Building a future we can all trust. Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies specialized in three business domains: Defence & Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Cybersecurity & Digital identity. It develops products and solutions that help make the world safer, greener and more inclusive. The Group invests close to €4 billion a year in Research & Development, particularly in key innovation areas such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum technologies, cloud technologies and 6G. Thales has close to 81,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2023, the Group generated sales of €18.4 billion. Aerospace, Defence, Security, Space, Cybersecurity, …

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Powered by trust Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 79,000 employees and holds, alone or in partnership, world or European leadership positions in its core markets. Aerospace, Defence, engineering, Optronics, Jet Engines, Helicopter engines, Rocket engines, Safety-critical softwares, Inertial guidance, Propulsion systems, and Aerosystems

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1 métropole au service de ses 28 communes et de ses 815 000 habitants. Bordeaux Métropole (formerly the Urban Community of Bordeaux), is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Bordeaux (France) and some of its suburbs.

Sectors: French metropolis

[Automatic translation follows] In the era of globalization, the concepts of security and conflict have evolved. This observation requires strategic reorientations in the use of defense means within and outside our country. The national defense and security strategy is now defined through five major strategic functions: knowing and anticipating, preventing, deterring, protecting, intervening. In this context, the role of the Ministry of Defense is to ensure the protection of the territory, the population and French interests. It also responds to other missions within the framework of international (NATO) or regional (Defense Europe) agreements and treaties. Beyond these missions, the Ministry …

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide the most efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers the most modern and fuel-efficient airliners. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Airbus approaches sustainability by respecting the planet, valuing people and enabling prosperity. These guiding principles are embedded in our operations and activities. In 2022, the Company generated revenues of €58.8 …

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We democratise space exploration, making it affordable, sustainable and open. We democratise space exploration, making it affordable, sustainable and open. For space & non-space industries. A global endeavour with European roots.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. ESA is an international organisation with 22 Member States. By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, it can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. ESA's 22 Member States are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, …

Sectors: Defence and Aerospace

[Automatic translation follows] Official page of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region. The Regional Council, together with the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council, makes up the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region. Its regional assembly has 183 regional councillors, a standing committee and sectoral committees. Business, Vocational training, Youth, Transport, Ecological transition, Europe, and Regional planning

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] First European competitiveness cluster in the #aerospace sector. Aerospace Valley is the first European competitiveness cluster in the aerospace sector, serving the strategic sectors of Aeronautics, Space and Drones, in the Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. With its 5 ecosystems of excellence - Embedded and Communicating Systems, Structures and Mechanical Systems, Propulsion and Embedded Energy, Data and Artificial Intelligence, Products and Services for Industry - Aerospace Valley is the driving force of a united, competitive and attractive ecosystem aimed at promoting innovation for growth. Ranked among the top three global competitiveness clusters for the performance of its cooperative …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

[Automatic translation follows] The Bordeaux Métropole technology park Since 2004, Bordeaux Technowest, the Bordeaux metropolitan area technology park, has been able to create an operating model to support innovative start-ups and drive the metropolis’ strategic sectors (territorial economic development, territorial industrial ecology). It extends beyond the administrative boundaries of the metropolis by drawing on peripheral territories (Libourne La CALI and La Teste-de-Buch La COBAS) to acquire tools and skills in economic development or innovation. For over 20 years, Bordeaux Technowest has contributed to the creation of over 500 start-ups in the region with the support of a team of 7 …

[Automatic translation follows] #aeronautics #space #defense competitiveness cluster ✈️🚀🛡 Located in Île-de-France (the leading employment area in France in the field of Aeronautics, Space and embedded systems), the ASTech Paris Region Aerospace Competitiveness Cluster brings together more than 100,000 people and accounts for the majority of French R&D jobs. > More than 90% of the R&D workforce for Business Aviation in Île-de-France > More than 50% of the R&D workforce for Space Transportation in Île-de-France > More than 60% of R&D staff for Propulsion and Equipment in Île-de-France OUR OBJECTIVES ASTech Paris Region, a competitiveness cluster, aims to increase the …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

