Nice Côte d’Azur hosted Business France for an immersion in the ICC sector

A Business France delegation explored the ICC ecosystem of Nice Côte d’Azur on June 20, 2025 Several visits provided on-the-ground understanding of the region’s audiovisual and video game projects The day was part of the territory’s international attractiveness strategy A strategic immersion in the ICC ecosystem of Nice Côte d’Azur On June 20, 2025, Nice […]
Scale Up Excellence 2025: 8 Côte d’Azur winners join the national acceleration program

French Tech Côte d’Azur confirms its strategic role within the national Scale Up Excellence scheme. Of the more than 60 companies selected for the 2025 cohort, 8 come from the Côte d’Azur, demonstrating the strength of the local ecosystem in terms of innovation and growth. Among these 8 winners, 6 are based in the metropolitan […]
Nice climbs 15 places in the student city ranking by L’Étudiant magazine

Nice records a significant rise in the 2025 student city ranking published by L’Étudiant magazine, moving from 26th to 11th place. This 15-place jump now positions the city among the most attractive French metropolises for students, after several years of proactive policy led by the local authority and its educational and economic partners. The quality […]
Team Nice Côte d’Azur at Viva Technology 2025: at the heart of technological transitions and international attractiveness

From June 11 to 14, 2025, Paris hosted Viva Technology, the largest European trade show dedicated to technological innovation. With more than 165,000 visitors, the event brought together startups, investors, public decision-makers and major companies around the technologies of tomorrow. The 2025 edition was particularly marked by international openness and major digital, ecological and industrial […]
Business Landing Nice Côte d’Azur: Support for business set up in France

Key elements of the Business Landing Nice Côte d’Azur scheme financial aid of up to €150,000 for SMEs and micro-enterprises wishing to establish themselves in Nice Côte d’Azur an economic ecosystem structured around strategic sectors personalised support from a strong local partnership network Find the access conditions for the scheme on the Nice Côte d’Azur […]
Success for the Nice Ocean Business Forum

On Monday, June 9, the Nice Ocean Business Forum officially opened at the Innovation Hub in Nice, as part of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 2025) and the Year of the Sea. Organized by the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis together with its partners — Région Sud, Business France, risingSUD, Team Nice Côte d’Azur, Pôle […]
Nice Côte d’Azur: health as a driver of territorial innovation
On the eve of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC-3), two events were held in Nice, highlighting the growing role of health in innovation dynamics, international cooperation, and economic attractiveness. Representing Team Nice Côte d’Azur, Sana Bouyahia took part in both of these structuring events, rooted in the local academic and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Nucleate France […]
Team Nice Côte d’Azur in Norway: the Côte d’Azur ecosystem immersed in Nordic maritime innovation

Team Nice Côte d’Azur took part in the Blue Economy Tour in Norway, organised by risingSUD, the Région Sud, and their partners from June 2 to 6, 2025. This mission was built around the Nor-Shipping trade fair in Oslo, with additional meetings organised in Stord and Stavanger. It took place ahead of UNOC-3 and the […]
Nice Côte d’Azur formalises the financing of Haliotis 2 with the European Investment Bank

A structuring financing agreement signed in Nice between the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis and the EIB On Friday, June 6, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., at EDHEC Business School in Nice, the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a decisive financing agreement for the realisation of the Haliotis 2 project. The […]
The Nice-based biotech company Roca Therapeutics receives financial support from Europe and the SUD region for its medical research in eye health

Major public funding for the Nice biotech: Roca Therapeutics receives over €1.1 million through the European program FEDER-FSE+-FTJ 2021–2027, co-funded by the European Union and the SUD Region. An innovative eye health project: RCT002 is an innovative non-invasive eye drop treatment for rare and debilitating ocular diseases such as radiation maculopathy and diabetic macular edema. […]