We are developing a bioluminescent raw material made from natural and infinitely cultivable micro-organisms. Our core business is biotechnology. We improve (without genetic modification) these micro-organisms to make them more efficient in terms of light production (intensity, stability, efficiency).
Sustainable light systems for the landscape of tomorrow
In collaboration with energy companies, real estate groups, architects, local authorities, artists, construction companies, landscapers and hotels, Glowee meets your sustainable lighting needs.
Let's create together the uses of bioluminescence of tomorrow!
CorWave develops innovative implantable cardiac pumps based on a breakthrough technology: the undulating membrane.
The CorWave corrugated membrane offers a novel approach in cardiac assist to provide true pulsatile blood flow.
CorWave is a fast-growing medical device company that develops novel cardiac assist pumps to provide reliable and sustainable solution to the major public health issue ofheart failure. The solutions developed by CorWave, which are truly physiological, will ensure better life to patients.
Founded in 2011 by the incubator MD Start and supported by renowned investors, CorWave has obtained over €35 million in funding and employs more than 50 employees.
CorWave has won numerous awards and competitions. In 2016 CorWave won phase 1 of the Global Innovation Contest (GIC) for the NovaPulse project. In 2017, this project also won phase 2 of the CMI competition. The same year, CorWave received the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Biotech of the Future award, and in 2018 received support for the Calypso programme under the Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir (PIA) operated by Bpifrance.
M2i Life Sciences is an industrial player in the chemical industry, active in the animal and plant bio-control sector as well as in the field of human health. Biocontrol is the set of biological protection methods that replicate intra-species behaviours and natural mechanisms of regulation of bio-aggressors.
M2i Life Sciences is a world leader in pheromones for crop protection and animal health.
We master :
The synthesis of pheromonal molecules
The production of these pheromones from gram to ton
The formulation of these pheromones and the delivery systems
Design and production of finished products
We combine R&D know-how, a production plant and a manufacturing centre for finished products, which allows us to control the entire product development cycle and to integrate innovation at every stage of its design.
The intervention of Johann Fournil at Biomim'expo 2019 :
TISSIUM™ invents the next generation of synthetic polymers for tissue reconstruction :
BIOMORPHIC : Conforms to and integrates with surrounding tissue to enable natural healing
PROGRAMMABLE : Modular polymer design can be adjusted to match tissue-specific requirements
TISSIUM was founded in 2013 to address one of the most persistent medical challenges since the inception of surgical procedures: to reconstruct damaged tissue and restore its natural function.
Since the discovery of our first polymer at the labs of Bob Langer and Jeff Karp at MIT, we recognized the exceptional potential for our technology to revolutionize the field of tissue reconstruction in multiple therapeutic areas.
Our unique approach to product development leverages the knowledge gained from the development of our technology platform comprised of proprietary polymers, activation technologies, and delivery devices.
We have developed a fully integrated innovation, design, commercialisation and manufacturing platform to support our internal programmes as well as co-development partnerships with leaders in the medtech industry.
With the world's most advanced neuromorphic vision systems, inspired by human vision and built on the foundation of neuromorphic engineering.
PROPHESEE is the revolutionary system that gives Metavision to machines, revealing what was previously invisible to them.
Prophesee is the inventor of the world's most advanced neuromorphic vision systems.
Inspired by human vision, Prophesee's technology uses a patented sensor design and AI algorithms that mimic the eye and brain to reveal what was invisible until now using standard frame-based technology.
Prophesee's machine vision systems open new potential in areas such as autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, IoT, security and surveillance, and AR/VR. One early application was in medical devices that restore vision to the blind.
Prophesee's technology is fundamentally different from the traditional image sensors - it introduces a paradigm shift in computer vision: event-based vision.
Guillaume Butin's presentation at Biomim'expo 2019:
Innovation advice to the Public Sector-Defence-Aerospace and from the industry on two future-oriented disciplinary approaches: Biomimicry and Digital Responsibility
The Alveolar Density Variation Structures, inspired by living organisms, make it possible to save material, thus weight, CO2, waste, etc.
MODULATIO' has formed partnerships with industrialists in all sectors to help them develop frugal solutions (in terms of raw materials, energy, CO2, weight, waste, etc.), inspired by a strategy that has been developed by living organisms for millions of years: Density Varying Alveolar Structures.
Whether in the aeronautical, medical, electronic, automotive and other fields, the Modulatio' process has many industrial applications: lightening of critical parts, optimisation of mechanical strength, saving of expensive materials, assembly of dissimilar materials, thermal dissipation, vibration absorption, dissipation of kinetic energy...and more to come.
Edeis is a major player in the engineering and infrastructure management sector. Thanks to its innovative and sustainable vision, the group assists its clients in the implementation and operation of their development, planning and enhancement operations for spaces and territories.
The Edeis group supports its clients with innovative and sustainable solutions in fields as varied as urban management, mobility, digital, building, industry and infrastructure management.