[Automatic translation follows] Competitiveness cluster - At the heart of textile transformation Our mission? Increase the competitiveness of companies through collaborative innovation. Our job? Encourage and develop collaborative innovation on processes and products, through a set of dedicated services. The cluster supervises and supports collaborative R&D projects involving at least 3 separate partners (industrialists and researchers). How? The cluster initiates R&D themes and sets up working groups (structuring, partner search, assembly, search for funding) that it leads, until the submission, financing and closure of the resulting projects. It also supports companies and research centers wishing to develop an innovation by …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

[Automatic translation follows] For your company that needs increased competitiveness, the ALPHA-RLH cluster is a team and a key partner at the service of your innovation, an accelerator for the marketing of photonics-laser and electronics-microwave products. ALPHA-RLH differentiates itself from other clusters by a unique service offering including world-renowned technological expertise. A human, open and professional team at the service of the performance of its members awaits you to surf the waves of innovation. #photonics, #photonique, #microwave, #électronique, #microfrequences, #electronics, #laser, #aeronautique, #spatial, #defense, #communication, #sécurité, #énergie, #smartbuildings, #iot, #cybersecurité, #santé, and #healthcare

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster Research

[Automatic translation follows] Support our actions by joining: https://paiement-adhesions.adi-na.fr/fr/ Innovation at the service of transitions! Informing, connecting and supporting businesses and territories to generate lasting positive impacts, this is our general interest mission at the service of the regional economy! Support our actions by joining: https://paiement-adhesions.adi-na.fr/fr/

The digital technology cluster for France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Minalogic, founded in 2005, is the digital technology cluster for France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. With offices in Grenoble, Lyon, and Saint-Etienne, Minalogic drives an ecosystem of 500 members that includes nearly 430 innovative companies from across the region that cover the entire digital technology value chain. Minalogic’s members also include universities, research organizations, local government, banks and investors to sustain a unique network dedicated to innovation in digital technologies. Minalogic helps all of its stakeholders make business connections through targeted, qualified introductions and create opportunities to innovate and grow at the national, European, …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

[Automatic translation follows] French competitiveness cluster positioned in the Aerospace, Security, Defense and Risk Prevention sectors. SAFE is the French competitiveness cluster positioned in the Aeronautics, Space, Security, Defense sectors. With its strong presence in the South Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it leads a network of more than 500 players (SMEs, ETIs, Large Groups, Research and Training Centers, end users) which includes more than 70% of companies. security, defense, aeronautics, space, risks and resilience, autonomous systems, satellite, airships, and territorial security

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

Join the unique ceramics cluster with over 180 members! Certified “competitiveness cluster” by the French Governement since 2005 Based in Limoges and Toulouse Recognised as an expert in France Representing the ceramics sector The cluster leads its network in order to promote the innovation capacity of its 160 actors : Promotion of the know-hows and products of its members Driving public-private partnerships Arising, mouting and dissemination of innovative projects Targeting and facilitating access to final markets ceramic, ceramics, traitements de surface, coatings, cluster, innovation, international, and project

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

[Automatic translation follows] French Tech Bordeaux, pilots the French Tech initiative launched by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Digital in the region, its main missions are: - Federate and coordinate under the French Tech banner the actions in favor of the growth of start-ups - Detect and accelerate projects with high growth potential - Develop the influence of our start-ups and our know-how internationally Digital, Startup, Strategy, and Development

Sectors: French Tech

Move people through the wonders of sports. We are the world's Largest sports retailer. Founded in 1976, in France, we have set about making the pleasure and benefit of sports available for everyone across the globe. We do that by providing world class products at extremely affordable prices for all participants, from enthusiastic beginners to passionate professionals . Sports, Vente, and Conception

