Speakers
Pierre-Damien Berger
MEMS Industrial Partnerships Manager, CEA-Leti

Pierre-Damien Berger
MEMS Industrial Partnerships Manager, CEA-Leti
Bio:
CEA-Leti is a leading MEMS R&D lab that supports the industry with the work of more than 150 people, making it the world’s largest MEMS R&D institute.
Pierre-Damien was previously the MinaSmart (European Digital Innovation Hub) director at Minalogic. He also worked as CPS European projects manager, Head of Smart Devices Program, Industrial Partnership Manager and VP Business Development & Communication at CEA-Leti.
With more than 25 years’ experience, 10 years in industry and 15 years in industry-geared R&D, his experience has allowed him to master the perfect balance between business and innovation: understand and listen to needs, identify and select innovative solutions, enhance functions that meet expectations, and finally, communicate to radiate.
Marc Sansa Perna
Project Manager, Optomechanical Sensors Expert, CEA-Leti

Marc Sansa Perna
Project Manager, Optomechanical Sensors Expert, CEA-Leti
Bio:
Marc Sansa obtained his Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, in 2013. He is an expert in microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors, RF MEMS and optomechanics, having co-authored over 50 publications and several patents. He is currently a project manager at the Sensors and Actuators Laboratory of CEA-Leti.
Caroline Coutier
Characterization & Fiability Laboratory Manager, CEA-Leti

Philippe Robert
Co-founder & CEO, iNGage

Philippe Robert
Co-founder & CEO, iNGage
Bio :
Philippe Robert is business development manager and senior expert at CEA-Leti for MEMS sensors and actuators activities. He is currently in the process of creating a spin-off from CEA-Leti to produce and commercialize a new generation of high-performance MEMS/NEMS sensors (including accelerometers, gyroscopes, and pressure sensors) for the automotive, consumer, and high-end markets.
After holding various positions in the sensor industry, he joined CEA-Leti in 2001 as a project manager for RF-MEMS research. He was promoted to manager of the MEMS Sensors Group from 2003 to 2013, and served as head of the Microsystems Department from 2013 to 2019.
He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and a M.Sc. degree in Optical Electronics from Grenoble-INP.
Abstract :
Introducing NG.Sense, a burgeoning startup poised to lead the market in high-performance MEMS sensors designed for inertial and pressure sensing applications. With a groundbreaking technological approach, NG.Sense aims to disrupt the sensor landscape across automotive, industrial, and defense sectors. Our mission is to deliver cost-effective, superior solutions to meet the demands of cutting-edge applications, such as autonomous navigation for vehicles, drones, robots… as well as for accurate activity tracking.