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Clusters of competitiveness


CAPENERGIES

This cluster of competitiveness focuses on the energies of the future, non generating greenhouse gases; based in the south of France.

  www.capenergies.fr

 

DERBI

Cluster of competitiveness; DERBI stands for the Development of Renewable Energies in Buildings and Industry; based in the south-west of France.

  www.pole-derbi.com

 

ELOPSYS

Cluster of competitiveness; deals with high technologies in microwaves, photonic and the protected networks; based in the Limousin region.

  www.elopsys.fr

 

CLUSTERS OF COMPETITIVENESS

Website dedicated to the promotion and the development of the French clusters of competitiveness.

  www.competitivite.gouv.fr

 

TENERRDIS

Cluster of competitiveness; relates to the whole field of new energy sources; based in the Rhone-Alpes region.

  www.tenerrdis.fr

 

Projects and policy in research and innovation


AFII

The French agency for the international investments is in charge of the promotion, the canvassing and the reception of the international investments. Based on an international, national and territorial network, the AFII is the organisation of reference on the French attractivity and image and facilitates the realisation of your project in France. The AFII works in narrow partnerships with the regional economic development agencies to bring a personalised service to the investors.

  www.invest-in-france.org

 

ANR

National Research Agency; is a finance agency for research projects. Its objective: increase financed research projects coming from all the scientific community.

  www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr

 

ARITT

The Regional Agency for the Innovation and the Technology Transfer; based in the Centre region; helps local companies to integrate more technology and innovation in their projects and products; helps public researchers to work with companies.

  www.aritt.asso.fr

 

DRIRE CENTRE

The Regional Department of Industry, Research and Environment, based in the Centre region; is a decentralised service of the Ministry for Industry.

  www.centre.drire.gouv.fr

 

DRRT Centre

The Regional Department of Research and Technology, based in the Centre region; is a decentralised service of the national Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research.

  www.drrt-centre.fr

 

Le moteur de la recherche (The French research engine)

This website helps relationship between companies and French public research actors.

  www.lemoteurdelarecherche.fr/

 

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, INDUSTRY AND EMPLOYMENT

Official website of the Ministry of Industry

  www.industrie.gouv.fr

 

MINISTRY OF RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Official website of the Ministry of Research.

  www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr

 

OSEO

OSEO is a financer; supporting mainly technological innovation, companies’ investments and is a guarantee of banking financings and interventions in equity capital.

  www.oseo.fr

 

CENTRE REGION

Website of the Regional Council of the Centre region; presents the current affairs of the Centre region and the Calls for Projects launched by the Regional Council.

  www.regioncentre.fr

 

Data and information on the environment, energies, research


ACTU-ENVIRONNEMENT

All news on the environment, its protection and its preservation.

  www.actu-environnement.com

 

ADEME

Agency of Environment and Energy Efficiency; drives and implements projects related to environmental protection and energy efficiency.

  www.ademe.fr

 

BRGM

The BRGM (Office of Geological and Mining Research) is an industrial and commercial public organisation, actor of reference in the field of Sciences of the Earth to manage the resources and the risks of the ground and the under-ground. Among its sets of themes, the BRGM works in geothermic according to 2 axes: its integration in the building (heat pump, network of heat) and the development of the knowledge of the geothermic resource and its use.

  www.brgm.fr

 

CSTB

Scientific and Technical Buildings Centre; public commercial and industrial organisation.

  www.cstb.fr

 

CARNOT INSTITUTES

Institutes which support the development of quality, permanent collaborative research.

  www.instituts-carnot.eu

 

SEE

Electricity, Electronics and Technologies of Information and Communication Company; assembles the French electrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, data processing… community.

  www.see.asso.fr

 

SYNDICATE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES

Assembles companies or groups of companies having activities concerning the fields of wind power, geothermic, photovoltaic, solar thermal, hydraulic, wood energy, bio fuels, biomass…

  www.enr.fr

 

Other partner organisations


WEST ETIC FIELD

Group of companies mainly in electronics and TIC.

  www.ouest-etic.fr

 

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS FOUNDATION

Scientific and cultural foundation based on the French Riviera; supports French, European and international exchanges in the fields of science, industry and culture; also supports clusters of competitiveness.

  www.sophia-antipolis.org

 

GIXEL

Group of industrial companies in the field of interconnection of components and electronic subsets.

  www.gixel.fr

 

NetGuidance

Information about job, professional training, and education.

  www.net-guidance.com

 

Pact SME

Pact SME is a system implemented since the end of 2005 by OSEO and the Richelieu Committee. It aims to make easier the relations between innovative SME and large Groups.

  www.pactepme.org

 

UBIFRANCE

French Agency for companies’ international development; is a public industrial and commercial organisation depending on the Ministry of Foreign Trade; helps companies to identify their international development through economic missions.

  www.ubifrance.fr