Areas of Excellence : Competitive Clusters

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Areas of Excellence Competitive Clusters introduction

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

OPTITEC

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

ORPHEME

National range cluster
Field of expertise: Emerging Pathologies & Orphean Diseases. http://www.orpheme.org

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