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2020 marks the 10th anniversary of Jean-Louis Gerondeau-Safran Prize. It was celebrated during a virtual event that gathered many start-ups that it helped since its creation. It was also an occasion to unveil their three winners of this year.
Founded in 2017 by Ane Aanesland, Director of Research at CNRS, and Dmytro Rafalskyi, researcher at the Laboratory of Plasma Physics (LPP*), ThrustMe designs miniature thrust systems for small-sized satellites. It has announced its first contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) ARTES C&G programme.
On July 14, the i-Lab 2019 innovation contest selected 73 winners, among them seven start-ups created by Ecole Polytechnique alumni, of which one was granted a Grand Prix.
Challenges magazine published its ranking of the 100 start-ups to invest in for 2020. Among them, 14 were founded by École Polytechnique alumni or accelerated or incubated at École Polytechnique.
With the first micro-grid of the "Grid Power for Sustainability" project, installed at the Drahi - X Novation Center, scientists are testing a new energy management system to control and optimize energy use in buildings.
Two start-ups hosted by the Drahi - X Novation Center are developing smart building management solutions to maximize property performance by improving users’ experience and optimizing energy efficiency.
Applications for the 11th promotion of X-Up close on December 15. Nicolas Cruaud, co-founder of Néolithe explains why he thinks his start-up has beed selected to join the École Polytechnique’s incubator and what have been the key benefits from this opportunity.
On November 7, 2019, the prize Jean-Louis Gerondeau - Safran was awarded to 3 start-ups: InBolt, Néolithe and Omini. The winners of this 9th edition are rewarded for their innovations in industry, waste management and health.
Among the 40 most promising start-ups in France unveiled by the President of the Republic at the launch of Next40, nine were founded by members of École Polytechnique's community.
Patrick Drahi (l'X alumnus), CEO and Founder of Altice, Eric Labaye, President of École Polytechnique and Jean-Bernard Lartigue, Executive Director of the École Polytechnique Foundation, inaugurated on September 18th the new extension of the La Fibre Entrepreneur – Drahi - X Novation Center.
Co-produced by École Polytechnique and HEC Paris, the online training course “Creating and Developing a Technology Start-up” was listed among the 8 MOOCs recommended by the newspaper Les Echos to start the academic year in the right way.
PayFit, a start-up founded by a Polytechnique alum, announced a total funding capital of €70 million on Monday, June 17, 2019. It intends to use the money to accelerate its development by expanding into new European markets.
Challenges recently published its ranking of the 100 best start-ups to invest in for 2019. 13 companies on the list were founded by École Polytechnique alumni, or accelerated or incubated at the institution.
Two companies launched by École Polytechnique graduates have each set off on a journey through code, offering specialized courses and reinventing the uses of computer programming.
