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Our inspiring stories No. 2: Alumni astrobiologists and explorers of (extra)terrestrial worlds

… . In early October 2024, a new Université Paris-Saclay alumni conference, Our inspiring stories ( Nos belles … their careers and research, in front of an audience of students and curious attendees who were quickly fascinated with their compelling accounts. Caroline Freissinet and Cyprien Verseux …

Published on: Fri 14/03/2025 - 10:48

TheraSonic: the deeptech start-up leveraging ultrasound to cross the brain's barrier

… from the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). It was founded in 2023  by Benoît Larrat, then a researcher in NeuroSpin's Building large … launching the first clinical trials at Gustave Roussy in 2026. The team plans to collect data from patients so that it …

Published on: Thu 24/07/2025 - 08:35

Zoe Care: using artificial intelligence to watch over the elderly

… start-up, supported by CentraleSupélec and the Paris-Saclay Technology Transfer Accelerator Office (SATT Paris-Saclay), is committed to promoting healthy ageing and helping dependent … to bring the device into private homes by the end of 2026. Primarily designed to support older people, the tool is …

Published on: Thu 11/09/2025 - 09:20

Martian soil under the spotlight of new investigations

… from l'Edition n.15 - february 2021) Space instrumentation laboratories at Université Paris- Saclay involved in the … From -3 billion years onwards, the temperature became incompatible with a sustained presence of liquid water on the … molecules and organic and inorganic molecules, which give information about the mineral structure of the rock. These …

Published on: Fri 12/02/2021 - 12:56

Will language be deciphered by new technologies?

… Will language be deciphered by new technologies? Will language be … and to develop tools for society. Most living things can communicate with each other using warning messages or … the cell nucleus. This acts as a carrier for the genetic information which shapes the body as well as its organs and …

Published on: Thu 21/07/2022 - 10:53

Gigantic magnetic fields at the origin of hypernovae

… magnetic fields at the origin of hypernovae Research Stellar explosions which remain visible in the sky for several … Colossal and mysterious explosions The supernovae community has already developed a number of phenomenological … is to study the evolution of magnetic fields from the formation of neutron stars and the consequences on the …

Published on: Thu 08/07/2021 - 10:02

Loïc Bertrand: Revealing previously unseen heritage knowledge through micro-imaging

… Research Loïc Bertrand is a researcher at the Supramolecular and Macromolecular Photophysics and Photochemistry … and developed a keen interest in artistic practices. He combined these two fields by studying materials engineering … aims to provide heritage institutions and museums with information on social and funerary practices, historical …

Published on: Fri 22/10/2021 - 09:25

Deforestation in Brazil, a doomed economic strategy?

… Julien Wolfersberger, lecturer in the Public Economy Laboratory (AgroParisTech/Inra), discusses the development … with deforestation in the Amazon forest. According to information collected last July, the increased deforestation … India or Vietnam. In environmental and growth economics, a complete literature on the Kuznets environmental curve has …

Published on: Sat 23/11/2019 - 19:17

Open Science Week 2024: Université Paris-Saclay is committed to open science!

… Open Science Week 2024: Université Paris-Saclay is committed to open science! Open Science Week 2024: … a team of experts in laser-plasma interaction and high-performance computing. It will highlight the evolution of its … Open Science Week 2024: Université Paris-Saclay is committed to open science! Every year, Université …

Published on: Sun 06/10/2024 - 08:00

Nodia Metabolics targets prediabetes

… prediabetes Nodia Metabolics targets prediabetes Founded in 2024, the young start-up Nodia Metabolics uses a … that precedes diabetes. With effects on glycaemic regulation from the very first dose, the bacterial metabolite … The start-up's four co-founders are currently involved in a competitive scientific call. This means that only 10% to 20% …

Published on: Fri 26/09/2025 - 13:27

Developing new antibiotics using gut microbiota

… for Human Health (MICALIS - Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech). This specialist in the … to antibiotics, also known as antibiotic resistance, has become a major public health issue as it is responsible for … a donor bacterium to a recipient bacterium. The genetic information carried by the plasmids, such as antibiotic …

Published on: Tue 13/07/2021 - 13:31

Nathalie Carrasco: Replicating extraterrestrial phenomena to understand the emergence of life on Earth

… Research Nathalie Carrasco is a research professor in planetary science at the Atmospheres, Environments, Space … by using it to help the environment (green chemistry) and completed a Master's degree in air quality and environmental … extraterrestrial molecules. “We can observe in detail the formation of prebiotic molecules which are unfamiliar to us …

Published on: Fri 03/09/2021 - 08:53