Using augmented reality to assist surgeons
In a world’s first, Google Glass helped save the life of a patient in Poland whose heart artery was blocked. Using the eye-wearable device, Doctor Maksymilian Opolski successfully carried out a complex...
View ArticleSaint-Joseph hospital: shorter queues in Accident & Emergencies thanks to...
Saint-Joseph’s is a private, non-profit hospital employing just over 2,000 people. Located on Paris’ Left Bank, the hospital specialises in short stays. In 2012, Saint-Joseph set up a Business...
View Article#DataScience: Meet your new nutritionist: an algorithm!
A major discovery has been made in the field of nutrition and healthcare: the same foodstuffs affect different people in different ways, including the influence on their blood glucose levels. To...
View Article#Healthcare: how telemedicine and virtual emergencies can help hospitals save...
Steve Klasko, Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, wants to save money. How? By making sure fewer patients come to the emergency room. In November 2014, he...
View ArticleMedical artificial intelligence is happening – NOW!
Visiomed, a company specialising in medical imaging, has just formed a strategic partnership with Medical Intelligence Service, the group of medical and technical experts behind MEDVIR, a revolutionary...
View ArticleHome automation at Falaise Hospital: an innovative project
Innovation can sometimes be found in the most unexpected places. At the Falaise hospital in Calvados, Normandy, it was the result of a team effort between a home automation student and the hospital’s...
View Article#Healthcare: Daniel Gautheret – how bioinformatics is radically changing the...
Daniel Gautheret is the director of the bioinformatics platform at the Institut Gustave Roussy, Europe’s leading cancer research facility. Gautheret is in charge of developing tools for basic and...
View ArticleG. Nicoletti: deploying new technologies will boost growth
In an op-ed published in Le Monde, Giuseppe Nicoletti, an economist at the OECD, spoke out fervently in favour of deploying new technologies. He argues that this will help improve productivity – not by...
View ArticleWith its connected ski offering, Rossignol innovates with Big Data
In February 2016, French ski brand Rossignol will bring out its first connected device: a sensor that’s fitted into the strap of a ski boot. The aim of the device is to give skiers detailed information...
View ArticleAlexis Normand, Withings: “The IoT market exploded in 2015”
A wristband that monitors your physical condition every day; a sphygmomanometer that measures your heart rate and blood pressure via your smartphone; connected weighing scales to track your weight over...
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#IoT: La Poste deploys a connected button in France’s letterboxes
At the CES 2016 in Las Vegas, La Poste, the French Postal Service, presented “Domino”, a magnetic button designed to be placed inside a letterbox or even inside the home. The aim of the gadget is to...
View ArticleHow Google Glass can help bring autistic children out of themselves
Google Glass to help autistic children? This is the idea behind Brain Power, an American startup founded by neuroscientist Ned T. Sahin. With a special software program, Google Glass can offer...
View ArticleJean-Claude Tapia, Digital Security: “Digital security requires a joint...
The aim of Digital Security is to strike the right balance between the economic growth of IoT and security compliance. Founded in June 2015 with the support of Econocom Group, Digital Security set up...
View ArticleX. de Mazenod: “Telecommuting is a good way for companies to begin the...
In 2004, Xavier de Mazenod left Paris and moved to rural Normandy. A former journalist who now works in communications, he set up Zevillage. What started out as a minor information blog on remote...
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#Teleworking: “Tomorrow’s companies will be flexible” – Frantz Gault,...
Frantz Gault is Managing Director of LBMG-Worklabs, a startup that devises solutions to help organisations implement different ways of working. The French market leader in teleworking and co-working...
View Article#Retail: “Mobile devices are the new aid for points of sales” Jean-Guillaume...
In the hypermarket, fast-food, fashion and luxury industries, but also in estate agencies and banks, the customer experience is going digital. In the age of multi-connected consumers, many of whom are...
View ArticleInnovative teaching: the University of Rouen goes digital
Encouraging teachers and researchers to use more innovative teaching methods and tools, thanks to digital: this is what the University of Rouen has been doing. In 2015, a university fund for digital...
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With Magic Makers, Claude Terosier teaches coding to kids – and their teachers!
Claude Terosier, an engineer by training, is the founder of Magic Makers, a startup that organises creative programming workshops for children. Since 2014, over 2,000 children have familiarised...
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FBI vs. Apple: “It’s dangerous to introduce a backdoor into a device”
It’s been all over the news: in the States, Apple is refusing to comply with the FBI’s request to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino gunmen. The reason the Silicon Valley giant has...
View ArticleDigital school experiment in Puteaux: the verdict
Signed in 2013 by the French Ministry of Education and the town of Puteaux on the outskirts of Paris, the Numérique Ecole (“digital school”) programme is beginning to show results. At...
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