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Corporate relations, Institution
11.06.26
ʽThe use of AI in the military must serve to defend our European democratic valuesʼ - Antoine Bordes at École Polytechnique
Speaking to the X25 cohort of École Polytechnique students, Antoine Bordes, Chief Scientific Officer at Helsing, emphasised the importance of developing technologies that serve European defence, whilst not overlooking the issue of the responsibility of engineers and military personnel. With their first-class training in science, and now in artificial intelligence, students at École Polytechnique will be able to innovate within the government or private companies to build a society capable of protecting its values by placing people at the heart of decision-making.
Research
04.06.26
A case study of industrial decarbonization in India
Nadir Soucha, a third-year doctoral student in management sciences at L' X Interdisciplinary Laboratory (LINX*) and the automotive supplier Valeo, is conducting a comparative study of emissions from industrial production in France and India.
Corporate relations
23.04.26
INTERVIEW – X MSC&T students’ internships, a great opportunity for companies – Edwin De Leon
Edwin De Leon, a second-year Energy Environment - Science, Technology and Management (STEEM) MSc&T student, currently doing his internship at Osborne Systems, explains why MSc&T students at École Polytechnique are particularly well-prepared to make their internships a success for both the companies hosting them and their future careers.
International
23.02.26
Merit-based Scholarships: Cooperation agreement with the Singaporean government
École Polytechnique and the Public Service Commission of the Republic of Singapore have signed a cooperation agreement that provides for merit-based scholarships to support outstanding students. This new agreement further strengthens the ties between École Polytechnique and Singapore and builds on existing collaborations between École Polytechnique and prestigious partners such as the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
Education, Corporate relations
26.11.25
X-Forum2025: Two days dedicated to employability and student-business relations
The X-Forum, an annual event dedicated to employability and bringing together students from École Polytechnique and Institut Polytechnique de Paris with companies, took place on November 25 and 26. More than 150 companies were able to interact with nearly 2,000 participants, including 1,000 École Polytechnique students.
International, Research
05.11.25
2025 Nobel Prize in Physics: how the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling inspires the X today
This October 8th, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to a trio of physicists for “the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling...
Chairs, Education, Innovation, Research
22.10.25
Pink October: Researchers and students at École Polytechnique join forces to fight breast cancer
Through its biomedical research, the École is advancing the fight against breast cancer by analysing tumour formation mechanisms. This momentum is reinforced by initiatives such as sponsored chairs, which bring together researchers, students from École Polytechnique and industrial partners to promote health through research and innovation.
Corporate relations, Research
26.02.25
X-founded biotech Stilla Technologies acquired by US Bio-Rad Labs for $225 million
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.
Research
19.02.25
Pilar Acosta, committed to sustainability
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.
International
05.02.25
A student from l’X among the finalists for the McCall MacBain scholarship
Ines El-Bouzaidi Tiali (X22), a student at École Polytechnique, is one of the finalists for the McCall MacBain scholarship from McGill University, an important partner institution of École Polytechnique in Canada. The only student from a French higher education institution among the finalists, Ines El-Bouzaidi Tiali will participate in the final round of interviews by the jury, which will take place from 22 to 25 March at McGill University in Montreal.
Education, Corporate relations
28.11.24
AI finds its way to the X-Forum 2024
On November 26 and 27, the 32nd edition of X-Forum, the annual event bringing together students from l'X and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, and over 150 international companies, schools and universities on the X campus, attracted almost 2,000 participants, including 1,000 Polytechnique students. Students from the Cycle ingénieur polytechnicien program, Master's and PhD students from École Polytechnique and other Schools came to meet their future employers.
Research
08.10.24
Madeleine Kubasch awarded L'Oréal-Unesco Young Talents 2024 prize
Madeleine Kubasch receives the L'Oréal-Unesco Young Talents prize for women in science for her doctoral work on mathematical models of epidemic propagation at the Center for Applied Mathematics (CMAP*) and INRAE's Mathematics and Informatics Applied from the Genome to the Environment (MaIAGE) unit.