The new Bordeaux !

1. BORDEAUX
From the world’s greatest wines to photonics
Where quality combines with dynamism and creativity
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2. DYNAMISM
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3. Dynamism
Business Creation
1 Île de France
2 PACA
3 Rhône Alpes
4 Languedoc Roussillon
5 Aquitaine
Job Creation
1 Pays de la Loire
2 Nord Pas de Calais
3 Aquitaine
4 Languedoc Roussillon
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4. Dynamism
A tradition of international
relations and trade
International trade: a historical vocation
A key transport hub for Europe and the Atlantic
Over 400 foreign companies
A far-reaching international network
An established, time-tested reputation
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5. CREATIVITY
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6. Creativity
Key technologies
New materials
Image technologies
Life sciences
Optics – Lasers
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7. Aerospace Valley
N 1 region in Europe in terms
of aerospace jobs
94,000 industrial jobs
50,000 jobs in subcontracting
More than 1,200 plants
8,500 jobs in research
AQUITAINE
N 1 centre in France for Higher Education
MIDI PYRENEES
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8. Aerospace
Driving force
of the region’s economy
39,000 jobs
26 plants belonging to large groups
€3.9 billion turnover
€1.5 billion exports
563 subcontracting firms
250 subcontractors
If it flies in space or in the sky, it bears the mark of Aquitaine
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9. Aerospace
Leadership
World N 1: luxury business jets – landing
gear – airborne electronics – high-
performance materials ...
European N 1: solid propellant propulsion –
cockpit systems – military aircraft – radar and
airborne systems – tests and trials.....
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10. Creativity
From Bordeaux to Arcachon
Bay
A regional economic
development project
A competitiveness cluster
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11. Creativity
Lasers, photonics
& applications
The Megajoule Laser: the only one of its
kind in the world
One of the highest concentrations of
laser firms in Europe
National leader in the development of
ultra-short pulse lasers
A fast-growing, high-potential
industrial fabric
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12. Creativity
A competitiveness
cluster
to promote industrial development
Very high power lasers,
short pulse lasers
Imaging and Metrology
Innovative physics
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13. Creativity
Health-
Biotechnologies
5th region in France for employment in the
pharmaceutical industry
Almost 500 companies - 11 companies belong
to International groups
3rd French Import region for pharmaceuticals
products and 2nd export regional sector (2005)
About 8 400 jobs in Aquitaine
A competitiveness cluster : Prod’Innov
Skills in biomolecule production, drug targeting
and medical devices.
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14. Creativity
Health-
Biotechnologies
Bordeaux hospital group is the first for the quality of
the care provided
4th French largest number of researchers and teachers
- 1500 researchers in life sciences
Research focused on the field of molecule identification,
neurosciences and functional genomics, biophotonics
Two universities directly involved in the life sciences and
biotechnology.
One of the first courses in bioinformatics
10 Research Institute, all the French national Research
Centers are in Bordeaux
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15. Creativity
A competitiveness
cluster
to promote
Development of nutrition and healthcare
processes and products
Expertise in production of biodrugs, galenic and
nutrition healthcare
The pole of GMP production
Experience sharing within the food and drug
continuum
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16. Creativity
IT
3rd region in France for the number of
Telecom services companies
2,200 companies with a total workforce of
22,000 people
4th for IT services companies
A leading hub for training and research
40 initial trainings - 300 graduates with
qualifications from degree to doctorate level
The Cognitive Science Institute the initial
graduate engineering school in France
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17. Creativity
IT
Imaging technology
New mobile telephony applications
Document digitalisation solutions
Sub-contracting for integrated visionics solutions
Service firms and call centres
MIS for the agri-feed industry
Radio solutions
Major Companies: Aquitaine Valley, Axyz,
inFusio, eDevice, Immersion, Lumiscaphe,
Sages, beTomorrow, McKesson, Mercury
Computer Systems, Agfa Healthcare France,
Audemat-Aztec….
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18. Other Major Industrial Sectors
Agribusiness: 30,000 jobs
Wood/paper/Cardboard: 27,000 jobs
Chemicals: 12,000 jobs
Automative and related industries: 5,000 jobs
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19. The Bordeaux Region
Development Agency
Tailormade support
Confidential, free services
Services registered ISO9001 - 2000
Customised support services
A dedicated team at your service
Making a success of new projects in Bordeaux
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20. QUALITY
QUALITY
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