- Information Technology
- Environmental Sciences
- SATNAV Cluster
- Life Sciences
- Perfumes and Aromas
- Services and Corporate Functions
- ITER
- Competitive Clusters
Professional Associations
Professional Associations
CARMA
Support for technological development in the field of materials (consultancy, studies, technical and scientific communications, workshops...).
CLUB DES UTILISATEURS JAVA
The club aims at promoting the Java technology and establishing collaborative links between its members with technical support and assistance. It serves as a forum for technical exchange of ideas and information on Java Computing and is strongly involved in the organisation of seminars or in the participation in conferences. The Sophia Antipolis Chapter is affiliated with the Java Users Club of Paris.
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.
CNRT TELIUS
Fostering synergies between public and private research in telecommunications, internet & their usages.
DATA BASE FORUM
Bimonthly events organization around data bases and information technologies.
DESSI - JUNIOR ENTREPRISE
Software applications development and engineering, network systems, vision, image, robotics, software engineering, scientific programming, web sites.
EJE - European Junior of Eurécom
A junior entreprise of the Eurécom Institute that carries out studies in IT development, and delivers consultancy services in the fields of computing, networks, safety, multimedia and communications systems.
ETSI
Establishment of telecommunications standards.
INTECH'SOPHIA
A scientific and technical club devoted to computing, scientific calculation and automation.
ITEC - Insertion Travail Education Culture
Training center in office automation and Internet, design of website, databases, computer graphics.
J3E - Junior Electrical Electronical Engineering
Studies and realization of contracts in the fields of electronics, computering, signal processing, telecoms, monitoring, measuring and control.
MBDS VALORISATION
Delegated by the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, for the prototyping of industrial projects on Internet services of the future with MBDS students (MBDS is a graduate degree of the University).
PERSAN
Coordination of public research and education institutes in the Alpes-Maritimes and promotion of their scientific R&D group.
PMI FRANCE-SUD
PMI FRANCE-SUD is dedicated to advancing the state-of-the-art in the management of projects in the PACA region and Corsica. PMI Sud membership is open to anyone engaged or interested in the application, practice, teaching, and researching of project management principles and techniques. 50 members of the PMI FRANCE-SUD association have already received the certification program in project management PMP delivered by the international association PMI. Email: francesud@pmi-fr.org.
SAME ASSOCIATION
Valorization, promotion and development of excellence in the microelectronics sector covering the design of advanced integrated circuits in the département of the Alpes-Maritimes.
SICTIAM
Equipment and maintenance of local authorities data processing equipment.
SOPHIA BUSINESS ANGELS
To link the community formed by technological firms and entrepreneurs from Sophia Antipolis and its region with local and international investors in order to help create and develop successful companies.
TELECOM VALLEY
Promotion and development of telecommunication industry in Sophia Antipolis and the Alpes-Maritimes area.
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Key Facts & Figures
Annual turnover: 4.2 billion euros
Companies: 1.145
Fields of activity : Telecommunications & Networks, Space Industry & Aeronautics, Software Engineering, Design Firms, Microelectronics, Multimedia & Online Services, Image Processing (2D/3D).
Jobs: 19.675
Leaders: ASK, Cadence Design Systems, Cisco Systems, France Telecom R&D, HSAL (Hitachi Sophia Antipolis Laboratory), IBM, IMRA, Infineon Technologies, Mindspeed, Mentor Graphics, Motorola TTP Com, Net in France, NXP, One-Too, SAP Labs, Siemens VDO Automotive, Temex, Texas Instruments, Wall Street Systems, Wipro Newlogic, and more.
Success Stories: ASK, CSR, GLU Mobile, Icera, Insight-SIP, Lumilog, Packet Video, Realviz, StoneTrip
Competitive Cluster: SCS – Secured Communicating Solutions

