Claire Fauvarque Nuytten (X2009), responsible for new elastomer process developments within the the French tire company Michelin Group's R&D department, was awarded the Pierre Faurre 2024 prize on March 26, 2025. In particular, she has developed a patented sustainable elastomer that is now essential for reducing the energy consumption of Michelin products.
The Master Visual and Creative AI and the Master Energy Environment: Science, Technology and Management took 1st and 2nd place in their categories, as in 2024. The Master Internet of Things: Innovation and Management, meanwhile, moved up two places to 4th in its category.
A study by a team from the Structural Biology of the Cell Laboratory (BIOC*), with the participation of the Molecular Chemistry Laboratory (LCM*), published in Nature communications, reveals the mechanisms that initiate translation of the genetic code into proteins in an archaea. This result supports the hypothesis that eukaryotes emerged from the archaeal domain during evolution.
Currently under construction at two sites in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTA) will be the world's largest array of telescopes capable of detecting high-energy gamma rays. The Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet (LLR*) is heavily involved in this project.
Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the French Armed Forces, was on hand to inaugurate the Research Department of the Ministerial Agency for Artificial Intelligence in Defense (MAAID) at École Polytechnique, and announced the construction of a Defense Institute on the School’s campus. The new building, financed to the tune of 15 million euros, is intended to act as a bridge between the Ministry of the Armed Forces and École Polytechnique, thus reaffirming the latter's militarity, emphasized the Minister.
Professor in the Department of Mechanics at École polytechnique, Caroline Cohen carries out her research at the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX*), at the interface between science and sport. In particular, she helped athletes and federations prepare for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Stilla Technologies, co-founded and managed by Rémi Dangla (X2005), specializes in developing high-precision genetic analysis systems for research and medical diagnostics. Twelve years after its creation, the company was acquired by the American Bio-Rad Laboratories.
X2009 and a PhD in biophysics from the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX*), Olga Chashchina is co-founder and CTO of Metyos, a start-up that designs connected biomedical sensors.
Alliance Visiting professor at École Polytechnique, Reshmi Mukherjee, research professor at Barnard College of Columbia University, has developed her joint research with Deirdre Horan, researcher at the Leprince-Ringuet laboratory for particle physics and astrophysics (LLR), focusing on blazars. Moreover, her visit and exchanges with the LLR research team has further strengthened the ties between the astrophysics research groups at l’X and Columbia.
Pilar Acosta is a professor in the Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Department at École Polytechnique. Her research focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility and their practices in the context of sustainable development.
At the “AI, Science and Society” conference organized by Institut Polytechnique de Paris on February 6 and 7, 2025 at École polytechnique, the “Frontiers in Generative AI” symposium explored advances in generative AI, of which ChatGPT is the emblematic example. In particular, Vicky Kalogeiton presented her research work at the Computer Science Laboratory of the École polytechnique (LIX*).
An avenue on École Polytechnique’s campus is now dedicated to Anne Duthilleul-Chopinet, the first female valedictorian to enter École Polytechnique, when the cycle ingénieur polytechnicien entrance examination was opened to women. The inauguration of this avenue, in her presence, was an opportunity to recall the contribution of women to major scientific advances and École polytechnique’s commitment to their promotion.
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