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Published the Dec. 6, 2023

Benoît Bélier, Technical Director of the PIMENT platform, winner of the Cristal Collectif 2023 award

Benoît Bélier, Technical Director of the Plateforme d'Innovation en Micro Et Nano-Technologies (PIMENT), has been awarded the Cristal collectif* 2023 by the CNRS.

The award recognises the team that developed and implemented the REPOTECH web application. This application is used to manage feasibility or project requests for access to the technological equipment in the Renatech network. Their mobilisation improves access to the network for all users and helps to maintain its scientific excellence in micro and nanofabrication research.

*Members of the group honoured :

- Benoît Bélier, Technical Director of the PIMENT platform (C2N)
- Caroline Boisard, operational manager of IR and platforms
- Monique Dilhan, Deputy Head of the Technology Centre - in charge of external partnerships and RENATECH (LAAS-CNRS)
- Philippe Dubois, Software Engineering Assistant (CRIStAL)
- Elisabeth Galopin, research engineer, RENATECH local tools manager (IEMN)
- Billel Guerboukha, DevOps engineer and Lead developer on REPOTECH within the RENATECH network (IEMN)
- Stéphane Guilet, research engineer, creator and coordinator of the DIGICLEAR software (INSP)
- Jean-Claude Jeannot, technical manager of the MIMENTO technology centre (FEMTO-ST)
- Benjamin Lecha, research engineer, IT project manager for the RENATECH network (IEMN)
- Isabelle Roch-Jeune, research engineer, local RENATECH project manager (IEMN)
- Philippe Sabon, Project Partnership Manager - Upstream Technology Platform PTA/LTM & SPINTEC

Photo : Laurent Ardhuin for C2N

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