XLIM
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2006
- HeadquartersLimoges, France
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
XLIM firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- XLIM
- Legal name
- XLIM (UMR CNRS n°7252)
- Website
- https://xlim.fr
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2006
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
XLIM industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Academic Research Institute
- NAICS
- Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)
- SIC
- Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Additive Manufacturing Research & Innovation Labs (IMAAAJAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Analog & Mixed-Signal ICs (HDAHAAAD), Clocking, Timing & Synchronization ICs (PLL/Oscillators) (HDAHAIAE)
Keywords
Where XLIM is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Limoges
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
XLIM business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations
Revenue model
- Public Research Funding: Primary funding as a Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR CNRS 7252) jointly operated by CNRS and the University of Limoges, supplemented by the University of Poitiers and regional/national research programs (LABEX Σ-LIM)
- Industrial Partnerships: Revenue from industrial partnerships (partenariats industriels), common laboratories (laboratoires communs), and research collaborations with industry
- Platform Services (PLATINOM & PREMISS): External services and feasibility studies via technology platforms (PLATINOM for micro/nano fabrication; PREMISS for modeling and simulation), open to academic and industrial partners; delivered through conventions and contractual agreements, including access via the RENATECH+ network and GSO tech network
- Competitive Research Grants: Funding from competitive research grants including ERC Starting Grant (Benjamin Wetzel, 2025), IUF Junior membership, CIFRE theses (e.g., Balt Extrusion partnership), and EUR TACTIC graduate school mobility funding
- Start-up Spin-offs: Spin-off companies emerging from research activities, generating equity/licensing revenue
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels9 records
XLIM product offering
Product offeringCore offering
XLIM is a multidisciplinary public research institute (UMR CNRS 7252, jointly operated by CNRS and the University of Limoges with the University of Poitiers) that conducts fundamental and applied research across RF/microwave systems, fibre photonics and coherent sources, mathematics/information security/image synthesis, and bio-health. It operates two open-access technology platforms — PLATINOM (micro/nanofabrication, printed electronics, optics and microwave instrumentation) and PREMISS (modelling and simulation of systems) — that deliver contract-based R&D services and feasibility studies to industrial and academic partners.
Product overview
XLIM is a multidisciplinary research institute (UMR CNRS n°7252, joint research unit between CNRS and the Université de Limoges / Université de Poitiers) organized as a federation of research axes and teams operating around two core technology platforms — PLATINOM (technology and instrumentation for optics and microwaves, including micro/nanofabrication clean-room, organic optoelectronics, printed electronics, MEMS RF) and PREMISS (modeling and simulation of systems) — together with the EMIS preclinical experimentation platform and the Scientibus 2.0 itinerant science laboratory for outreach. Its research is structured into four poles (Electronics with Systèmes RF, RF-ELITE and Systèmes & Réseaux Intelligents; Fibre Photonics and Coherent Sources; Mathematics, Computer Science and Image with ASALI and Icones teams; Bio-Santé), plus the LABEX Σ-LIM strategic axis, and runs programs such as the ERC Starting Grant STREAMLINE (intelligent photonic sources) and the TIPITCH hospital-university program on intracerebral haemorrhage, with valorization through industrial partnerships, joint laboratories and start-ups.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- PREMISS: Plateforme REgroupant les outils de ModélIsation et de Simulation de Systèmes — a research platform for modelling and simulation of systems, open to academic and industrial partners.
- PLATINOM
Products and services
- PLATINOM Technology Platform Open-access research platform providing technology and instrumentation for optics and microwaves, including micro/nanofabrication clean-room facilities, organic optoelectronics, printed electronics, RF MEMS, antennas, microfluidics, photovoltaic cells, sensors and innovative materials; delivered under contractual conventions to academic and industrial partners.
- PREMISS Modelling and Simulation Platform Open platform grouping modelling and simulation tools for systems, supporting XLIM's research in RF, electronics, photonics and signal processing; open to academic and industrial partners for collaborative projects and services.
- EMIS Preclinical Experimentation Platform
Quantifiable outcome
- 22nd edition of CEM2026 conference drew 210 registrants, 72 accepted papers, 13 industrial exhibitors and 15 oral sessions — a 30%+ increase in contributions vs prior editions.
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use XLIM
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
XLIM technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability7 records
Feature6 records
XLIM partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
22 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)flagshipCNRS is the principal tutelle (governing research institution) of XLIM as a Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR CNRS n°7252). The CNRS logo appears on the XLIM website footer alongside the universities. CNRS also pilots the RENATECH+ national micro/nanotechnology network of which XLIM is a member and co-sponsors XLIM events such as FRIGATES 2026.
