École Polytechnique

NRG Therapeutics Appoints Gilles Ouvry Ph.D. as Vice President of Chemistry to Advance its Mitochondrial Therapeutics for Neurodegenerative Disorders

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Dr Ouvry brings 20 years of international medicinal chemistry experience gained at Evotec, Galderma, AstraZeneca and SCYNEXIS.

Key Points: 
  • Dr Ouvry brings 20 years of international medicinal chemistry experience gained at Evotec, Galderma, AstraZeneca and SCYNEXIS.
  • NRG Therapeutics’ co-founder and CEO Dr Neil Miller said, “We are expanding following our £16m series A financing and I am delighted to welcome Gilles to our team.
  • There is now a substantial body of evidence demonstrating mitochondrial failure or dysfunction is common across many degenerative diseases.
  • Gilles Ouvry Ph.D., VP of Chemistry at NRG Therapeutics said, “I have been impressed by the potential of NRG’s small molecules and am excited to be working with the team to move the programs forward.

French Startup Sonio raises €10M through the European Innovation Council Accelerator to improve the health of women and children through AI

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Sonio announces a €10M fundraising through the European Innovation Council Accelerator, the leading fund in supporting European deep-tech companies.

Key Points: 
  • Sonio announces a €10M fundraising through the European Innovation Council Accelerator, the leading fund in supporting European deep-tech companies.
  • For this cohort, among 1092 projects submitted, only 78 companies were selected by the EIC Accelerator.
  • A great opportunity, also, to gain momentum for the French startup’s market entry in the USA, as well as ramp up sales in Europe and India.
  • Created by a team of entrepreneurs, and scientific, medical and tech experts, Sonio is already used by over 250 healthcare professionals.

Treatment of Severe Heart Failure - AI: FineHeart Strengthens Its Management Team in the Run up to the ICOMS FLOWMAKER® First-In-Human Trials

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Each of them has been captivated by the technological and clinical progress that the ICOMS FLOWMAKER represents.

Key Points: 
  • Each of them has been captivated by the technological and clinical progress that the ICOMS FLOWMAKER represents.
  • Before joining FineHeart, Guillaume was Technical and R&D Director at Pixium Vision for more than 9 years.
  • The ICOMS FLOWMAKER has everything it takes to change the lives of patients with severe heart failure, a disease impacting such a large number of people."
  • FineHeart is a medical device company that is developing its innovative ground-breaking product, ICOMS FLOWMAKER, with the potential to treat 200,000 patients with severe heart failure each year.

Promaxo Announces Research Collaboration with the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) for Improved Prostate, Female GYN Cancer Management

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

With this technology, we expect to improve the accuracy of image-guidance for needle navigation and brachytherapy, leading to improved patient outcomes in the future.

Key Points: 
  • With this technology, we expect to improve the accuracy of image-guidance for needle navigation and brachytherapy, leading to improved patient outcomes in the future.
  • With proven expertise in brachytherapy physics and medical imaging development, he will lead a team of students and scientists for this collaboration.
  • The University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) is one of North Americas leading hospital research centres.
  • The Company has formed numerous long-term and strategic partnerships with investor groups and corporation as it drives commercialization of the Promaxo MRI system.

AUDACIA: PAULINE BOUCHER APPOINTED PHYSICIST ASSOCIATE AT QUANTONATION TO STRENGHTEN THE TEAM

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Audacia is pleased to announce the strengthening of its team at Quantonation.

Key Points: 
  • Audacia is pleased to announce the strengthening of its team at Quantonation.
  • In order to consolidate its position as a leading investor in the emerging quantum economy and to support the the launch of its next generations of funds, Quantonation Venture has recruted Pauline Boucher as physicist associate.
  • Pauline Boucher, 30 years old, has joined Quantonations team in September as a Physicist Associate.
  • Quantonation is the leading VC dedicated to Quantum Technologies, managing 91m via its first vehicle Quantonation 1 with more than 30 transactions realized already.

Generali Global Assistance Appoints Chief Transformation Officer

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Generali Global Assistance ("GGA" or the Company) today announced the appointment of Paul-Adrien Maizener as Chief Transformation Officer. Mr. Maizener will focus on further developing the Company's Lifetime Partner relationship model to increase customer value by expanding digital advisory capabilities and establishing a seamless omnichannel strategy. He will also lead projects for scaling up the Company's data capabilities and in the wider adoption of smart automation and artificial intelligence technologies, while further expanding execution capabilities. 

