News : Industry

Enertecs, a start-up that specializes in nickel-zinc batteries, has just set up shop in the MINATEC High-tech Building as part of a partnership with CEA-Liten. Enertecs is a subsidiary of Paris-based SCPS, which led a breakthrough in nickel-zinc batteries by successfully resolving the cycling problems inherent to these batteries. The company is now leveraging Liten’s […] >>

Just a couple more weeks to go until we find out which ten or so projects have been selected for the First Step Challenge! This initiative, introduced by the CEA Tech scientific committee and CEA technology transfer department, aims to identify the most promising start-up ideas based on CEA Tech technology and to promote an […] >>

US-based Atrenta—the world’s fourth-leading provider of design software for the semiconductor industry—is actively expanding its French subsidiary based at MINATEC. This young business has already grown from four employees when it was created in early 2011 to 14 in June 2012, and plans to reach 20 by the end of the year.  This rapid business […] >>

Whereas most MINATEC joint labs tend to avoid the spotlight, the MINATEC-Magillem (a provider of electronic documentation systems) lab decided to hold a presentation day packed with exhibits, demonstrations, and panel discussions. Some 40 people from companies like STMicroelectronics, Schneider Electric, Thales, and Alstom attended the event to learn more about the lab’s research. These […] >>

As at all Grenoble Institute of Technology schools, each academic program at Phelma undergoes a periodic review. Last year, the Electrochemistry and Processes for Energy and the Environment program went under the microscope. This year, two additional programs are undergoing a review: Systems and Microsystems for Physics and Biotech in February and Physics and Nanosciences […] >>