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Join a new conference of the "2ID" series organized by the Interdisciplinary Center for Defense and Security Studies (CIEDS) of Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris). Pascal Broquard will speak on March 23, 2023 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at the Drahi’X Novation center amphitheatre of École Polytechnique.

Aimed at bioengineering companies, & startups as well as researchers and students of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, the LivingLab E4H is a project led by IP Paris interdisciplinary Engineering for Health (E4H). Inaugurated on February 17 at the Drahi-X Novation Center, It offers scientists from all backgrounds and all levels of experience the opportunity to rapidly experiment new concepts for new medicines that could lead life-changing innovation.

Join us for a new conference of the "2ID" series organized by the Interdisciplinary Center for Defense and Security Studies (CIEDS) of Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris). Walid Benzarti (TP99), Director for Innovation, Research and Technology of Thales LAS will speak on February 16, 2023 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at the Drahi’X Novation center amphitheatre of École Polytechnique.

The Institut Polytechnique de Paris is the academic institution that has the most researchers awarded with the European Research Council’ Consolidator Grant 2022 in France. With this grant, the four IP Paris researchers selected will pursue their promising projects to answer major societal challenges and support businesses : such as exploring fibrous materials as green alternative to fossil-based plastics or fight unemployment rates and unsatisfied job vacancies in developed countries by finding solutions to information frictions.

The Institut Polytechnique de Paris has made a considerable progress in the “Most International Universities in the World” 2023 ranking of the Times Higher Education (THE), moving up from 43rd to 34th ahead of MIT and Harvard. It is the only French institution in the top 40, ahead of Sorbonne Université 72nd, PSL 73rd, Université Paris Cité 84th and Université Paris-Saclay 98th.

The CIEDS - Centre Interdisciplinaire d'Etudes pour la Défense et la Sécurité (Interdisciplinary center for Defense and Security) - organized a seminar on January 6, 2023, to discuss future prospects with the Safran group's Research & Technology teams.

The IP Paris Winter School on Micro-architectural Security was held from December 5 to 9, at the Fiap Paris center. A great challenge for being at the same time the first micro-architectural security event organised by IP Paris Department of Information, Communication and Electronics and among the first fully "on-site" international events of the post-Covid area - which turned into an undeniable success.

Le Figaro étudiant published its annual ranking of the best engineering schools in France in December 2022. Like last year, École Polytechnique ranks 1st, while Télécom Paris is 5th, ENSAE Paris 7th, ENSTA Paris 10th and Télécom SudParis 11th. This ranking highlights the excellence of Institut Polytechnique de Paris member schools in their fields of study, their attractiveness in France and internationally, and the employability of their graduates.

A month ago, Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) and Orange announced the launch of the first “Executive MSc in Cybersecurity” program dedicated to cybersecurity operational managers. In a context where cyber-attacks are increasing, the cybersecurity ecosystem is experiencing a strong growth in terms of activity and resources.

Since its creation, Institut Polytechnique de Paris has been supporting research and innovation thanks to its call for projects dedicated to early stage projects ( AAP prématuration IP Paris). This call aims at building a first invention-market fit in order to carry out an initial proof of concept. At the end of the Prémat' 2022 Call for Projects, 11 projects have been selected.

The Paris Saclay Cancer Cluster (PSCC), of which Institut Polytechnique de Paris is a founding member, is a winner of the "France 2030" Biocluster program. It will receive 80 to 100 million euros to bring together the best expertise in oncology and advance research and innovation in the fight against cancer. Notably, by accelerating industrial projects and maturing start-ups in this field, but also by supporting the realization of clinical trials through funding via calls for projects and by facilitating collaborations.

The ERC Starting has rewarded 408 scientific talents in Europe this year, including three researchers from Institut Polytechnique de Paris: Fabian Cadiz of the Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Adrien Leblanc of the Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquée and Félix Tropf of the Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST). This funding will allow them to build teams and launch projects in their fields of research.