Sectors: Retail and Distribution

Le CNES est l’agence spatiale française. Elle propose et met en œuvre la politique spatiale de la France. Founded in 1961, the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) is the government agency responsible for shaping and implementing France’s space policy in Europe. Its task is to invent the space systems of the future, bring space technologies to maturity and guarantee France’s independent access to space. CNES is a pivotal player in Europe’s space programme, and a major source of initiatives and proposals that aim to maintain France and Europe’s competitive edge. Espace, Science, Télécommunications, Défense, Observation, Ingénierie, Gestion de projets internationaux, …

The biggest startup campus in the world. STATION F is the world's biggest startup campus based in Paris, gathering a whole entrepreneurial ecosystem under one roof. Startups

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

The CEA is the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission ("Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives"​). It is a public body established in October 1945 by General de Gaulle. A leader in research, development and innovation, the CEA mission statement has two main objectives: To become the leading technological research organization in Europe and to ensure that the nuclear deterrent remains effective in the future. The CEA is active in four main areas: low-carbon energies, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. In each of these fields, the CEA maintains a cross-disciplinary culture of engineers and …

Sectors: Research

Construisons dans un monde qui bouge. CIC is the fourth largest banking group in France, consisting of seven regional banks which operate across France through a network of 1,844 branches employing 24,000 staff. CIC's customer base includes 2.7 million retail clients. One in eleven self-employed professionals is a CIC group client and nearly one in three companies banks with CIC Group. Banque de détail, Banque de financement, Activités de marchés, Banque privée, Capital-développement, Crédit, Assurance, Mobile, Automobile, and Télésurveillance

Sectors: Bank

[Automatic translation follows] Account of Bpifrance, the Public Investment Bank. Bpifrance, a public investment bank, supports companies from seed to stock market listing, from credit to equity. A privileged contact, Bpifrance offers financing or investment solutions in each region that are adapted to each stage of a company's life. A partner bank for entrepreneurs, Bpifrance provides them with long-term support to support their growth and competitiveness. The teams are at the heart of the regions, throughout the country, through more than 50 regional locations. Financing of SMEs, Business Creation, International Development, Investment, Creation/Transmission, Innovation, Support, Acceleration, and Export Guarantee

Sectors: Bank

[Automatic translation follows] Together let's develop the digital economy DIGITAL AQUITAINE is the association that works for the economic development of companies and other players in the digital sector in Aquitaine (training, research, etc.). Digital Aqutaine operates like a competitiveness cluster and acts as a HUB that brings together skills and initiatives in Aquitaine. Its main missions focus on: - The emergence of large-scale collaborative projects with the aim of visibility, animation and promotion of the sector at the regional, national and international levels. - The creation of wealth and employment in the region. DIGITAL AQUITAINE is an association created …

The French National Centre for Scientific Research is among the world's leading research institutions. Its scientists explore the living world, matter, the Universe, and the functioning of human societies in order to meet the major challenges of today and tomorrow. Internationally recognised for the excellence of its scientific research, the CNRS is a reference in the world of research and development, as well as for the general public. Recherche scientifique, Biologie, Chimie, Ecologie et environnement, Ingénierie et systèmes, Mathématiques, Physique, Sciences de l'information, Homme et société, Nucléaire et particules, Terre et Univers, and Science

Sectors: Research

[Automatic translation follows] The Entrepreneurial House of Private Equity. Founded in 2006 by Charles Beigbeder, AUDACIA is an independent player in private equity. AUDACIA attracts the best sector experts around three high value-added businesses: • Development Capital in fast-growing SMEs • Real Estate Capital, focused on Coliving, a new mode of shared housing • Innovation Capital including the Quantonation fund, the world's first fund dedicated to quantum technologies. Since its creation, the company has invested in more than 350 companies.

