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Jean Michel Karam
Born1969 (age 56–57)
Lebanon
EducationElectrical engineering
Master's degree in microelectronics
Alma materESIEE Paris
Université de Paris VII
OccupationsEngineer and inventor

Jean-Michel Karam (born 1969) is a Lebanese engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur. He has worked with microelectronics, telecommunications, information technology, mobile device repair software, hardware engineering, and cosmetics.[1]

Education

Karam was born in Lebanon, the third of four children. His father was in the army before going into business.[2]

In 1990, he moved to France. He obtained an electrical engineering degree in 1993 from ESIEE Paris and a master's degree in microelectronics from Université de Paris VII.[3] In 1996, he completed a PhD in microelectronics at the INPG.[4]

Career

In 1994, Karam became a research engineer at the TIMA-CM (Techniques de l'Informatique et de la Micro-électronique pour l'Architecture Informatique) laboratory in Grenoble, France.[3] He later became a Research Director and led a team that developed microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).

In November 1997, Karam founded his first company, MEMSCAP, a supplier of products based on MEMS technology.[3]

On 2 March 2001, MEMSCAP became a publicly traded company on Eurolist C of the NYSE Euronext, Paris.[5][6]

In 2010, Karam spun off INTUISKIN from MEMSCAP, launching the skincare brand IOMA. Véra Strubi, former president of Thierry Mugler, joined the board of directors of MEMSCAP in 2007.[7]

As of 2024, Karam is the Chairman and CEO of both MEMSCAP and INTUISKIN/IOMA.[2] He is also the president of the LEYLA charity, a non-profit association focused on combating orphan and rare diseases.[8][3]

Karam currently holds over 80 patents and has worked on several scientific and economic publications.

IEVA

In 2016, Karam founded IEVA alongside David Moulinier,[9] who is currently the managing director. IEVA works in combining microelectronics, sensors, and artificial intelligence with personalized cosmetics research.

Awards

Karam and his company have received awards including:

  • EU Business News award for ‘Best Personalised Beauty CEO’ in 2023[10]
  • U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) of the United States Department of Commerce – Award of Excellence for international commercial development (2012)
  • SEMICON MicroNanoSystems Innovation Award (2009)[11]

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