- University of Limoges (Université de Limoges)flagshipCo-tutelle of XLIM as a Unité Mixte de Recherche. Hosts XLIM's headquarters at 123 avenue Albert Thomas, Limoges, and co-organizes events including the CEM2026 colloquium at ENSIL-ENSCI. President Vincent Jolivet serves as publication director of the xlim.fr website.
- University of Poitiers (Université de Poitiers)flagshipCo-tutelle of XLIM as a Unité Mixte de Recherche. University of Poitiers is the host for the ASALI research axis and joint doctoral defenses at the IFMI amphitheatre on the Futuroscope campus, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou.
- Balt ExtrusioncoreCIFRE industrial partner of Guillaume Renedo's PhD at XLIM BioSanté group (directed by Prof. Aymeric Rouchaud). The thesis focuses on numerical simulation of intraparenchymal hemorrhage and the development of an innovative endovascular device to limit hematoma growth in hemorrhagic stroke patients — within the TIPITCH hospital-university research program.
- Keysight TechnologiescorePartner for the March 26, 2026 Road Tour technical day at XLIM on RF measurement innovations for active antennas, multi-transceiver coherent phase tests, and noise factor characterization methods — relevant to 5G/6G, radar and IoT. Also a financial sponsor of the FRIGATES 2026 workshop.
- LAAS-CNRScoreMember of the CNRS-piloted RENATECH+ micro/nanotechnology network and coordinator of the regional GSO tech consortium that links XLIM's PLATINOM platform with other technology platforms in the Greater South-West of France, enabling joint responses to industrial and academic solicitations.
- IIT Madras (India)coreAcademic partner in the FRIGATES 2026 Franco-Indian Research Bridge workshop on GaN HEMTs and electronic switches (held July 7–9, 2026 at XLIM Brive). Prof. Nandita DasGupta from IIT Madras delivered an invited talk. The workshop aims to build on existing Franco-Indian research collaboration and identify new areas for academic and industrial cooperation.
- Old Dominion University (ODU), Frank Reidy Bioelectricity Research InstitutecoreResearch collaboration hosted XLIM doctoral student Lionel Michard (summer 2024), under the direction of Chunqi Jiang, on a reflectometry-based method and device for impulse current measurement in the context of pulsed electric field medical applications (e.g., pulsed field ablation for cardiac arrhythmia). Mobility co-funded by EUR TACTIC graduate school.
- CHU de LillecoreCoordinator of the TIPITCH ("Transforming the Prognosis of Intracerebral Haemorrhage") hospital-university research program (launched June 2024), in which XLIM BioSanté group (under Prof. Aymeric Rouchaud) coordinates the work package on hemorrhage expansion mitigation, in collaboration with Balt Extrusion.
- AirmemsminorIndustrial partner working with PLATINOM platform's Ingénieur d'études Cyril Guines on technological process R&D under daily collaboration conventions.
- NovaeminorIndustrial partner working with PLATINOM on technological process R&D under daily collaboration conventions.
- CEAminorPublic research partner working with PLATINOM on technological process R&D under daily collaboration conventions.
- MACOMminorLocal/international industrial financial sponsor of the FRIGATES 2026 workshop on GaN HEMTs and electronic switches (Brive-La-Gaillarde, July 7–9, 2026).
- PRÂNAminorIndustrial financial sponsor of the FRIGATES 2026 workshop on GaN HEMTs and electronic switches.
- TeledyneminorIndustrial financial sponsor of the FRIGATES 2026 workshop on GaN HEMTs and electronic switches.
- UMSminorIndustrial financial sponsor of FRIGATES 2026; Dr. Eric Leclerc from UMS led an interactive forum on RF/microwave measurement coherence.
- WUPATECminorIndustrial financial sponsor of the FRIGATES 2026 workshop on GaN HEMTs and electronic switches.
- Dassault SystèmesminorIndustrial partner invited to Kariny Nunes Maia's PhD thesis jury on RF power amplifiers; also referenced in other thesis juries.
- SafranminorIndustrial partner invited to XLIM PhD thesis juries on RF power amplifier predistortion (Léo Giosa and Kariny Nunes Maia theses).
- Thales Alenia SpaceminorIndustrial partner with Optical Designer Specialist Nicolas Tetaz invited to the PhD jury of Abhishek RAI (mid-infrared spectrometer thesis).
