Company:Eldim

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Eldim S.A.
Eldim
TypePrivate (Société Anonyme)
IndustryResearch and design of electronic, microelectronic, optoelectronic and electro-mechanical systems
Founded1991; 35 years ago (1991) in Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
FounderThierry and François Leroux
Headquarters
Hérouville-Saint-Clair
,
France
Owner
  • Crédit Mutuel
  • Leroux Family
    (LRX Investissement)
  • Siparex Xange Venture
Number of employees
87 (2024)
Websiteeldim.com

Eldim S.A. is a private French company that specializes in precision optics and facial recognition systems, based in Hérouville-Saint-Clair, Normandy. It was founded in 1991 by Thierry Leroux, a former researcher at the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). The company is one of Apple's subcontractors in Europe.[1][2][3]

As of 2024, the company had 87 employees, up from 52 in 2004.[4][5]

History

In 1991, Thierry and Françoise Leroux founded Eldim, a company specializing in optical instrumentation for flat-screen colorimetry and photometry.[6]

In May 2004, Eldim announced its entry into the medical sector with the development of two new quality control products for the treating cancer.[5]

In October 2017, Apple CEO Tim Cook visited the company's headquarters to mark the release of the new iPhone X, featuring Apple's new "Face ID" facial recognition system, on which Eldim worked.[7][8][9]

In September 2020, together with Normandy start-up Loop Dee Science and the virology laboratory at Caen University Hospital, it iwa developing a rapid PCR analysis kit that did not require a laboratory.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Eldim". https://normandieparticipations.fr/investissements/eldim-2/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Legueltel, Philippe (8 September 2020). "Coronavirus : bientôt des tests PCR dans votre bureau en 30 minutes". https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/normandie/coronavirus-bientot-des-tests-pcr-dans-votre-bureau-en-30-minutes-1240409. 
  3. ↑ "Supplier Clean Energy 2022 Program Update". 2022. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/pdfs/Apple_Supplier_Clean_Energy_Program_Update_2022.pdf. 
  4. ↑ TRAVADON, Nathalie (12 June 2024). "Eldim, la PME normande qui travaille avec Apple, toujours à la pointe de la technologie optique". https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/caen-14000/eldim-la-pme-normande-qui-travaille-avec-apple-toujours-a-la-pointe-de-la-technologie-optique-e711c65a-1e6d-11ef-9302-e3fef0044a0c. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dufresne, Jacques (10 May 2004). "Eldim se lance dans la haute technologie médicale". https://www.lesechos.fr/2004/05/eldim-se-lance-dans-la-haute-technologie-medicale-638018. 
  6. ↑ Robert, Martine (13 April 2005). "Portrait : ET AUSSI". https://www.lesechos.fr/2005/04/et-aussi-1065437. 
  7. ↑ "Le patron d'Apple fait une escale surprise dans une entreprise du Calvados". Les Echos. 2017-10-09. https://www.lesechos.fr/2017/10/le-patron-dapple-fait-une-escale-surprise-dans-une-entreprise-du-calvados-185408. Retrieved 2025-03-09. 
  8. ↑ Lemoine, Philippe (9 October 2017). "EXCLUSIF. Tim Cook, PDG d'Apple, en visite surprise près de Caen". https://www.ouest-france.fr/high-tech/apple/exclusif-tim-cook-pdg-d-apple-en-visite-surprise-pres-de-caen-5300728. 
  9. ↑ "Apple CEO Tim Cook and French President Macron Discussed Education and Taxes in Monday Meeting". 2017-10-09. https://www.macrumors.com/2017/10/09/tim-cook-french-president-meeting/. 



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