2006

Didier Pique, PhD in materials, founds ACERDE. The company is awarded several times by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR), the Rotary and the Fondation de France for its excellence in development and innovation.

The company focused its development on the commercialisation of novel materials made via HTCVD (High Temperature Chemical Vapor Deposition).

2009

ACERDE moves to a second site on the Inovallée technological campus, in Grenoble.

2010

ACERDE secured significant investment from Truffle Capita.

2011

ACERDE transfers its manufacturing, pilote line and research activities to the Alpespace Innovation Park, at Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac, in Savoie. 

2012

ACERDE qualifies its full light target production line and launches an ISO 9001 certification process.

2013

ACERDE achieves ISO 9001 certification. ACERDE aims to be a key producer of light targets for X-Ray tubes, based on a very innovative technology and essential for the X-Ray tubes of tomorrow.

2014

Reclaim process developed for traditional X-ray targets.

2015

Target reclaim line qualified by customers.

2016

ACERDE reclaim targets in use in the field.