Synergies and partnerships boost research

Large companies with a flair for innovation, small dynamic structures, research laboratories, university researchers, higher education institutes - the Côte d'Azur has all the necessary players to generate new ideas.


So, it was a natural move for the region to become involved in the French government's initiative to set up 8 competitive clusters to consolidate this wealth of expertise and stimulate research projects. The total budget involved: 1.5 billion euros over 3 years, with aid provided through grants, loans and tax and social contribution reductions.


3,000 companies & research centers


200,000 jobs


8 competitive clusters


CAPENERGIES

National range cluster
Field of expertise: greenhouse gas-free energies.
http://www.capenergies.fr


EUROBIOMED

National range cluster
Field of expertise: Biocluster (Health and biotechnologies). It brings together key players in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Languedoc-Roussillon.http://www.eurobiomed.org


OPTITEC

National range cluster
Field of expertise: Optics & Photonics.
http://www.optitec.fr


PASS

Perfumes, Aromas, Smells, Flavors
National range cluster
Field of expertise: characterization & evaluation of ingredients used in perfumes, aromas, cosmetics and agro-aromatical products.
http://www.pole-pass.org


PEGASE

National range cluster
Field of expertise: Aeronautics & Space.


POLE MER

National range cluster
Field of expertise: sea, security, safety, sustainable development. http://www.polemerpaca.tvt.fr


POLE RISQUES

National range cluster
Field of expertise: risk management and land vulnerability. http://www.pole-risques.com


SCS

Secured Communicating Solutions Worldwide range cluster
Field of expertise: boosting the emergence of innovative and collaborative projects on priority focuses - identity, connectivity, mobility, tracking.
http://www.pole-scs.org


CIM PACA

Center for Microelectronics Provence-Alps-Riviera

Unique shared infrastructure in France, CIM PACA (Center for Microelectronics Provence-Alps-Riviera) , created by ARCSIS in 2005, is built around three interconnected Research & Development platforms: Characterization, Design and Micro-PackS, to create a better competitiveness of the regional industry at a national and international level. Today, CIM PACA is recognised as an original initiative and a national example for leverage in terms of research, innovation and economic development.
It aims at enhancing design, integration and test methods and industrialization techniques which are vital for the development of Secured Communicating Solutions. It also encourages synergies between public and industrial research. Hence, it speeds up TTM (Time to Market) and strengthens expertise in the region.
Each of its three platforms is centered on problematic specific to the microelectronics value chain: design, characterization and micropackaging.
- Design: focused on the development of new designs and validation of methodologies for the SoCs in the field of Secured Communicating Solutions.
- Characterization: dedicated to advanced researches on materials, micro & nanostructures for microelectronics.
- Micro-PackS: of which the purpose is to serve the smartcard community and provide innovative solutions for integration and for micropackaging on flexible substrates while increasing security, reliability and interoperability.

Building on its acquired experience, CIM PACA is taking a new dimension by investing in very complex electronic systems (Systems in Package) and increasing the national and European opening of its three R & D platforms.
https://ssl.arcsis.org/cimpaca.html

They chose the Côte d'Azur

"Sophia-Antipolis is a very attractive region for any semiconductor company, for several reasons. The first one is that in the technology park of Sophia-Antipolis there is a solid tradition of analog and digital design, which is due to the presence of other big companies working in the same or similar markets, like Texas Instruments, Intel, STM and others. The second reason is linked to presence in the technology park of the Polytech'Nice-Sophia and other important schools.

That will guarantee our future growth since the region will always offer both experienced design engineers and you talents to hire."

Interview with Paolo Cusinato, Design Director of MAXIM Sophia-Antipolis design center

Talents

"For me, Sophia Antipolis is unique in Europe because of its multicultural nature which is evident daily, but also the concentration of a multitude of companies from the computing world in a single location."

Interview with Davide NOARO, Computer Engineer, Ausy, Sophia Antipolis

Who’s Who on the Côte d'Azur : Côte d'Azur

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