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Innovations on show at Paris Vivatech fest
PARIS: Around 15,000 startups from around Europe and beyond are showing off their wares at the Vivatech trade show in Paris until June 20. Here are just a few of the innovations being touted across the three floors of stands and displays: Healing bone implants Berlin-based Blueprint Biomed is developing an artificial replacement for the grafts used in millions of patients every year to support bone healing.
Patchs cutanés dopés à l'IA, détecteur de fausses voix... Les innovations surprenantes de VivaTech 2026
Des patchs qui analysent la sueur des sportifs aux implants osseux artificiels imprimés en 3D, voici une sélection des innovations les plus étonnantes vues parmi les quelque 15.000 start-up présentes jusqu'à samedi au salon VivaTech à Paris. - Implants imprimés en 3D - La société berlinoise Blueprint Biomed a développé un substitut artificiel aux implants osseux utilisés chaque année chez des millions de patients pour favoriser la consolidation osseuse.
Sovereignty fears dog AI enthusiasm at France's Vivatech
Europe's biggest tech trade fair Vivatech opened its doors Wednesday in Paris, putting American billionaire Jeff Bezos front and centre as enthusiasm for generative AI rubs shoulders with anxiety about the continent's technological dependence. Talk of securing access to AI will be on the agenda both in the French capital and at the G7 summit in Evian, where President Donald Trump and the heads of US tech giants are meeting leaders of top industrial economies.
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