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Vivatech 2021

For its second participation in VivaTech - the European global tech gathering to be held between 16 and 19 June 2021 in Paris - the CNRS will present a wide sample of its Deeptech know-how!

Drones piloted in immersion by experimenters equipped with video glasses.

Drones piloted in immersion by experimenters equipped with video glasses.

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From biotechs and greentechs to quantum technologies and sport, scientists and start-ups from CNRS laboratories and its partners will present the technologies of the future.

This year the CNRS will honour quantum technologies and hydrogen in particular. At VivaTech you will discover the most recent achievements in quantum processors and hydrogen fuel cells. Prometheus, Quandela's unique photon generator, C12 Quantum Electronics' carbon nanotubes, or Atlas, one of H2sys' hydrogen electric generators and one of H2Pulse's test beds for companies looking to make the transition to hydrogen. Discover also the robotic hand of the Robioss team.

This news is an opportunity to show you photo and video reports on the nine start-ups present at the CNRS booth, during the first participation in Vivatech, in May 2019 : Tiamat, ThrustMe, Curve One, Greenerwave, Mercurio, Sensome, Daumet, Bio Inspir’ et Drone Interactive. You'll discover AntBot, the first legged robot able to move without GPS, designed by researchers from CNRS and the University of Aix-Marseille.

With over 1,500 start-ups from laboratories under its supervisory authority, the CNRS is among the major actors in Deeptech in France. A typical profile of these start-ups is a company that, in its third year of existence, employs twenty people and generates revenues of 3 million euros across all scientific domains.

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Drones pilotés en immersion par des expérimentateurs dotés de lunettes vidéo. Grâce aux caméras placées sur ces drones, les expérimentateurs visualisent l'équivalent du poste de pilotage. Ils dirigent le drone via une manette et de manière intuitive grâce à un algorithme permettant de simplifier les commandes. Cet algorithme corrige également la trajectoire pour éviter les collisions et maintenir le drone dans l’espace autorisé.

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A spin-off of the Models and Simulations for Architecture and Heritage laboratory (CNRS/Ministère de la Culture), the start-up Mercurio proposes a scanner to quickly and autonomously create realistic 3D models of art objects of all sizes, ranging from a vase to a sculpture. A new way to enhance museum collections.

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Based on research conducted at the Laboratoire d'hydrodynamique (CNRS/Ecole polytechnique), #Sensome has developed ultra-miniaturised sensors that use artificial intelligence to identify the biological nature of tissues in real time. Integrated in the intravascular Clotild™ probe, their technology can, for instance, categorise blood clots in order to help doctors during the treatment of an ischemic stroke.

A l'occasion de sa deuxième participation à VivaTech, le rendez-vous européen consacré à l'innovation technologique, le CNRS présente un échantillon de son savoir-faire dans la deeptech à travers différentes start-up issues de ses laboratoires. Plusieurs start-up françaises issues du CNRS sont investies dans la course aux ordinateurs quantiques. Parmi elles, Quandela développe un processeur pour le calcul quantique, où l'information est traitée par des photons grâce à une…

A l'occasion de sa deuxième participation à VivaTech, le rendez-vous européen consacré à l'innovation technologique, le CNRS présente un échantillon de son savoir-faire dans la deeptech à travers différentes start-up issues de ses laboratoires. Les nouvelles technologies rendent plus performantes les thérapies actuelles. Elles préviennent les complications, réduisent les risques et régénèrent les tissus. Healshape propose la première bioprothèse mammaire personnalisée…

A l'occasion de sa deuxième participation à VivaTech, le rendez-vous européen consacré à l'innovation technologique, le CNRS présente un échantillon de son savoir-faire dans la deeptech à travers différentes start-up issues de ses laboratoires. Trois défis principaux se présentent pour la filière hydrogène : produire de l'hydrogène sans utiliser d'énergie fossile, le stocker en grands et petits volumes et le convertir en énergie. Deux start-up tentent de relever les défis :…

The third episode looks at the gender issue in deep tech start-ups. While research-based start-ups are multiplying and becoming increasingly important in the French economic landscape, the percentage of women at the head of these companies remains very low. Today, less than 2% of robotics start-ups and less than 3% of AI start-ups are founded by women. While parity is higher at the research stage, with many young women researchers, the gap increases when you get to positions of authority. How…

