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The ASC Chair : Research and Training for Complex Systems in Defense
Signed in June 2023, the "Complex Systems Architecture" (ASC) Chair embodies the ambition of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) to strengthen the links between academic research, excellence in education, and industrial innovation.
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Thierry Coulhon, President of Institut Polytechnique de Paris, takes the helm of the EuroTech Universities Alliance
8 January 2026 | Brussels/Paris - On January 1st, 2026, Thierry Coulhon, President of Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), assumed the rotating presidency of the EuroTech Universities Alliance. He succeeds Koen Janssen, President of Eindhoven University of Technology, and will lead the Alliance during a pivotal year as it celebrates its 15th anniversary. École Polytechnique, founding member of IP Paris, joined EuroTech in 2018, and membership was extended to the wider IP Paris community in 2024.
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Les entretiens du CIEDS: Meet Gabriel Vernhes from the Applied Economics Unit, in Episode 3
In the third episode of the video-podcast “Les entretiens du CIEDS”, dedicated to defence innovation, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies invites you to meet Gabriel Vernhes, a postdoctoral researcher at ENSTA’s Applied Economics...
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REFLEXIONS 2026: Advancing Collective Action for Energy Transition
Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) is proud to announce the third edition of the REFLEXIONS conference, an international scientific forum designed to address the most urgent energy challenges of our time. Following the success of earlier editions...
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Demo Day IP Paris 2025: 40 Startups in the Spotlight at Station F
On November 20, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) will return to Station F for the second edition of its Demo Day. Building on the success of the 2024 edition, this event will bring together 40 startups from the Institute’s incubators – X-Up...
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Operation CIEDS 2025: feedback on a day spent at the heart of defence and security issues
During Operation CIEDS 2025, more than 430 participants from different backgrounds were able to discover the mobilisation of actors in defence and security innovation. This third edition was rich in exchanges and the programme was in line with the...
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E=mc²: When Students and Companies Join Forces to Accelerate the Energy Transition
Driven by Energy4Climate and Bpifrance, the third edition of the E=mc² program confirms its role as a catalyst connecting young talents and committed companies in decarbonization. Uniting Energy for the Climate Facing the climate emergency, French...
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¼ of the scale-ups in the 2025 Next40 come from Institut Polytechnique de Paris
25 scale-ups, either incubated by IP Paris or founded by alumni of its member schools, are featured in the new French Tech Next40/120 selection, which highlights the 120 most promising French Tech startups (FT120). Among them, 10 have joined the Next40...
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Bringing together their expertise, IP Paris and Manzalab are reinventing the immersive museum experience
How can cultural heritage become accessible to everyone, beyond museum walls? The ICON – Immersion Culturelle Online Numérique – project offers an answer by creating immersive, online museum experiences. Selected by the French Ministry of Culture as part...
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Institut Polytechnique de Paris Cybersecurity and Defense Conference
On October 21, 2025 Institut Polytechnique de Paris will host the first edition at École Polytechnique of its annual Cybersecurity and Defense Conference, in partnership with the Interdisciplinary Defense and Security Center (CIEDS) supported by the...
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Our society is undergoing a revolution that will fundamentally redefine our approach to the biological sciences and to medicine. This revolution is enabled by the convergence of an array of technologies and medical and social practices that offer...
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A look back at Paris Air Show 2025
On June 17, 2025 at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, Thierry Coulhon, Chairman of the Management Board of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, shared the latest developments of the ASC Chair in Complex Systems Architecture. He was joined by Patrick...