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Orakl, HUVY and Noctua Care, winners of the 2023 Bertrand Pivin Awards
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
15.05.23
Orakl, HUVY and Noctua Care, winners of the 2023 Bertrand Pivin Awards
Gustave Ronteix (X 2014), leader of the Orakl project (1st prize), Léonie Schröder (Télécom SudParis), leader of the HUVY project (2nd prize ex aequo), Hugo Weidmann (M 2021) and Alexander Dmoch (M 2022), leaders of the Noctua Care project (2nd prize ex aequo) won the 2023 Bertrand Pivin Awards. They were rewarded for their innovations in the healthcare field, which the jury choosed to highlight this year.
Polytechnique Ventures closes its first early-stage investment fund at €36 millions
Innovation
28.03.23
Polytechnique Ventures closes its first early-stage investment fund at €36 millions
Launched in 2020, Polytechnique Ventures is the venture capital fund financed by École Polytechniqu’s alumni and dedicated to the School’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. With nine investments already made, it aims to build a portfolio of 15 to 20 investments in the deep tech field within two years.
Plasma-assisted methanation for CO2 recycling
Innovation, Research
21.03.23
Plasma-assisted methanation for CO2 recycling
Edmond Baratte, a recent doctor from the Plasma Physics Laboratory, is leading a project combining plasma technologies to produce methane from carbon dioxide in the most carbon-neutral way possible. Thanks to funding from SATT Paris-Saclay, the aim is to design a prototype showing the process's efficiency
Ten of the Next40 2023 start-ups created by École Polytechnique’s alumni
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
20.02.23
Ten of the Next40 2023 start-ups created by École Polytechnique’s alumni
The start-ups included in the 2023 Next40 /FrenchTech 120 lists were unveiled on February 19th. Ten of tte 40 Next 40 start-ups were created or co-founded by École polytechnique alumni. One out of five French unicorns - start-ups valued at more than $1 billion - also originated from the X entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem.
X-FAB, the prototyping space at École Polytechnique, opens up to bioengineering
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
17.02.23
X-FAB, the prototyping space at École Polytechnique, opens up to bioengineering
The Engineering for Health (E4H) Interdisciplinary Center of Institut Polytechnique de Paris, of which École polytechnique is a founding member, is opening a new creative and collaborative space dedicated to bioengineering projects’ prototyping.
Three start-ups supported by École Polytechnique made the trip to the CES 2023
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
09.01.23
Three start-ups supported by École Polytechnique made the trip to the CES 2023
The 2023 edition of the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, the world's largest tech exhibition, took place from January 5 to 8 with a smaller delegation of French start-ups, including three young companies supported by the Drahi-X Novation Center, the incubator of the École Polytechnique, as well as Valeo's R&D center, which has been working on safer, cleaner, smarter mobility for several years.
Demoday X-UP Promo#14: Key network meeting of the École Polytechnique incubator
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
24.11.22
Demoday X-UP Promo#14: Key network meeting of the École Polytechnique incubator
14 start-ups from the École polytechnique incubator, the Drahi-X Novation Center, and its entire team were welcomed on November 15 in the Innovation Defense Lab for the X-UP Demoday of Promo#14! We would like to thank Antoine Tesquier Tedeschi, head of the Detection and Capture unit, and his team for their hospitality ! Each of the founders presented their technology and project to different financial actors and potential partners.
X-Up: Applications open for the next promotion #16 of the École Polytechnique Tech Incubator
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
04.11.22
X-Up: Applications open for the next promotion #16 of the École Polytechnique Tech Incubator
The Entrepreneurship, Enterprise and Innovation Center of the École Polytechnique is looking for its new class for its X-Up Incubation offer for technology startups.
RunBlind : Specialist in Augmented Audio applied to universal guidance
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...
Pierre Haren : "The start-up remains one of the most extraordinary adventures of humanity"
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.  
Synaplus : Democratize and accelerate AI adoption
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.
Amphitrite : Innovative, reliable and accurate ocean data to make the right decisions at sea.
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 !