The CEA has set up […] >>

December 05 2016

PX’Therapeutics focuses on new drug candidate

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In the future, diabetics suffering from neuropathy (in their hands and feet, for example) could benefit from a new drug called atexakin, which regenerates damaged nerve fibers. Switzerland’s Relief Therapeutics Holding AG recently signed an agreement with Merck to develop, manufacture, and commercialize the drug. Merck then turned to Grenoble’s PX’Therapeutics to develop an efficient […] >>

December 05 2016

Enerbee takes to the air

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Enerbee, a two-year-old startup specializing in micro-generators that harvest energy from movement, has turned a corner in its development. The company will now leverage its proprietary technology to develop self-powering connected ventilation systems, ultimately carving out a position on a high-added-value, IoT-related market. Enerbee will present a prototype at CES* Las Vegas in January. The […] >>

December 05 2016

Fluoptics in the spotlight

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Fluoptics has carved out the top slot on Europe’s real-time fluorescence imaging solutions market. The company has implemented more than 100 of its Fluobeam® non-invasive surgical-assistance systems in sixteen countries. Fluoptics’ technology is currently the only one in the world capable of generating images of parathyroid glands using light during tricky thyroid surgery—ultimately improving patient […] >>

December 05 2016

GreEn-ER open for business, ribbon-cutting in December

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The GreEn-ER center for innovation in renewable resources and energy has been up and running for a year now. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on December 5. Every day, some 1,500 people—students enrolled at Ense3 and in Masters programs like Grenoble-Alps University’s UFR Phitem and researchers from G2ELAB* and the Institut Carnot Énergies du […] >>
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