A CNRS Research Director at the Laboratoire Albert Fert (CNRS, Thales, Univ. Paris-Saclay) in Palaiseau, Manuel Bibes is one of the pioneers of oxitronics, a field at the crossroads of materials physics, condensed matter, and electronics. He studies oxides—a family of materials capable of combining multiple physical properties, such as magnetism, ferroelectricity, and superconductivity. By stacking different types of oxides in the form of ultrathin layers, Manuel Bibes and his team explore their properties, particularly at the interfaces where novel two-dimensional electronic states can emerge. These phenomena pave the way for spintronic components that are more compact and potentially more energy-efficient. In 2024, Manuel Bibes co-founded the start-up NELLOW, with the ambition of turning laboratory discoveries into technologies for the electronics of tomorrow and beyond.