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The necessary decarbonisation of the energy sector raises many challenges related to resources, conflicts of resources use and the environment. These issues will be at the heart of the round table on energy sustainability to be held during the Reflexions symposium, which is organised on February 5th by the Institut Polytechnique Paris. This round table will be chaired by Philippe Drobinski, Director of Research at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory (LMD*) and Director of the Energy 4 Climate (E4C) interdisciplinary center at IP Paris.

The CIEDS and the French Joint defence staff, in partnership with the AID and the IP Paris incubators, are launching a Call for Expressions of Interest aimed at start-ups within the IP Paris ecosystem, with a view to their participation in the IDEM initiative.

Philippe Nghe is a professor at the Structural Biology of the Cell Laboratory (BIOC) at École Polytechnique. He was recruited in September 2025 as part of the Tenure Track IP Paris program, within the interdisciplinary Engineering 4 Health center*. After exploring the role of ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the origins of life, the researcher will now delve deeper into the link between RNA sequences and their functions, particularly therapeutic ones. To do so, he will rely on artificial intelligence.

Clémence Badie has joined the Laboratory of Condensed Matter for Physics at École Polytechnique as a tenure-track assistant professor supported by the interdisciplinary Materials 4 Society center at IP Paris*. For five years, she will be able to conduct her research on thin film material deposits applied to electrochemistry, such as water electrolysis. Portrait of a researcher committed to academic research and knowledge transfer.

Since January 1st, 2026, Thierry Coulhon has officially been named president of the EuroTech Universities Alliance. Succeeding Koen Janssen (TU/e), he will lead this excellence network during a symbolic year marking its 15th anniversary, with the ambition of strengthening scientific and technological integration on a European scale.

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.

The Institut Polytechnique de Paris announced on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the nomination of Robbert Dijkgraaf as the new President of the ISAB (International Scientific Advisory Board). This nomination is part of the growth momentum for IP Paris initiated in July 2024 and strengthens its global scientific influence.

A series of meetings designed to facilitate exchange between the Materials community and the Artificial Intelligence community, the internal workshop of the interdisciplinary center Materials for Society (M4S) are held on the third Tuesday of every month.

Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 edition of its IP Paris Prematuration Call for Projects. This program aims to foster innovation by turning laboratory research into real-world solutions for tomorrow's society. 19 projects will receive funding for this 7th edition. This demonstrates the strength of innovation at IP Paris.

Jérémy Bleyer is a researcher at the Navier* laboratory at the École nationale des ponts et chaussées. He has just been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant to carry out his AUTOMATIX project, which aims to transform the way in which the behavior of materials in solid mechanics is modeled and simulated.

On 9 December 2025, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), together with Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) and ESCP Business School, officially launched the Chairs of Advanced Studies on Sovereignty. Co-founded with PSL and ESCP and...

For the first time, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris will host the Forum Seas et Ocean, to be held on Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, at ENSTA - Paris-Saclay campus. This scientific event is part of the activities of the CIMO – Seas and Ocean Interdisciplinary Center, and will also celebrate the first anniversary of its founding.