- Information Technology
- Environmental Sciences
- SATNAV Cluster
- Life Sciences
- Perfumes and Aromas
- Services and Corporate Functions
- ITER
- Competitive Clusters
Companies
AIR LIQUIDE
Industrial gases and fluids; studies, sales, training, installation; on site pure gas production.
ALLERGAN FRANCE
Products for ophtalmology, neurology, and dermatology: administration and distribution, research and development.
AMITIS
Management of bio-medical and protocol development studies.
AMO - Advanced Medical Optics
Development, manufacturing and marketing of contact lens care products and medical devices for the eye.
BAYER CROPSCIENCE
Research and development centre: understanding and safe usage of agrochemical products in the environment.
CODAN FRANCE
Sterilized medical hardware distribution.
COOPERVISION HYDRON
Importation, marketing and distribution of contact lenses and cleaning products.
COSMETIC RESEARCH GROUP
Manufacturing and marketing of cosmetic products (formulation, manufacturing, and packaging).
DOW AGROSCIENCES DISTRIBUTION
Marketing of phytosanitary products in France.
DOW AGROSCIENCES EXPORT
Marketing of Dow AgroSciences products.
DOW AGROSCIENCES S.A.
Manufacturing and sales of agro chemical products.
ELAIAPHARM
Contract manufacturing and sales of pharmaceutical products.
EQUILIBRE ATTITUDE
Development and distribution of nutritional extras.
GALDERMA R&D
Research and development in dermatology.
GENACTIS
Pharmaceutical strategic marketing & communication.
GROUPE VIVIAL - VS FORMATION
Creation of education programs on Internet, e-learning solutions for vertical markets in healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, education, high-tech and professional services. Health Care training.
INTEGRA NEUROSCIENCES IMPLANTS
Research, manufacturing and distribution of implantable neurosurgical products. Subcontracting for plastic parts and assembling in a controlled environment.
LABOBASI
Delivery of medical and diagnostic products to laboratories and hospitals.
LABORATOIRE VETERINAIRE DEPARTEMENTAL DES A-M
Veterinary biology, research, veterinary diagnosis.
LABORATOIRES ARION
Production and distribution of brest implants.
LABORATOIRES BOIRON
Pharmaceutical laboratory.
LABORATOIRES GENEVRIER
Pharmaceutical laboratory, research, production and sales of drugs.
LABORATOIRES MXM
Implants, packaging and sterilization of medical products, sterilization indicators.
LABORATOIRES SOPHILENE
Manufacturing and sales of pharmaceutical and parapharmaceutical products.
LIMA FRANCE
Sales of medical equipment, protheses, and implants.
LPG SYSTEMS
Creation and development of massage machines.
LUXCLEAR PHARMA
International offices with the major objective to open European and other international markets in the field of ophtalmic pharmaceuticals. Contract manufacturing of ophtalmologic sterile products.
MEDIAN TECHNOLOGIES
Research and development of softwares to improve early detection and diagnosis of cancers using a 3D medical image analysis platform.
N.E.P.H. SA
Production and commercialization of mixtures based on bacteria and enzymes for utilization in agriculture, ecology, agro & food preservation industry, and zootechnics fields.
NICOX
Research and development of nitric oxide releasing drugs for breakthrough therapies for several major diseases.
NIXE
Research and development in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, chemical and biochemical analysis.
NUSIL TECHNOLOGY EUROPE
European technical services center which formulates silicone compounds for aerospace, healthcare, electronics and other applications.
NUTREVA
Promotion of dietetics, of micronutrition and phytotherapy.
PARALLEL DESIGN
Design and manufacturing of medical ultrasound probes.
QUANTIFICARE
Medical image processsing, application to pharmaceutical studies.
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
Logistics services, and clinical research.
SKINPHARMA
Services for pharmaceutical industry in dermatology and cosmetology: clinical expertises, medical papers and testing protocol writing...
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE CARDIOLOGIE
Training and information centre with epidemiological data bases.
SPE BIOTECHNOLOGIES FRANCE SA
Experts in quality management- food safety.
STRYKER EUROPE
Worldwide medical products and services company.
TEMEX
Design and manufacturing of RF and microwave components and sub-systems for the telecommunication, infrastructure, automotive, space, and defence sectors.
TXCELL
Development of innovative therapies against chronic debilitating diseases caused by deregulation of the immune system.
VIBRANT MED-EL HEARING TECHNOLOGY
Implantable hearing devices, middle ear implants.
VINCIENCE
Research, development and marketing of active bio-molecule ingredients for the cosmetic industry.
Professional Associations
CARMA
Support for technological development in the field of materials (consultancy, studies, technical and scientific communications, workshops...).
CERDIC
European Center of Search and Development in Information and Scientific papers. French agent for European hosts on databases for biomedecine, aerospace, biotechnologies, environment, construction.
CLUB HI TECH COTE D'AZUR
To develop the high tech activities of the Region, to create a synergy between the R&D activities and the Research and Higher Education activities.
CLUB SOPHIA START UP
The Sophia Start Up Club gathers and disseminates information amongst it members and help to develop partnerships and collaborations. The Club is the meeting point for start-up creators and financing, and consulting firms.
PERSAN
Coordination of public research and education institutes in the Alpes-Maritimes and promotion of their scientific R&D group.
SOPHIA BIOTECH
Sophia Biotech groups together industrial companies and R&D centers from the Life Sciences sector in the Alpes-Maritimes. The association’s aims are thus to structure and re-dynamise the Life Sciences sector, while also developing synergy not only between companies and R&D centers, but also with other local bodies.
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Key Facts & Figures
Annual turnover: 2.1 billion euros
Companies: 261
Fields of activity: Biotechnologies, Biomaterials, Chemistry, Cosmetology, Biomedical Engineering, Health Image and Software, Medical Instrumentation, Pharmaceutical & Veterinary Industrie, Pharmacology, Agronomy.
Jobs: 9.180
Leaders: Arkopharma, Asepta, Bayer Cropsciences, CLL Pharma, Dow Agrosciences, Elaiapharm, Galderma, Integra Neurosciences Implants, Laboratoires Boiron, Laboratoires Genévrier, Laboratoires MXM, NicOx, Stryker, Txcell, Virbac
Success Stories: Nicox, Stryker, Virbac
Competitive Clusters : ORPHEME – Orphean Diseases and Emerging Pathologies.
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Team Côte d'Azur is a joint initiative of the Alpes-Maritimes county council |
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