Health and biotech

Etienne Minvielle
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MedTech: why scaling up needs the United States

With Etienne Minvielle, Director of the Centre de Recherche en Gestion at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Patrick Jourdain, Medical Director of Ramsay Générale de Santé, Nicolas Castoldi, Deputy Director of Innovation at the Assistance publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)

On May 4th, 2026
5 min reading time
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When life becomes an industry: jackpot or chaos?

With François Kepes, Cell Biologist and Biotechnologist, Member of the French Academy of Technologies and the French Academy of Agriculture

On May 4th, 2026
6 min reading time

Synthetic biology is transforming our food supply, in particular through the creation of alternatives to animal proteins.

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PFAS and “forever chemicals”: facts, myths, and uncertainties

With Pierre Labadie, CNRS Researcher in Environmental Chemistry at Université de Bordeaux

On April 28th, 2026
4 min reading time

PFAS are a family of molecules characterised by the presence of carbon chains and fluorine atoms in their chemical formula, which gives them strength and stability.

Samuel Guigo_VF
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Layer by layer: how 3D printing is transforming hospitals and medical research

With Samuel Guigo, Operations Manager of W.Print at Brest University Hospital, Pierre Corre, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at Nantes University Hospital, Surgeon and Researcher at the RMeS

On April 7th, 2026
5 min reading time
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Eating fewer animals reduces emissions, but by how much?

With Joël Aubin, Research Engineer at INRAE

On June 25th, 2025
4 min reading time

A reduction in animal protein consumption among adults in France could lead to a decrease of the impact of food on climate change, acidification and land use.

Guillaume Couillard
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How to improve the hospital system: a question of organisation?

With Guillaume Couillard, Chief Executive Officer of Paris Psychiatry & Neurosciences GHU, Etienne Minvielle, Director of the Centre de Recherche en Gestion at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)

On June 18th, 2025
4 min reading time