- CNES (Centre National d'Études Spatiales)minorPublic research partner with Ingénieure Marion Costella invited to the PhD jury of Abhishek RAI on mid-infrared nonlinear spectrometer.
- RécréasciencesminorCo-organizer of the Nuit de la Recherche in Nouvelle-Aquitaine alongside the University of Limoges, with deployment also in Creuse and Corrèze.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
XLIM competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- CSEM (Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique): Swiss applied research and technology transfer centre covering micro/nano fabrication, photonics, RF and biomedical systems, with a similar public-research-plus-industry-services model to XLIM but operating at significantly larger commercial scale.
- IMEC: Much larger Belgian microelectronics and nanotechnology research centre covering overlapping domains (RF, photonics, biomedical devices) but with industrial-scale infrastructure and global commercial reach that XLIM's PLATINOM platform aspires to be a French counterpart of.
- CEA-Leti: French CEA applied research institute with comparable micro/nano fabrication, photonics, RF and biomedical device activities, and explicit industry-platform partnership model. Larger scale but broadly overlapping technology footprint.
- Fraunhofer IAF (Institute for Applied Solid State Physics): German Fraunhofer applied research institute covering GaN/III-V RF semiconductor devices, photonic components and high-frequency electronics — directly comparable technical focus but with much larger industrial contract research portfolio.
Direct peers
- Tyndall National Institute: Irish deep-tech research institute covering photonics, micro/nano fabrication, RF and semiconductor systems. Directly comparable on photonic sources and micro/nano platform activities, and a former host of ERC grantee Benjamin Wetzel.
- III-V Lab: Joint industrial R&D lab of Nokia, Thales and CEA focused on III-V semiconductor components (GaN, GaAs, InP) for RF, photonics and defense. Directly comparable to XLIM's GaN HEMT and III-V semiconductor research lines.
- IMS Laboratory (Laboratoire de l'Intégration du Matériau au Système): CNRS UMR (UMR 5218) at Université de Bordeaux covering electronics, RF, photonics, materials and bioelectronics. Direct comparable to XLIM in research axis structure and industry partnership model.
- LAAS-CNRS: CNRS UMR (UMR 8001) in Toulouse with overlapping micro/nano, RF and information science research, and explicit co-membership with XLIM in the GSO tech platform consortium and RENATECH+ network.
- IEMN (Institut d'Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie): French CNRS UMR (UMR 8520) covering micro/nanoelectronics, RF/microwave, photonics and micro-nanosystems — the closest structural peer to XLIM in terms of UMR status, research scope and platform-based industry partnerships.
- FEMTO-ST (Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique Thermique et Optique): CNRS UMR (UMR 6174) in Besançon covering photonics, RF, micro/nano fabrication and time-frequency systems. Comparable to XLIM's PLATINOM platform activities and home to Benjamin Wetzel's earlier postdoctoral research.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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XLIM leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
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Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
XLIM funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about XLIM
What does XLIM do?
XLIM is a multidisciplinary public research institute (UMR CNRS 7252, jointly operated by CNRS and the University of Limoges with the University of Poitiers) that conducts fundamental and applied research across RF/microwave systems, fibre photonics and coherent sources, mathematics/information security/image synthesis, and bio-health. It operates two open-access technology platforms — PLATINOM (micro/nanofabrication, printed electronics, optics and microwave instrumentation) and PREMISS (modelling and simulation of systems) — that deliver contract-based R&D services and feasibility studies to industrial and academic partners.
Is XLIM a public or private company?
XLIM is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.
When was XLIM founded?
XLIM was founded in 2006. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is XLIM based?
XLIM is headquartered in Limoges, France, in the Europe region.
How does XLIM make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Public Research Funding is the primary driver. The others are industrial Partnerships, platform Services (PLATINOM & PREMISS), competitive Research Grants and start-up Spin-offs.
Who are XLIM's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are CSEM (Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique), IMEC, CEA-Leti and Fraunhofer IAF (Institute for Applied Solid State Physics). Direct peers are Tyndall National Institute, III-V Lab, IMS Laboratory (Laboratoire de l'Intégration du Matériau au Système), LAAS-CNRS, IEMN (Institut d'Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie) and FEMTO-ST (Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique Thermique et Optique).
Does XLIM have an API?
No public API is recorded for XLIM.
What industry is XLIM in?
XLIM's product category is Academic Research Institute. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAAAJAA, Additive Manufacturing Research & Innovation Labs, with a secondary code of HDAHAAAD, Analog & Mixed-Signal ICs. Its NAICS code is 5417 and its SIC code is 8731.