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Entrepreneurship
07.12.22
Nelson, Amphitrite and Clarity, the three winning start-ups of the X-Impact Tech 2022 Awards
For their third edition, the X-Impact Tech Awards, organized by the graduates of the X Executive Master's program with the support of the École Polytechnique Foundation and the X-UP incubator, have rewarded three projects among the eight finalists selected.
Research
16.11.22
Nikhil Desai and Sébastien Michelin awarded for their research on microswimmers
The researchers receive the François Frenkiel Award from the American Physical Society for their work at the Hydrodynamics Laboratory on the modelling of active drops moving in a fluid.
Entrepreneurship
09.11.22
Gerondeau - Safran Awards 2022: Entrepreneurship, a long-term challenge
The 12th edition of the Gerondeau - Safran Prize, awarded on November 9, confirmed the commitment of its founders to long-term entrepreneurship, and rewarded three disruptive start-ups with strong industrial and technological components: Amphitrite, Stratolia and Surge.
Campus, Entrepreneurship, Corporate relations, Innovation
24.10.22
RunBlind : Specialist in Augmented Audio applied to universal guidance
THE ENTREPRENEUR AND THE START-UP. Philippe Le Borgne, co-founder and CEO of RunBlind, has a multi entrepreneurial background in different fields such...
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
12.10.22
Pierre Haren : "The start-up remains one of the most extraordinary adventures of humanity"
After the success of Ilog, created in 1987 under the aegis of INRIA and then bought by IBM, Pierre Haren (X73) co-founded Causality Link, a start-up that uses AI and machine learning to better understand the causal links between various economic indicators and market events. Pierre Haren, a start-up pioneer, explains why he decided to get back into the start-up game and draws some lessons from his experiences for aspiring entrepreneurs.  
Campus, Entrepreneurship, Corporate relations, Innovation
26.09.22
Synaplus : Democratize and accelerate AI adoption
Michel Bastide, CEO of the start-up Synaplus worked in transformation through IT (or by IT) for over 30 years before joining Synaplus in 2018 specializing in artificial intelligence technology. He shares his entrepreneurial experience, challenges, goals and ambitions.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
13.09.22
Amphitrite : Innovative, reliable and accurate ocean data to make the right decisions at sea.
To create a strong European company in the field of oceantech and AI. This is the ambition of the team behind the start-up Amphitrite. We had the pleasure to interview the Co-founder and CEO of Amphitrite: Alexandre Stegner. Continue reading to know everything about the project !
Institution
29.07.22
Memorial to Pierre Berest
Pierre Berest, former researcher at the Solid Mechanics Laboratory, which he headed from 1990 to 2001, and professor at the Department of Mechanics, member of the High College of the École Polytechnique, has left us. Andrei Constantinescu, CNRS research director and director of the LMS honors him.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
05.07.22
InSpek : chemical detection system based on optical microchips.
A revolution is taking place in the integrated optics sector, a market that will experience strong growth in the coming years. The start-up InSpek is contributing to it. We had the chance to interview the CEO and co-founder of InSpek: Jérome Michon, a young PhD turned entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurship
05.07.22
Six start-ups launched by X alumni rewarded by the 24th I-Lab competition
Two of the six X start-ups rewarded at the 24th I-Lab competition - Runblind and InSpek - are supported by the X-TECH incubator at the Drahi X Novation Center. The other four - Enginn Technologies, Ever Dye, S2S and Silina - were created by X alumni.
Research
01.07.22
Hamed Merdji and Marta Fajardo recognised for their research collaboration
The French Academy of Sciences awarded the Mariano Gago International Prize to Hamed Merdji, research director at Ecole Polytechnique, and Marta Fajardo, professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa, in recognition of their scientific collaboration between France and Portugal.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
10.06.22
Eight X start-ups with IP Paris at VivaTech 2022
The eight X start-ups are among 21 high-impact technology start-ups from the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris presented on the IP Paris stand at Vivatech 2022.