Be part of an industrial knowledge cluster
unrivalled in Europe

The cluster encompasses every stage of ophthalmic drug development and every sector of activity in the field.

 

Main public laboratories pursuing research linked to ophthalmology:

- Centre Antoine Lacassagne

- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire

- INRIA

- Laboratoire de psychologie expérimentale quantitative

Join Ophta Biotech, a collaborative platform serving the visually impaired

Fact: a growing and ageing population is leading to increased demand for ophthalmology care and treatment

Ophta biotech: founded in February 2008, the association is made up of 40 members (research laboratories, manufacturers, ophthalmologists, hospitals, universities and patients' associations) in the Alpes-Maritimes, Monaco and Corsica

 

Objective: to promote the emergence of new projects and tools to combat the entire range of pathologies affecting visually impaired patients.

Ophta Biotech's strengths: a unique concentration of manufacturing and research players, ophthalmology coverage by ophthalmologists and hospital departments well above the national average, excellent representation by patients' associations (7) representing every pathology leading to visual impairment.

Projects already under way: creation of a low vision center in Nice, epidemiological studies in partnership with a global research network, the Institut de la Vision in Paris.

Count on a long-established pool of excellence in therapy and publicly-funded research

The Côte d'Azur is home to two major hospital referral centers:

  • referral center for vitreoretinal surgery
  • referral center for ocular oncology: Cyclotron treatment of melanomas, orbital tumors. The nuclear medicine and radiotherapy center is a leading local center of excellence in basic and clinical research.

Since 1991, the Cyclotron has been used to treat 3,500 European patients suffering from choroidal melanomas, making this the world's third largest treatment cohort.

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

Our Experts

Céline JACQUET

•Business Unit Manager

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+ 33 (0)4 92 17 51 66 ↵

Céline Jacquet is the Business Unit Manager for investments related to Health sciences, Environmental & green industries.
She joined Team Côte d'Azur in 2006 as international networks manager.
Prior to joining Team Côte d'Azur, Céline Jacquet worked 8 years as marketing and communication manager for Sandvik, the worlwide leader in the tungsten carbide cutting tools industry, with a 3-year experience in their subsidiary in South Africa.
Céline Jacquet graduated from Nantes University with a Master in International Business.

Key Facts

 

- Ophta Biotech: 40 members

- 7 patients' associations

- 2 major hospital referral centers

- A facilited access to your clients

Who’s Who on the Côte d'Azur : Health and Life Sciences

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