Polytechnique Montréal’s solar car will be cruising along Ontario roads this weekend!

October 4, 2018

Saturday and Sunday, be sure to wave to Polytechnique Montréal students as they pilot their solar-powered vehicle Esteban 9 on Ontario roads.

A métro car to improve students’ mental health and well-being

May 17, 2018

Thanks to a donation from Alstom, Polytechnique Montréal students will give an MR-63 car a second life 

2017 Québec Science Discovery of the Year Award goes to the cancer-detection probe developed by Kevin Petrecca and Frédéric Leblond!

March 19, 2018

Montreal - The Québec Science magazine’s 25-year tradition continues: every fall, a jury comprised of researchers and journalists selects the top 10 most impressive discoveries in Quebec in the past year and the public is asked to vote to select the winner. This year, the cancer-detection probe was chosen by nearly a third of approximately 4,400 votes cast in the 2017 Discovery of the Year contest.

Deep neural networks identifies tumours with unmatched performance

February 21, 2018

A team of artificial intelligence researchers has developed a new deep-learning method to identify and segment tumours in medical images.

Ella Thomson is the third recipient of the Order of the White Rose scholarship

December 1, 2017

Polytechnique Montréal inspires young women engineers in Canada to excellence.

The CIRAIG announces one of the world’s largest life cycle research partnerships

November 30, 2017

Montréal – The International Reference Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services (CIRAIG) announced a new five-year partnership as part of the International Life Cycle (ILC) Chair with nine major organizations in Québec and around the world: ArcelorMittal, Hydro-Québec, LVMH, Michelin, Nestlé, Optel, Solvay, Total and Umicore.

Media advisory- Polytechnique announces the third recipient of the Order of the White Rose scholarship in tribute to the victims of December 6, 1989

November 29, 2017

Montréal – Polytechnique Montréal cordially invites media representatives to attend the awarding of the third annual $30,000 Order of the White Rose scholarship to a Canadian woman engineering student who wishes to enrol in graduate studies (master’s or PhD) at the institution of her choice in Canada or elsewhere in the world. The ceremony will be held on Friday, December 1, 2017, at 11 a.m. in the Galerie Rolland, on the 6th floor of the main Polytechnique building, in the presence of the Polytechnique community and with Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montréal, in attendance.

Philippe A. Tanguy appointed Chief Executive Officer of Polytechnique Montréal

November 29, 2017

Montréal — The Government of Québec today confirmed by decree the appointment of Philippe A. Tanguy, P. Eng., PhD, as the 15th Chief Executive Officer of Polytechnique Montréal. Mr. Tanguy will assume his new post in January 2018.

Fourth edition of Polytechnique Montréal’s Week of the White Rose takes place from December 1 to 8, 2017

November 24, 2017

As December 6 approaches and Polytechnique Montréal prepares for the annual day of remembrance of the tragic events of 1989, the institution invites members of the public to make a meaningful, symbolic gesture by taking part in the Week of the White Rose.

Professor François Bertrand serves as interim CEO of Polytechnique Montréal

August 1, 2017

Montréal - Polytechnique Montréal’s Board of Governors has named François Bertrand, Polytechnique’s current Director of Research, Innovation and International Affairs, as interim Chief Executive Officer of the institution, effective August 1, 2017.

An infallible hand-held probe to aid cancer surgery

June 28, 2017

Canadian researchers have invented an intraoperative probe that reliably detects multiple types of tumour cells

Leveraging the full potential of household waste- Inauguration of the Research Chair in Waste Recovery

June 15, 2017

Montréal – Viewing waste as a resource with true economic value is the key focus of the Research Chair in Waste Recovery at Polytechnique Montréal, inaugurated today in the presence of its partners: founding partner Ville de Montréal as well as the Ville de Laval and RECYC-QUÉBEC. The aim of the researchers is to identify strategies for treating household waste that will put as much of it as possible into “recovery loops,” in order to reduce landfill and one day achieve a final waste product that will account for less than 5% of weekly garbage.

Using chitosan to combat osteoarthritis and aging cartilage- A complex sugar that can reduce inflammation

June 14, 2017

Montréal - Crustacean shells, particularly from shrimp, have held the fascination of many researchers because once transformed, they produce chitosan, a biopolymer with remarkable attributes that could make all the difference in the treatment of osteoarthritis.

A stream of superfluid light

June 5, 2017

Montreal - Scientists have known for centuries that light is composed of waves. The fact that light can also behave as a liquid, rippling and spiraling around obstacles like the current of a river, is a much more recent finding that is still a subject of active research. The “liquid” properties of light emerge under special circumstances, when the photons that form the light wave are able to interact with each other.

Solutions for innovation and productivity improvements in the construction industry

May 17, 2017

TransMedTech Institute: Propelling Québec to the Forefront of Health Technology Innovation

April 24, 2017

Professor Sylvain Martel and his team at the Polytechnique Montréal Nanorobotics Laboratory win the 2016 Québec Science Discovery of the Year People’s Choice award

March 3, 2017

Huawei Canada selects Polytechnique Montréal for Industrial Research Chair in Future Wireless Technologies, a first for both Montréal and Huawei

February 10, 2017

Montréal — Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of ICT and telecommunications equipment, has launched an innovative multi-year joint research venture with Polytechnique Montréal: the NSERC/Huawei Industrial Research Chair in Future Wireless Technologies, or Future Wireless Chair (FuWiC).

MEDIA INVITATION- Chinese multinational Huawei Technologies chooses Polytechnique Montréal to establish its Research Chair in Future Wireless Technologies

February 8, 2017

3D Printing and Nanotechnology, a Mighty Alliance to Detect Toxic Liquids

January 9, 2017

Carbon nanotubes have made headlines in scientific journals for a long time, as has 3D printing. But when both combine with the right polymer, in this case a thermoplastic, something special occurs: electrical conductivity increases and makes it possible to monitor liquids in real time. This is a huge success for Polytechnique Montréal.