Industrial partnerships

IEMN is a CNRS research laboratory renowned for its expertise in the fields of electronics, microelectronics, and nanotechnology. It brings together more than 500 scientists, engineers, and technicians across its sites in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, Lille, and Valenciennes in the Hauts-de-France region.
As a strategic R&D partner for industry, it has been working closely for over 30 years with SMEs, mid-cap companies, large groups, and start-ups in France and internationally.
We guarantee excellence and innovation by investing heavily in our technology centres (€20 million by 2030). IEMN has also created 10 start-ups in 15 years, several of which have now become leaders in their fields.
Due to our unique research environment, our scientific activities, and our proximity to industry, we offer concrete solutions to meet the economic, societal, and environmental challenges of tomorrow.

A comprehensive service based on four key pillars

MULTIDISCIPLINARY KNOW-HOW AND EXPERTISE

Our main areas of expertise

RF – Telecom – Communication systems
Integrated circuits and components
Photonics and phononics
Microsystems and sensors
Acoustics, fluid mechanics, acousto-fluidics
Nanoscience and materials engineering
Technologies for biology and healthcare

CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY CENTRES

We have four technology platforms with industrial-standard equipment and facilities

The Micro Nano Fabrication Center (CMNF) consists of a clean room (1,600 m² – ISO 5), a packaging laboratory (250 m²), a bioengineering laboratory (100 m²), and a molecular biology and chemistry laboratory (285 m²) at L2 level
The Multi-Physics Characterization Platform (PCMP) covering 1,400 m² dedicated to near-field characterization, optics and photonics, RF & mmWave, communication systems, and EMC
The SYFRA Platform, dedicated to intelligent transportation (autonomous driving, inter-vehicle communications, cybersecurity), with a 2 km road test track including its own 5G network
The Acoustic Test Tank, with a volume of 300 m³, for testing underwater and aquatic equipment, and the audio and vibration laboratory for sound and vibration perception

SOLID EXPERIENCE IN COLLABORATING WITH BUSINESSES

We offer a comprehensive and flexible range of collaboration options: from technological services and scientific expertise to bilateral and multi-partner collaboration agreements, business hosting, joint laboratories, and industrial research chairs.

STRONG NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN ROOTS

IEMN is a member of the RENATECH network. and RFNET networks, which are national technology platforms open to industrial and academic projects.

We are active in several European flagship projects and consortia.

Application areas

Telecommunications and 6G: Photonic and terahertz components for very high-speed communications
Smart transportation: Vehicle communications, diagnosis of onboard wired networks, non-destructive characterization and structural health monitoring, development of microsensors and actuators, functional materials, and MEMS/NEMS technologies
Industry 4.0: Sensors in harsh environments for predictive maintenance, NDT for defect analysis, ultra-low power autonomous circuits
Energy: Energy recovery, storage (all-solid-state and fast-charging batteries) and thermal management
Health and precision medicine: Bio-MEMS and microfluidic sensors, organs-on-a-chip, 3D cell culture, nanoparticles for targeted delivery of drugs in the human body
Neuromorphic technologies: Bio-inspired electronic devices and architectures that replicate the structure and functioning of neurons and synapses

Application Examples

MEMS accelerometer using GaN on silicon technology
Ultra-high-speed 6G communication operating at 300 GHz
Ultra-low-power embedded AI for cardiac arrhythmia detection
Chemical microsensor for detecting atmospheric pollutants using standard CMOS technology
Ultrafast mid-infrared (MIR) detector for robust, ultra-wideband atmospheric communications
Non-destructive testing based on piezoelectric sensors for the detection of corrosion defects using 3D tomographic imaging
Characterization of semiconductor components up to 1.1 THz
Technical textiles with improved thermal comfort through the integration of metamaterials
Hyperspectral imaging for remote sensing and environmental monitoring
New materials with Mott-type phase change insulation to improve the energy efficiency of AI memories and circuits