Clinatec

[8] He has worked tirelessly to make Grenoble a key center of expertise in electronics and micro- and nanotechnology, and to encourage close collaboration between the worlds of research and industry.

[12] In 2014, Clinatec launched a campaign to raise 30 million euros in order to develop a number of projects,[13][14] including: Clinatec is the outcome of a solid partnership between the CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission), Grenoble-Alpes University Hospital (CHU), Inserm and the Université Grenoble Alpes.

[20][21] Professors Alim-Louis Benabid and Mahlon R. Delong of Emory University received awards for their contributions to the development of deep brain stimulation.

[22] Professor Alim Louis Benabid was awarded the prize in 2015 for the development of deep brain stimulation, a technique which has revolutionized the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

On June 9, 2016, Professor Alim Louis Benabid received the European Inventor Award 2016[23] for his work on deep brain stimulation.

In July 2012, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, rendered quadriplegic following an accident and the man whose story was the inspiration for the French film Intouchables, visited Clinatec with a group of local journalists.