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L’X at VivaTech: attracting talent and establishing itself as a key player in global innovation
L’X at VivaTech: attracting talent and establishing itself as a key player in global innovation Philippe Hazet, head of the École Polytechnique X-UP incubator, outlines the key considerations behind our participation in the 2026 edition of the Viva Technology trade fair. This major global event for innovation and new technologies will take
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The climate and AI: Understanding tomorrow's extreme weather events
The climate and AI: Understanding tomorrow's extreme weather events X2019, Amaury Lancelin is conducting his doctoral research at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory (LMD*), in partnership with RTE (Réseau de transport d’électricité). The goal is to improve the study of heat waves, cold waves, intense precipitation
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Entrepreneurship at École Polytechnique: a range of initiatives to nurture the stars of tomorrow
Entrepreneurship at École Polytechnique: a range of initiatives to nurture the stars of tomorrow With more than 230 start-ups supported over the past ten years, École Polytechnique and its incubator, X-UP, are contributing to the growth of European entrepreneurship. Interdisciplinary research centres, support services, the X-FAB prototyping
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