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