Our chairs

Supporting the research (R&D) of organizations through chairs of industrial excellence, scientific or teaching

Combining innovation and sponsorship

Thanks to the patronage of Grenoble INP's partners, the Grenoble INP Foundation finances forward-looking research and pedagogical innovation programs through Chairs of Excellence to meet the immediate and longer-term challenges of society and the economic world through innovation.

Seven multidisciplinary innovation clusters, linked to the main areas of application of our research work, mobilize our strengths to meet the scientific, technological and societal challenges to which we must provide sustainable solutions:

Energy and environment
Geomaterials and civil engineering
Materials, bio-based materials and processes
Micro and nanotechnologies
Digital and uses
Production and logistics
Management and organization

Supported by the Grenoble INP Foundation as part of its sponsorship program, our chairs are in line with the institutional policy of the Grenoble Polytechnic Institute.

“The Grenoble INP Institute of Engineering and Management of Grenoble Alpes University aims to meet new economic, environmental and societal challenges by combining the expertise of its schools and the cutting-edge research of its laboratories. The Grenoble INP Foundation's chairs of research and industrial excellence, supported by our partners in the socio-economic world, make it the keystone of the training-research-business triptych at the heart of our innovation ecosystem.”

Valérie Perrier

Vice President of the Scientific and Research Council, Grenoble INP Institute of Engineering and Management

3 reasons to create a chair

Develop a multidisciplinary engineering

To create a place of reflection around the issue of innovation where all the actors, private or public, can meet and exchange.

Strengthen its expertise

Access the expertise of Grenoble INP's research laboratories and technology platforms

Establish its image

Relay my company's image, establish its notoriety and its employer brand on a national and international level

What is a chair ?

Our active chairs

Chaire AugmentIA

Cellulose Valley Chair

Deep Red Chair

Chaire For Libra

Industry 4.h Chair

Chaire Medelia

Oxalia Chair

Smartgrids Chair

Chaire TwinHy

Chaire AugmentIA

Cellulose Valley Chair

Deep Red Chair

Chaire For Libra

Industry 4.h Chair

Chaire Medelia

Our completed chairs

Chorus Chair

Hope Chair

Hydro'like Chair

Link Chair

Mint Chair

Pereniti Chair

Robo'ethics Chair

Trust Chair

Chorus Chair

Hope Chair

Hydro'like Chair

Link Chair

Mint Chair

Pereniti Chair

Partners, researchers create your chair

News from our chairs

Les Chaires

Table ronde en ligne : L’embellissement de la cellulose pour les emballages de luxe

La chaire Cellulose Valley organise une table ronde en ligne le 23 juin 2025, de 13h30 à 14h30, consacrée à l’embellissement de la cellulose pour le secteur du luxe.

05/06/2025

Les Chaires

À la rencontre de Christian Defélix et Valery Merminod, co-titulaires de la chaire For Libra

Les professeurs Christian Defélix et Valéry Merminod, co-titulaires de la chaire For Libra, partagent leur vision dans cet entretien croisé.

05/06/2025

Les Chaires

Retour sur le workshop scientifique de la chaire Industry 4.h : L’humain au cœur de l’industrie du futur

Le mardi 20 mai, la chaire Industry 4.h a organisé son premier workshop scientifique à Grenoble INP – Génie industriel, UGA. Cette journée a réuni une trentaine de participantes et participants autour d’un même objectif : mieux comprendre les transformations humaines, organisationnelles et managériales liées à la transition vers l’industrie du futur.

29/05/2025