Key Points: 
  • Paul-Adrien Maizener will lead Generali Global Assistance's continuous efforts to be a truly customer-centric, digital, data-driven company
    SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Generali Global Assistance ("GGA" or the Company)today announced the appointment of Paul-Adrien Maizener as Chief Transformation Officer.
  • Chris Carnicelli, CEO of Generali Global Assistance, commented on the news, "Paul-Adrien will play a key role in enabling the digital transformation of our company.
  • Mr. Maizener previously worked as Chief Transformation Officer of Europ Assistance France.
  • Generali Global Assistance (GGA) is a leading brand comprised of Travel Insurance & Assistance, Medical Risk Management, Identity & Cyber Protection, as well as other care services.

OS-Climate Unleashes Power of Open Source to Develop Data and Tools Required to Meet the Paris Climate Goals

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

OS-Climate released for public collaboration three analytic tools critical to tackling the climate crisis.

Key Points: 
  • OS-Climate released for public collaboration three analytic tools critical to tackling the climate crisis.
  • Through our collaboration with OS-Climate we can develop open source tools based on proper data far more rapidly than we could on our own.
  • Linux Foundation's OS-Climate is a breakthrough initiative creating a transparently governed public utility of open data and open source tools for climate-aligned finance investing, business, and regulation.
  • The Linux Foundation is the world's leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data.

Veronika Mazour-Mestrallet Will Lead eXo Platform, the Independent Open-Source Provider of Intranet and Digital Workplace Solutions

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

eXo Platform, the leading open-source provider of intranet and digital workplace solutions, announces the appointment of New CEO, Veronika Mazour-Mestrallet.

Key Points: 
  • eXo Platform, the leading open-source provider of intranet and digital workplace solutions, announces the appointment of New CEO, Veronika Mazour-Mestrallet.
  • Co-founder of eXo Platform with Benjamin Mestrallet, Veronika successively held the position of CFO from 2009 to 2014 and then COO to date.
  • eXo Platform is the leading open-source provider of digital workplace and intranet solutions.
  • eXo helps its customers build their digital workplaces by providing a secure, fully-featured and employee-centred platform.

HFactory and OVHcloud leverage their partnership to advance Data Science & AI skilling

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

PARIS, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- HFactory, the EdTech startup behind the first all-in-one platform for creating hands-on learning activities in Data Science and AI, enters a product and marketing partnership with OVHcloud. As part of the alliance, HFactory will now be included in OVHcloud marketplace, thus joining an ecosystem of sales partners offering the best Cloud solutions built on OVHcloud infrastructures.

Key Points: 
  • HFactory, the EdTech startup behind the first all-in-one platform for creating hands-on learning activities in Data Science and AI, enters a product and marketing partnership with OVHcloud.
  • PARIS, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- HFactory, the EdTech startup behind the first all-in-one platform for creating hands-on learning activities in Data Science and AI, enters a product and marketing partnership with OVHcloud.
  • "Our deep integration with OVHcloud AI Training is central to our vision of delivering an end-to-end, perfectly integrated solution.
  • "With HFactory leveraging the capabilities of OVHcloud AI Training, we are together in a position to offer a secure, fully integrated solution for the organization of data challenges and AI hackathons.

Paris-Saclay SPRING is back, with a focus on deep tech.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

NEW YORK and PARIS, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paris-Saclay SPRING returns on May 12 & 13, 2022, in a hybrid format: both online and at the Ecole Polytechnique on the Paris-Saclay Campus. Paris-Saclay SPRING will bring together the best of French innovation in five strategic sectors: FoodTech, Mobility, Digital Technologies, GreenTech, and Health-Biotech.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK and PARIS, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paris-Saclay SPRING returns onMay 12 & 13, 2022, in a hybrid format: both online and at the Ecole Polytechnique on the Paris-Saclay Campus.
  • Paris-Saclay SPRING will bring together the best of French innovation in five strategic sectors: FoodTech, Mobility, Digital Technologies, GreenTech, and Health-Biotech.
  • It also allows connections with R&D and industrial leaders from 150 international groups and 500 French Tech startup members.
  • Follow the event live online or with replays, available May 16 on the event website.