[Automatic translation follows] The Pays de la Loire region brings together 5 departments: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe and Vendée. It has 3.7 million inhabitants spread across 1,357 municipalities. It is a territory balanced between rural areas and urban areas, organized around 7 large urban areas (Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, Angers, Cholet, Le Mans, Laval and La-Roche-sur-Yon) and 1,108 municipalities of less than 1,000 inhabitants. Bordered by 450 km of coastline and crisscrossed by the Loire, the region has the first port on the Atlantic coast. Its economic dynamism is a real strength which allows it to have the lowest unemployment rate in …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] EMC2, the European Manufacturing Technologies Hub EMC2, a competitiveness cluster certified by the State in 2005, has its roots in a historical culture of the transformation and implementation of materials in Pays de la Loire. Its missions today converge towards a major objective: French industrial competitiveness. Our association brings together, around key markets and technologies, all the players in innovation. Small and large companies, research organizations, training centers participate in the emergence of collaborative R&D projects. In the service of French industrial competitiveness, a main objective drives us: to strengthen the territorial ecosystem of innovation and growth, …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

How the world gets designed and made. #MakeAnything Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made. Our technology spans architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media, and entertainment, empowering innovators everywhere to solve challenges big and small. From greener buildings to smarter products to more mesmerizing blockbusters, Autodesk software helps our customers to design and make a better world for all. Over 100 million people use Autodesk software like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business and environmental challenges. Our software runs on both personal computers …

Sectors: IT services

A vibrant platform for cluster organisations The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is a vibrant online community helping cluster organisations across Europe and beyond to connect, communicate and collaborate. It provides a unique one-stop shop for news, opportunities and collaboration for industrial clusters across Europe, boosting the visibility and showcasing the impact of European clusters in cutting-edge industries and expanding markets throughout the world. Being part of the ECCP community will give your cluster organisation access to a vast wealth of knowledge, information and opportunities from clusters and ecosystems in a wide range of countries, sectors and industries. You’ll be …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC