CA Technologies and École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne (EPFL) have entered with a five-year partnership to drive innovative start-up projects backed by a 6-figure sum provided by CA Tech.

The US-based firm will be contributing to a fund at EPFL called The Innogrants which has been supporting entrepreneurial activity at the University since 2005. So far the fund has backed 30 startups in life science, nanotech, electronics, energy, and IT.

Marco Comastri, president and general manager of CA Technologies in…