Invest in Côte d'Azur - The Blue Chip Coast
" In Europe, the Côte d'Azur, has become a reference for high-value, high-growth companies and worldwide activities.
The reason?
We are the first French region for R&D investments of foreign companies and 95% of the foreign investors who relocate here are Blue Chip companies! That's why top managers call us "The Blue Chip Coast".
The proof
- " 95% of the foreign companies located on the Côte d'Azur are Blue Chip companies and 75 % of investment projects involve innovation in the IT or biotech fields "
- " Here you will find activities that are often at the heart of the great names in the Blue Chip galaxy, as well as hundreds of start ups."
- Sophia Antipolis, the first European Science and Technology Park : " An ongoing Blue Chip achievement since 1969, unparalleled in Europe"
- " The first French region for R&D investments of foreign companies.ª
- " Perhaps the only French region and one of the few in Europe, that one can qualify as a " global village".
- "The Côte d'Azur has an exceptional location - thanks to the Nice-Côte d'Azur airport, it is less than 2 hours from all the main European business centers."
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Cisco, HP and Accenture have running teams for the Challenger World in Nice have already adopted the Blue Chip Coast attitude.
Strategic opportunity and gateway to the world
An international metropolis
Connected to the world
A continuously growing reservoir of know-how
- Over 65,000 jobs created in 10 years
Home to key decision centers
- 5th in France for job productivity
A vibrant research and teaching community
- The largest number of international
R&D centers in France
Quality at competitive costs
- The lowest cost-per-job ratio of
the ten largest cities in France
Côte d'Azur: a region for bold projects
- Europe's largest technology
Cluster
- The foremost national interest
project devoted to sustainable development