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The COVID-19 pandemic and the general containment put in place in France since March 16th to help flatten the curve has led to an economic standstill which has had a significant impact on the ecosystem of start-ups tied to École Polytechnique. The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Department (DE…

 Laboratories from École Polytechnique have undertaken numerous research projects in order to contribute to the current fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center for Applied Mathematics (CMAP) has been carrying out analysis and modeling work, as well as evaluating scenarios for controlli…

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, students have risen up to the occasion either collectively or individually to help fight the pandemic and support the community as a whole. Their efforts have been coordinated by the Personal Development and Military Training Department (DFHM) through the…

FRANCE - On June 22, 2023, an Institut Polytechnique de Paris’ academic and research chair in complex systems’ architecture was created in the presence of Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of Armed Forces, and Emmanuel Chiva, General Delegate of Armaments. Dassault Aviation, Dassault Systèmes, Naval Grou…

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Polytechnique Ventures, an investment fund created upon the initiative of the alumni of École Polytechnique, is launched today with the ambition of strengthening the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem at École Polytechnique.

École Polytechnique hosted the Cybersecurity & Defense Day, which brought together major players in cybersecurity and defense from academia, institutions, and industry. The event was organized by the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, of which École Polytechnique is a founding member, in partnership …

Vincent Strubel (X2000), Director General of the French Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI), spoke at École Polytechnique, underlining the change in scale of cybercrime, the explosion in training and research needs in cyberdefense, and the role Ecole Polytechnique can play to fulfill them.

Emeritus researcher at CNRS and former scientific director of Institut Photovoltaïque d'Île-de-France, Daniel Lincot will give his inaugural lecture at the Liliane Bettencourt Chair at Collège de France on 20 January. He will give an overview of photovoltaic energy, from historical aspects to curre…

Article 1. Purpose of the data protection policyThis policy is intended to meet the École Polytechnique's information obligations regarding the protection of data processed by the websites and internet pages under its responsibility. These information obligations are defined in particular in A…

What is DeepTech?Definition and key featuresDeepTech refers to the spectrum of breakthrough innovations stemming from scientific and technological research. These innovations are characterized by their high technological density, inherent complexity, and their potential for market disruption.DeepTe…

Forest fires, power cuts and damaged infrastructure…lightning fascinates and destroys in equal measure, causing as many as 24,000 deaths a year worldwide not to mention widespread destruction. Even today, the lightning rod invented by Benjamin Franklin is the best form of protection. And y…

A biannual event marking the end of incubation at  École Polytechnique's Drahi-X Novation Center, the XUP Demoday gave an opportunity to eleven start-ups to pitch their projects to business angels, investment funds and potential partners.These eleven high-tech start-ups cover a wide range …

There is no doubt that a revolution will upset biology, the main science of nature along with physics. The detailed knowledge of many genomes, new microscopies that reveal cellular architecture, the determination of thousands of structures of biomolecules with atomic resolution are just some of the…

How can the chemical sciences respond to major societal challenges: in health and bioengineering, for the environment around clean, safe, and efficient energies, for developing quantum technologies and sober, sustainable, and innovative materials? Chemistry is a natural science. From the atom to th…