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] EMBARK AT THE HEART OF THE FRENCH EXCELLENCE SECTOR Created in 1908, the Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales (GIFAS) is a professional union that brings together 482 companies, from major project managers and system makers to SMEs and startups. Its members constitute a coherent, united and dynamic high-tech sector specializing in the study, development, production, marketing and maintenance of all aeronautical and space programs and equipment, civil and military, as well as defense and security systems. GIFAS represents a profession with a 2023 turnover of €70.2 billion, with 83% of consolidated turnover from exports, and …

Designing, manufacturing and operating competitive and sustainable solutions for space mobility. MaiaSpace is a European space tech company, designing, manufacturing and operating competitive and sustainable solutions for space mobility. We are driven by the belief that access to space is a major enabler for a better and more sustainable life on Earth, addressing the challenges faced by humanity: climate, resources, connectivity, and data. Our aim is to successfully design and test a cost-effective and reusable mini-launch vehicle by 2026.

Unlocking the Holy Grail of propulsion tech. HyPrSpace is a french aerospace startup developing a new kind of hybrid rocket engines : the kind that actually works. The propulsion technology we are working on is considered the "Holy Grail" of rocket engines, as it combines all the benefits of existing technologies without their drawbacks. Although studied for over 50 years, this technology was previously locked due to its non-scalability and thus was impractical. However, at HyPrSpace, thanks to a disruptive innovation in engine architecture, we have successfully made this technology scalable and applicable across a wide range of vehicles. Our …

Making Earth 🌍 the best place in Space 🚀 #SpaceEnablers ArianeGroup is an industrial company delivering critical missions for the space and defence sectors. With 8,300 highly qualified employees in France and Germany, ArianeGroup has unique expertise in access to space, covering the full spectrum of civil and military launch systems, including design, development, manufacturing, integration, flight preparation, operational readiness and end-of-life decommissioning. ArianeGroup is lead contractor for the Ariane 6 European launcher for the European Space Agency (ESA), and for the French oceanic deterrent force M51 strategic missile for the French Defence Armament Procurement Agency (DGA). Internationally recognised for …

Using Space for a better life on Earth 🌍 #MissionToSuccess 🚀 Since its creation in 1980 as the world's first commercial space transportation company, Arianespace has led the launch services industry with many operational firsts and numerous record-setting missions. 🚀 Arianespace uses space to make life better on Earth by providing launch services for all types of satellites into all orbits. 🛰 It has orbited more than 1,100 satellites since 1980, using its family of launchers. 🚀 Arianespace is headquartered in Evry, near Paris, and has a technical facility at the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, plus …

The official account of the French Government Follow Government news on this page in real time, including practical information, measures, numbers, results, and the profiles of economic players !

Dassault Aviation is a French aerospace company that shapes the future by designing and building military aircraft, business jets and space systems. Leader on the New Generation Fighter developed within the joint European program FCAS (Future Combat Air System) Designer and manufacturer of the Rafale multirole fighter, capable of handling all types of missions for both air forces and naval air arms Designer of the nEUROn combat drone, built by a European partnership Designer and manufacturer of the Falcon family of business jets, recognized for their handling qualities, operational flexibility, low fuel consumption and innovative solutions Designer and manufacturer of …

High quality statistics and data on Europe. Lawful good. EUROSTAT is the statistical office of the European Union. Our mission is to provide high quality statistics and data on Europe. Our values: Show respect for our staff, partners and users Strive for excellence in everything we do Drive innovation in official statistics Promote service orientation Uphold professional independence ESS partnership Eurostat produces European statistics in partnership with National Statistical Institutes and other national authorities in the EU Member States. This partnership is known as the European Statistical System (ESS). It also includes the statistical authorities of the European Economic Area …

Sectors: European Union

[Automatic translation follows] Let's Share the Economy. Combining the expertise of a historic title with digital agility, La Tribune has carried out its transformation for several years, deploying itself at the heart of its audience's uses: website, digital daily newspaper, mobile applications, social networks, but also a field presence allowing it to animate its audience through the organization of 80 events per year. Its territorial roots make La Tribune the economic media of metropolises with editions in the regions and in Africa with La Tribune Afrique, feeding an editorial line focused on the real economy (innovation, digital, territories, etc.) and …

Sectors: Media