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On the occasion of the 2019 CNRS innovation medal award, we look back at the career of physics researcher Ane Aanesland. Trained at the University of Tromsø in Norway, then recruited at the CNRS Plasma Physics Laboratory, Ane Aanesland along with her colleague Dmytro Rafalskyi, founded the start-up ThrustMe in 2017, specialising in the propulsion of miniaturised satellites. Together they have developed two major innovations to reduce the size of the propulsion systems used by satellites to…

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Tiamat designs, develops, and produces sodium-ion batteries in a standard industrial format. These batteries could mitigate some of the limitations of the lithium-ion batteries that currently prevail, such as charging speed, lifespan, and the cost of production. Located in Amiens (northern France), this young company emerged from the French Research Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage (RS2E) led by the CNRS, and now has a few dozen functional prototypes available. Some of them, including…

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Miniaturised low-altitude satellites represent the future of global connectivity and real-time Earth monitoring. #ThrustMe enables this new space industry to be economically and environmentally sustainable by developing and marketing electric propulsion systems, which will be on display during the fair. This start-up was founded in 2017, and emerged from the Laboratoire de physique des plasmas (CNRS/Ecole polytechnique).

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Curve One specialises in the production of curved sensors for the drone, autonomous vehicle, and photography and video camera markets, as well as for astronomy and scientific instrumentation. Its sensors improve clarity, reduce distortion, and eliminate vignetting (the dark corners present on certain photos). Based on the expertise of the Laboratoire d'astrophysique de Marseille (CNRS/Cnes/Aix-Marseille Université), #CurveOne proposes a comprehensive solution for boosting images, and will be on…

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Using Nature as a model for better robots? A team of bioroboticists in the South of France have created, for the first time, an autonomous six-legged robot able to—without using GPS—find its way back to its nest using navigation skills inspired by Cataglyphis, the desert ant.

On the occasion of the 2019 CNRS Medal for Innovation award, we look back at the career of Livio de Luca, a researcher in the digitisation of cultural heritage. Originally trained as an architect, then obtaining a degree in Arts and Crafts and Computer Science, Livio de Luca defines himself as a researcher in the digitisation of cultural heritage. Now director of the Models and Simulations for Architecture and Heritage laboratory (CNRS/Ministry of Culture), this CNRS researcher began his work…

Cyrile Deranlot alongside a system for production under vacuum of thin layers, comprising in particular a cathode sputtering machine and a thermal evaporator. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative …

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SpinD Gold is an innovative combination of gold and tungsten. This novel material was obtained in connection with research in spintronics (a field seeking to exploit magnetism in electronics), led by Cyrile Deranlot and Albert Fert, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics, at the Laboratoire mixte de physique CNRS/Thales. Used by the start-up #DAUMET, this new white gold is the whitest gold alloy ever obtained. Its brilliance and colour are first-rate in comparison to any other white gold on…

Cyrile Deranlot alongside a system for production under vacuum of thin layers, comprising in particular a cathode sputtering machine and a thermal evaporator. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative …

Cyrile Deranlot inserts a sample into a cathode sputtering machine coupled to a vacuum evaporator. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost) and environmental qualities…

Cyrile Deranlot alongside a system for production under vacuum of thin layers, comprising in particular a cathode sputtering machine and a thermal evaporator. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative …

Cyrile Deranlot operates a vacuum evaporator handling device. This equipment, coupled to a cathode sputtering machine, is used to produce magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, this system was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost) and…

Cyrile Deranlot views a sample about to be transferred into a vacuum evaporator. This equipment, coupled to a cathode sputtering machine, is used to produce magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost)…

Cyrile Deranlot views a sample about to be transferred into a vacuum evaporator. This equipment, coupled to a cathode sputtering machine, is used to produce magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost)…

Handling device for a heat treatment enclosure coupled to a cathode sputtering machine and a vacuum evaporator. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost) and…

Cyrile Deranlot views a plasma in a cathode sputtering enclosure coupled to a vacuum evaporator. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost) and environmental qualities are…

Cyrile Deranlot places a substrate into the airlock of a cathode sputtering machine coupled to a vacuum evaporator. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost) and…

Cyrile Deranlot places a substrate into the airlock of a cathode sputtering machine coupled to a vacuum evaporator. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost) and…

Cyrile Deranlot transfers a substrate in a cathode sputtering machine coupled to a vacuum evaporator. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost) and environmental…

Viewing a substrate in the airlock of a cathode sputtering machine coupled to a vacuum evaporator. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost) and environmental qualities…

Cyrile Deranlot transfers a substrate in a cathode sputtering machine coupled to a vacuum evaporator. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost) and environmental…

Cyrile Deranlot records in a laboratory notebook the experiments performed with a cathode sputtering machine coupled to a vacuum evaporator. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre,…

Cyrile Deranlot views a sample in a vacuum evaporator coupled to a cathode sputtering machine. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost) and environmental qualities are…

Cyrile Deranlot views a sample in a vacuum evaporator coupled to a cathode sputtering machine. This system is used to deposit magnetic nanostructures for spintronics. In particular, it was used for development of the gold and tungsten alloy resulting from research undertaken by the CNRS/Thales Unité Mixte de Physique. This innovative alloy is now exploited by the DAUMET start-up, which has christened it SpinD Gold. Its innovative (colour, lustre, density, cost) and environmental qualities are…

Panel de couleurs de différents dépôts d'alliages or-tungstène de 24 à 18 carats. Plus le dépôt est gris et plus il y a de tungstène dans l'alliage. Un alliage à 18 carats signifie qu'il y a 75% d'or et 25% de tungstène en poids. Un alliage à 24 carats signifie qu'il y a 100% d'or. Le dépôt sur le disque de droite ne contient que de l'or pur. La start-up Daumet exploite un nouvel alliage d’or et de tungstène, SpinD Gold, issu des recherches de l'Unité mixte de physique CNRS/Thales. Ses qualités…

Feuille d'or obtenue par dépôt physique en phase vapeur (PVD en anglais). La start-up Daumet exploite un nouvel alliage d’or et de tungstène, SpinD Gold, issu des recherches de l'Unité mixte de physique CNRS/Thales. Ses qualités novatrices (couleur, brillance, densité) et écologiques pourront intéresser les acteurs de l’horlogerie, de la bijouterie, de la joaillerie et de l’orfèvrerie.

Wafer de silicium recouvert d'une fine couche mince d'or. La start-up Daumet exploite un nouvel alliage d’or et de tungstène, SpinD Gold, issu des recherches de l'Unité mixte de physique CNRS/Thales. Ses qualités novatrices (couleur, brillance, densité) et écologiques pourront intéresser les acteurs de l’horlogerie, de la bijouterie, de la joaillerie et de l’orfèvrerie.

Observation of gold charge in an electron beam thermal evaporator. The electrons bombard the solid gold, which heats up and becomes liquid. The pressure in the chamber being very low (high vacuum), the liquid gold evaporates. The gold vapour thus formed then condenses on a substrate positioned opposite, forming a thin layer. With this type of equipment, it is possible to achieve an accuracy of a few tenths of a nanometre in terms of the thickness of the thin layer that is deposited.

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Bio Inspir' studies the depolluting qualities of certain land and aquatic plants. This start-up is especially interested in water mint, a small plant native to the southern French Occitanie region that has exceptional capacities for purifying water containing metallic and organic elements. Used in the form of a powder or alive, this plant can purify contaminated water directly at industrial sites. #BioInspir' finds industrial applications for the research conducted by the laboratoire de Chimie…

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In Saint-Laurent-Le-Minier and in many abandoned industrial and mining sites, the soil is full of contaminants (cadmium, lead, zinc, etc.). Thankfully, in this case like in many other instances, Mother Nature comes to the rescue by providing us with depolluting plants, such as the legume Anthyllis vulneraria which absorbs zinc. Chemist Claude Grison explains this depollution by phytoextraction. The cherry on the cake is that this biomass can be recycled using ecocatalysis, which…

