ABOUT US
Spin-Ion is a spin-off from Paris-Saclay University and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) founded in 2017. We were selected among the 10 most promising deep-tech start-ups in France in 2019 and were awarded the “Grand Prix i-Lab” from the French government. The company is hosted at the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (C2N) in Palaiseau, France, and benefits from a brand new, state-of-the-art research facility including the largest academic clean room in Europe. We are located on the campus of Paris-Saclay University, one of the top education, research and innovation clusters in the world.
We provide a full suite of ion solutions to tailor the structural and magnetic properties of spintronics materials and devices and improve their performances for next-generation applications including MRAMs, magnetic sensors and AI devices.
Spin-Ion’s breakthrough offers the semiconductor industry a unique chance to bring the spintronic markets to the next level.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Corina Numbela, CEO & Co-Founder
Corina has 20 years of experience as a business developer and operations manager. She has extensive experience in managing teams in international environments and has been involved in the development of several startup companies. She has lived and worked in Silicon Valley as a freelance business and marketing developer for France-based companies. She is involved in female empowerment actions, in particular by accompanying women in the creation of their company and promoting young artists.
Dafiné Ravelosona, CTO & Co-Founder
Dafiné holds a PhD in physics and is the inventor of the technology. He is recognized as a worldwide expert in spintronic technologies. He worked for two years at Hitachi GST in Silicon Valley where he participated in the first demonstration of Spin Transfer Torque in perpendicular media and was for 20 years group leader at the Center of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CNRS. He also studied entrepreneurship at the business school HEC Paris.
Alexandre Steiner, Board Director & Co-Founder
Alexandre is an experienced executive in the field of Services (Information Technology, High Tech and Telecommunications). He has more than 20 years in large international groups (Capgemini, Getronics/KPN, Numergy and CetSI) and as manager of the French subsidiary of Equiteq, a player specialized in mergers and acquisitions in the world of consulting and IT services and other players in intellectual services. Alexandre is an experienced business driver, performing in international environments with market flair and a strong grasp of the High Tech, Telecom, Media and IT markets dynamics.