VivaTech 2023: Startups from the SUD region in the spotlight

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35 regional startups, including 15 companies from the French Riviera, have been selected to showcase their innovations at VivaTech, the prestigious European innovation and startup event, taking place from June 14th to 17th in Paris. Thanks to the support of the Region SUD, risingSUD, the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis, the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, the Toulon Provence […]

The Nice-based start-up Qiti raises €1.9 million to accelerate the development of its universal health insurance offering with the help of AI

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Founded in 2021, Qiti, the Nice-based start-up specializing in international embedded and universal health insurance, announced on April 24th, 2023 the closing of a pre-seed financing round of €1.9 million. This fundraising was carried out through a capital increase extension in April 2023, with nearly 50% being dilutive. The start-up, labeled Deeptech, had already raised […]

Bpifrance Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur supported 5,426 companies in 2022

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Nicolas Magenties, Regional Director of Bpifrance Marseille, presented the 2022 activity report of Bpifrance Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. He discussed Bpifrance’s support for companies in the region during a period of economic recovery, with a focus on providing priority support to the industry, technological innovation, and energy and environmental transition. Bpifrance’s actions are carried out through 8 […]

Telecom Valley: New Co-Presidency and New Animation Program

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Telecom Valley, the association for digital technology in the Côte d’Azur region, has elected Teresa Colombi and Julien Holtzer as co-presidents for the next two years. During the association’s general assembly, which took place at the Amadeus premises, the new duo presented a revamped animation program to meet the expectations of members and the local […]

Labeling of 55 competitiveness clusters in France and 7 for the South Region

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The French government has announced the labeling of 55 competitiveness clusters for Phase V (2023-2026) at the General Assembly of the French Association of Competitiveness Clusters (AFPC) in the presence of Roland Lescure, Delegate Minister for Industry, Harold Huwart, representative of Regions of France, Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and […]

Two researchers from the Côte d’Azur awarded the CNRS Silver Medal 2023

Two scientists from the Côte d’Azur have been awarded the prestigious CNRS Silver Medal of Talents 2023. Jean-Paul Ampuero, Director of Research at IRD in Geoazur (CNRS/IRD/OCA/UCA), and Laure Blanc-Feraud, director of Research at CNRS in the Laboratory of Computer Science, Signals and Systems of Sophia Antipolis – I3S. (CNRS/UCA – Morpheme Team I3S/INRIA/UBV) were […]

French Tech Côte d’Azur: “Capital” label renewed for 3 years

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The French Tech Mission has renewed the label of the French Tech Capital for the French Tech Côte d’Azur in the Sud Region for a duration of three years (2023-2025), confirming the vibrant nature of the technological ecosystem of the Côte d’Azur Alongside 15 other labeled capitals, the operational teams of French Tech Côte d’Azur […]