FabLab Digiscope
Academic fabrication laboratory providing shared 3D printing, laser cutting, and digital fabrication infrastructure for interdisciplinary research and education.
- CEO / Founder
- No commercial CEO; academic leadership includes Scientific Director Michel Beaudouin-Lafon, Aviz-INRIA Director Jean-Daniel Fekete, and Fablab Manager Romain Di Vozzo.
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- €22M
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- ANR; Fondation de Coopération Scientifique Campus Paris-Saclay; Paris-Sud; Versailles Saint-Quentin; Telecom ParisTech; ENS Cachan; Centrale Supelec; CNRS; CEA; Inria; Maison de la Simulation
Technology & Products
Key Products
3D Printing Services; Laser Cutting & PCB Plotting; Fab Academy Training; Bio Academy Training; Digital Fabrication Workshops
Technological Advantage
CLAIMED: Provides comprehensive digital fabrication ecosystem for research. VERIFIED: Academic infrastructure backed by INRIA and Digiscope project funding. DEFENSIBILITY: Low commercial defensibility; relies on institutional affiliation and academic network effects.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Eliminates capital expenditure on prototyping equipment for researchers and students by providing shared access to digital fabrication tools and certified training programs, accelerating project timelines from months to days.
How They Differentiate
Unlike commercial AM service bureaus focused on production volume, operates as a non-profit academic resource with integrated research training (Fab Academy) and open access for interdisciplinary projects, prioritizing educational and research outcomes over commercial throughput.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Academic researchers, graduate students, and makers affiliated with the Digiscope project and INRIA-AVIZ
Industry Verticals
Research; Education; Human-Computer Interaction; Digital Fabrication
Competitors
Fab Lab Paris; Fab Lab Saclay; University Makerspaces
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Expanding to a new 500 m² space as a Super Fablab; community-based access model
Major Milestones
Established in 2013 when Aviz-INRIA research team director Jean-Daniel Fekete and researcher Pierre Dragicevic hired Romain Di Vozzo as R&D Engineer and fablab manager to launch the facility.