News : nanotech

Startup LXRepair, a CEA spinoff founded in 2013, has just raised €1.1 million in capital from investors Kreaxi, CEA-Investissement, XPAND Investissement Ltd., Grenoble Angels, Savoie Mont-Blanc Angels, Gentiane participations, and private individuals. LXRepair will use the funds to complete clinical proof-of-concept studies in oncology, obtain the CE mark for its innovative DNA repair measurement systems, […] >>

Electromagnetic compatibility expert Nexio, Grenoble-Alpes University labs IMEP-LaHC and G2Elab, and construction-industry R&D center CTSB in Grenoble have joined forces to boost the Pheline electromagnetic testing lab’s capacities. A vocational degree program in electromagnetic compatibility testing was set up at CTSB in 2016, followed by an electronics design workshop specializing in electromagnetic fields in 2017. […] >>

Berlin-based Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics and Leti signed a new partnership agreement at Leti Innovation Days in June. The agreement will build on existing collaboration between the partners and will cover R&D projects on FDSOI and More than Moore to enable the use of next-generation components in automotive and aeronautics systems, IoT, augmented reality, and […] >>

Leti and STMicroelectronics retirees in Voiron turned to CIME Nanotech to help local volunteers bring Science Week back to Voiron after a two-year hiatus. CIME Nanotech helped with the preparations in the run-up to Science Week and trained the facilitators who will run the event from October 12–15, the week before the Parvis des sciences […] >>

The Artips publishing company’s free art and music newsletters count an impressive 500,000 subscribers. In May, Artips introduced a science newsletter called—you guessed it—Sciencetips. Written for the general public, the twice-weekly newsletter, available in French only, brings subscribers serious science in a fun, easy-to-digest format, with offbeat anecdotes and illustrations, video, and animations. The CEA […] >>