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Visit of a ministerial delegation from the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Visit of a ministerial delegation from the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire On December 1, 2025, École Polytechnique welcomed a ministerial delegation from the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire for discussions focusing on strengthening academic and scientific collaborations between École Polytechnique and the Félix Houphouët-Boigny
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When light stiffens cells
When light stiffens cells Some fluorescent molecules used to produce microscopic images of biological processes cause the cells into which they are introduced to stiffen. This phenomenon has just been demonstrated and quantified by a collaboration involving the Hydrodynamics
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Brevo and Pennylane, two École Polytechnique’s start-ups, in the spotlight
Brevo and Pennylane, two École Polytechnique’s start-ups, in the spotlight Brevo, founded in 2007 by Armand Thiberge (X2002) and now part of the exclusive club of French unicorns, those start-ups valued at over €1 billion. Pennylane, co-founded in 2020 by five alumni of the École Polytechnique and already a unicorn, will
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