Edeis: a new player guided by an innovative and sustainable vision
A one-stop shop for all building engineering services, Edeis is also a specialist in site management (airports and ports) for local authorities and the attractiveness of the region.
Thanks to its innovative and sustainable vision, Edeis assists its clients in the implementation and operation of their development, planning and enhancement operations for spaces and territories.
Our teams manage public and private projects, from the strategic thinking phase to their commissioning, as well as their operation and maintenance.
IN SITU ARCHITECTURE is an architectural firm run by two associated DPLG architects, Nicolas Vernoux-Thélot and Jérôme Lanici. The firm works on a wide range of programmes: housing, hotels, offices, facilities, mainly in France and occasionally abroad.
IN SITU ARCHITECTURE won the Prix grand public de l'architecture in 2010 and the European 40 architects under 40 award in 2016. IN SITU works in close collaboration with the RDP laboratory, Reproduction and Development of Plants, which is one of the biology laboratories of the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS. RDP is one of the world leaders in interdisciplinary analysis of plant development.
IN SITU ARCHITECTURE is the 2016 winner of the European 40 under 40 architects award. Its Nianing church project is a winner of the international Architecture Masterprize 2019, Global Architecture and Design Award 2019 and nominated for the Green Solution Award, Carré d'Or and the AFEX World Grand Prize in 2020.
IN SITU LAB IN SITU LAB is a technical and research consultancy led by two partners, Nicolas Vernoux-Thélot, architect DPLG, and Teva Vernoux, Doctor of Plant Biology. IN SITU LAB has expertise in the fields of :
the design of new materials, passive devices and construction systems with a very low environmental footprint
the design of biomimetic methods and software tools to assist in the design of passive and low carbon building forms;
and more generally, sustainable architectural and urban design (resilience, self-sufficiency, natural light, bioclimatism, biomimicry, recycling...)
IN SITU LAB is a subsidiary of IN SITU ARCHITECTURE
Some video clips
Join the Vernoux brothers in tandem on this podcast:
BIOMIMETIC ARCHITECTURE: THE NEW BREATH OF BUILDING
For this new episode: biomimicry & architecture. Or when our buildings are inspired by living things to better integrate into their environment.
Two brothers, an architect and a biologist, are combining their research efforts to develop solutions for the construction and renovation of energy-efficient buildings that are directly inspired by nature. An interview to find out how biomimicry can bring architecture into the era of ecological and energy transition.
THE MONITOR / March 2020 / The newspaper announces the 10 nominees for the AFEX World Grand Prix and begins its ranking with the church in Nianing: Afex Grand Prix 2020: the 10 nominated operations
CNRS JOURNAL / January 2020 / Article on the work of IN SITU and RDP, illustrated by the church of Nianing: When architecture imitates nature
CONSTRUCTION 21 / September 2019 / Special mention to the church in Nianing and article on passive ventilation in a hot climate: The context of the church in Nianing
FOR SCIENCE / May-June 2019 / Double page on the Nianing church and its bio-inspired passive ventilation principle from the Senegalese termite mound. The biomimetic approach and the partnership between IN SITU ARCHITECTURE and the RDP laboratory are highlighted: Church, termites and shells
The research programme :
A MULTI-SCIPLINARY TEAM: a unique partnership between an architectural firm and a biology laboratory that brings together architects, biologists, engineers and researchers in a transversal manner.
TAKING INSPIRATION FROM NATURE FOR BIOMIMETIC ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM
Plants are our main source of inspiration. Their analysis allows us to understand and reproduce the underlying mechanisms of biodiversity in terms of ecological resilience, robustness, productivity, energy efficiency, stability, self-organisation, intra-population communication, etc.
Depending on the climate and their geographical location, buildings are designed according to forms adapted to environmental stimuli: sunlight, light, wind, temperature, humidity, etc.
The implementations are designed to avoid waste and to use simple and economical technologies with the aim of achieving optimal and sustainable energy efficiency.
Like plants, we conceive biomimetic architecture as a system that optimises its form and habitability in response to geoclimatic constraints.
CASE STUDY: A bio-inspired architecture based on plant phyllotaxis:
The layout of the buildings and their orientation are based on the same organisational principle as the plants. Like leaves, the flats all benefit from direct sunlight. This layout was calculated by a biomimetic algorithm that optimises the density of the building and the solar gain.
The benefit is twofold: it reduces energy consumption by using the passive energy of the sun and increases the health of the users by regulating their biorhythm.
INNOVATIVE TOOLS :
Modelling of biological systems
Transfer to an architectural, urban or territorial model
The Biomim'City Lab is a working and prospective group led by a college of experts aiming to promote and intensify innovative collaborative approaches applying the principles and methodologies of biomimicry, in the service of the reinvention of virtuous, regenerative and resilient cities, inspired and designed by and for living things.
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