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L’X strengthens its academic partnerships in the US
L’X strengthens its academic partnerships in the US On the occasion of École Polytechnique’s Director General and acting president Bruno Bellier’s first official visit to top-tier academic institutions in the United States, l’X signed a new agreement with Harvard University on 19 October 2026
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Eleven startups founded or led by L’X alumni, recognized by the French Tech 2030 program
Eleven startups founded or led by L’X alumni, recognized by the French Tech 2030 program Unveiled by the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance, the 2026 cohort of the French Tech 2030 program recognizes companies that are developing strategic technologies to strengthen France’s technological and industrial autonomy. Of the 80
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The CTA Observatory Inaugurates Four Large Telescopes in the Canary Islands
The CTA Observatory Inaugurates Four Large Telescopes in the Canary Islands The Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) is a large network of telescopes dedicated to observing high-energy phenomena, specifically gamma rays. It is currently under construction at two sites, one of which is in the Canary Islands, where
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