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Two new biotech start-ups moved into the MINATEC High-Tech Building (BHT) on January 1. Cellipse is a R&D company focusing on new therapies targeting LIM kinases (to treat certain types of leukemia and sarcoma, for instance). The company is expected to sign cooperation agreements with CEA labs and strengthen its ties with other BHT tenants […] >>

This year, France’s l’Etudiant magazine has come up with a new method for ranking the country’s 160 CTI-accredited engineering schools, using a series of 37 indicators which students can select to come up with a personalized ranking to meet their individual needs. Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma tied for first place (with Polytechnique and ENSCP) […] >>

Pierre Benech, Dean of Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school, was officially reappointed for a second five-year term in January. He intends to pursue the strategy he has spearheaded since taking up the position in 2008, with a particular focus on further expanding the school and strengthening the school’s role in major institutional initiatives […] >>

CIME Nanotech recently acquired a new lithography machine that performs two innovative processes. The first, nano-printing with control of the pressing and separation stage via an actuator matrix, reduces the number of defects compared to manual pressing and separation. The second process enables resin-free lithography using plasma situated between the substrate and mask, making it […] >>

Yves Samson was appointed Director of INAC, the Institute for Nanoscience and Cryogenics. He succeeds Engin Molva, who will replace Samson as head of the institute’s cross-disciplinary nanoscience program. Mr. Samson is a member of Science Europe’s Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences Committee and the French National Research Agency’s Scientific Steering Committee for the Information […] >>