X-Novation Center

Located at the entrance to the Ecole Polytechnique campus, the Drahi X-Novation Center is a place of innovation on the Paris-Saclay plateau of more than 5000m².

• It was created in 2015 thanks to the patronage of Patrick Drahi, former student of the École polytechnique (1983) and president of the Altice group.

Drahi-X Novation Center supports each stage of the innovation continuum by 

• raising awareness of our students about innovation through learning-by-doing,
• acculturating researchers to the challenges of business creation and support them upstream of their project,
• incubating technological early-stage start-ups with programs adapted to their maturity and needs,
• connecting innovative players in the Ecole polytechnique and IP Paris ecosystem.