Aged 53, Claude Grison directs the bioinspired chemistry laboratory for environmental innovation (laboratoire Chimie bio-inspirée et innovations écologiques - CNRS/UM2/Stratoz) and is a professor at the University of Montpellier-II. She successfully filed twelve CNRS patent applications which make it possible not only to use plants to progressively clean up mining sites, but also to exploit the metals that these plants absorb. There are many applications available, from an anti cancer agent…

Réglage de drones fonctionnant en pilotage immersif, équipés de caméras à transmission vidéo reliées à des lunettes immersives portées par des expérimentateurs ou à un écran de contrôle. Les caméras sont placées de façon à filmer l'équivalent du poste de pilotage. Les drones sont pilotés via une manette et de manière intuitive grâce à un algorithme permettant de simplifier les commandes. Cet algorithme corrige également la trajectoire pour éviter les collisions et maintenir le drone dans l…

Drones fonctionnant en pilotage immersif équipés de caméras à transmission vidéo reliée à des lunettes immersives portées par des expérimentateurs ou à un écran de contrôle. Les caméras sont placées de telle manière à filmer l'équivalent du poste de pilotage. Les drones sont pilotés via une manette et de manière intuitive grâce à un algorithme permettant de simplifier les commandes. Cet algorithme corrige également la trajectoire pour éviter les collisions et maintenir le drone dans l’espace…

Drones fonctionnant en pilotage immersif, équipés de caméras à transmission vidéo reliées à des lunettes immersives portées par des expérimentateurs ou à un écran de contrôle. Les caméras sont placées de façon à filmer l'équivalent du poste de pilotage. Les drones sont pilotés via une manette et de manière intuitive grâce à un algorithme permettant de simplifier les commandes. Cet algorithme corrige également la trajectoire pour éviter les collisions et maintenir le drone dans l’espace…

Drones pilotés en immersion par des expérimentateurs dotés de lunettes vidéo. Grâce aux caméras placées sur ces drones, les expérimentateurs visualisent l'équivalent du poste de pilotage. Ils dirigent le drone via une manette et de manière intuitive grâce à un algorithme permettant de simplifier les commandes. Cet algorithme corrige également la trajectoire pour éviter les collisions et maintenir le drone dans l’espace autorisé.

Drones fonctionnant en pilotage immersif, équipés de caméras à transmission vidéo reliées à des lunettes immersives portées par des expérimentateurs ou à un écran de contrôle. Les caméras sont placées de façon à filmer l'équivalent du poste de pilotage. Les drones sont pilotés via une manette et de manière intuitive grâce à un algorithme permettant de simplifier les commandes. Cet algorithme corrige également la trajectoire pour éviter les collisions et maintenir le drone dans l’espace…

Opération de fraisage sur un lopin d'aluminium, avec une fraiseuse traditionnelle Ernault Somua Z1C 3 axes dotée d'un afficheur numérique des cotes, au sein du pôle mécatronique du Gipsa-lab. Ce dernier assure la conception, la réalisation et la maintenance des plateformes expérimentales du laboratoire, ainsi que de certaines plateformes d’enseignement recherche de l’ENSE3-Grenoble-INP. Il est composé de personnes présentant des compétences en mécanique, électronique, électrotechnique,…

Drones fonctionnant en pilotage immersif équipés de caméras à transmission vidéo reliée à des lunettes immersives portées par des expérimentateurs ou à un écran de contrôle. Les caméras sont placées de telle manière à filmer l'équivalent du poste de pilotage. Les drones sont pilotés via une manette et de manière intuitive grâce à un algorithme permettant de simplifier les commandes. Cet algorithme corrige également la trajectoire pour éviter les collisions et maintenir le drone dans l’espace…

Drones fonctionnant en pilotage immersif, équipés de caméras à transmission vidéo reliées à des lunettes immersives portées par des expérimentateurs ou à un écran de contrôle. Les caméras sont placées de façon à filmer l'équivalent du poste de pilotage. Les drones sont pilotés via une manette et de manière intuitive grâce à un algorithme permettant de simplifier les commandes. Cet algorithme corrige également la trajectoire pour éviter les collisions et maintenir le drone dans l’espace…

AntBot the first walking robot that moves without GPS.

AntBot the first walking robot that moves without GPS.

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