Six Deeptech projects from École Polytechnique win IP Paris call for projects

Six Deeptech projects from École Polytechnique laboratories have won the sixth Call for Premature Projects issued by the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, of which École Polytechnique is a founding member.

The FASTGAN project, led by Karim Ouaras, uses a low-temperature plasma process to produce thin films suitable for the production of low-cost GaN/AlN devices on large-area silicon.

SPLASH, developed by Christophe Thiebaux, aims to create a compact, portable detector capable of measuring the profile and dosimetry of charged particle beams, particularly in “FLASH” radiotherapy.

QUANTIX, designed by Hamed Merdji, is based on the principle of high-order harmonic generation in semiconductors using a fibered femtosecond laser.

Yvan Six's XANPROTECT is a general method for covalent grafting of polymers onto different surfaces, obtaining superhydrophobic properties that can be modulated to achieve omniphobic (or amphiphobic) properties.

Benoît Schneider's project concerns the development of original small chemical molecules directed against the PDK1 (3-phosphoinositide-dependent kinase) kinase, with the properties of allosteric modulators of PDK1 activity, and capable of exerting both a neuronal protective effect and an anti-inflammatory effect.

Julie Diani's MICROSTAMP2 involves the creation of silicone pads with controlled shapes and patterns for surface marking of materials or structures to measure deformations caused by mechanical, thermal or other stresses...

The IP Paris Prematurity call for projects aims to support innovative research and transform ideas from laboratories into concrete solutions. Since its launch, it has supported 59 projects from IP Paris laboratories, with a total investment of 4.1 million euros. These initiatives cover a wide range of themes, from MedTech to materials, energy, the environment, and digital technologies such as 5G, networks and artificial intelligence.

This dynamic has contributed to the creation of 16 start-ups, several of which, such as Amphitrite, Konatus, Plasana and RunBlind, have been supported by the X incubator, X-UP, which in 2024 launched a new support offer aimed at Deeptech start-ups in the Greentech, HealthTech, Industries of the Future and EdTech fields.

École polytechnique strongly supports the protection and transfer of intellectual property assets resulting from the work of its research laboratories. Its Service de la Recherche Partenariale et Propriété Intellectuelle (SR2PI) is the preferred point of contact for companies wishing to develop a partnership research project with École polytechnique laboratories, and/or establish a technology transfer.