News : Life @ MINATEC

With €150 million of building construction projects planned or underway, MINATEC is undergoing a major expansion—its biggest leap forward since it was established in 2002. The Nanobio2 building (1,400 m2 of useable space) will be inaugurated in just a few weeks. Construction has begun on the Phelma II building (8,500 m2 of gross floor area) […] >>

The 2013 Phelminaire, a day-long seminar for Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma faculty and staff, will be held at the school’s campus on July 1, 2013. Some 100 people are expected to attend. The morning program will include a series of small-group workshops on teaching-related issues, using fun activities like role-playing games and panel discussions to […] >>

The good news just keeps coming for Prestodiag, a start-up founded in 2012 to develop advanced INAC-ISB bacteria-detection technology. In the space of just a few months, Prestodiag won three awards for innovative start-ups, including one from the Génopôle Evry biotech cluster and one in the French Senate’s entrepreneurship competition. Prestodiag’s fast-detection method is truly […] >>

The MIGAS international summer school on microelectronics will be held on June 22–28, 2013 in Autrans (on the Vercors plateau). Around 50 PhD students, professors, researchers, and engineers from France and abroad are expected to attend. Speakers will include professors Ke Wu and Philippe Fauchet. 2013 marks the 16th year of the summer school. The […] >>

Sponsored by the Rhône-Alpes regional government, the Rhône-Alpes Challenge brings together seven outdoor sporting events: cross-country and downhill skiing, mountain biking, cycling, cross-country running, kayaking, and free flight (paragliding and hang-gliding). CEA-Grenoble will participate in this year’s Challenge, which will is open to businesses for the first time. The research center will send a team […] >>