Paris Region is a leading region for Science & Technology in Europe. Discover the amenities of the Region.

2. CONTENTS
• SayOUI to innovation, SayOUI to France
• Paris Region, where business meets ideas
• Paris Region, Europe’s Hub of Innovation
• Paris Region. We help you to succeed.
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4. Overview
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5. The most attractive R&D tax
incentive program in Europe
• Business R&D is a key priority in France. Government funding in
this area has increased significantly. Indirect funding through the
research tax credit (CIR) was reinforced by a major revision of the
scheme in 2008 (at a budgetary cost of nearly USD 6 billion in
2010), while direct funding through the innovation agency (OSEO)
and the ANR was maintained (source : OECD).
• The French Research Tax Credit offers the most favorable fiscal
environment in the world for R&D
• Average cost of a researcher in the United-States is 23% higher
than in France without the Research Tax Credit, and 81% higher
than in France with the Research Tax Credit & subsidies
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6. Key Figures
• R&D Expenditures in France : 45 billion euros (1)
• Evolution of the GERD 2011 / 2010 : +2.3% (1)
• Number of persons employed for R&D : 239,000 (FTE) – (1)
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Number of French and foreign Companies with R&D activities in France: 13,300 (2)
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Number of foreign companies with R&D activities in France : 1,400 (2)
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(1) Minister of Education and Research, Year 2011, Survey 2013
(2) Minister of Education and Research, Year 2010, Survey 2013
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8. Overview
03/03/2014
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9. It’s true that Paris is a romantic city
built on 2,100 years of History
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10. It is also undeniable that Paris is the world
capital of creation & fashion
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11. Question :
Is Paris Region just an
historical and creative
Center?
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12. No, Paris is much more than that. It is:
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A young, skilled and dynamic region
The largest economy in Europe
A cosmopolitan City-Region
A high value and diversified economy
With transportation infrastructure expanding
through the Grand Paris Project
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13. Let’s start by some key information about the
Paris Region
The political and
economic hub of France
The headquarters location
for most of the largest
national and international
companies
Providing a highly skilled
working population across
all business sectors
The city of Paris sits at the heart
of the Paris Region, the most
densely populated area within
France
An excellent location in
Europe positioned midway
between northern and
southern Europe.
Within a 2-hour flight of
major European cities.
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14. A young, skilled and dynamic region
Europe’s most populated urban area
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Home to 12 million inhabitants:
19% of the population of France on only 2% of
the country’s landmass
2.5% of the overall European population
A young and well educated population
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60% of the population is less than 40 years
old.
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40% hold a university degree
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1,1 million of new habitants in less than 20
years: 54,000 per year !
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Region with largest university population 640,000 – in Europe
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15. The largest economy in Europe
One of the most important economic
hubs in the world
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1st GDP in Europe ; 600 billion euros
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The 2nd highest spending power within
Europe
Contributing to 30% of the overall GDP within
France and 5% of the overall GDP of Europe
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Large proportion of high calibre jobs
highest earnings per head in Europe
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6 million jobs (2010). The most dynamic job
market in France
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16. A cosmopolitan City-Region
2nd most important destination in Europe
for international investments
• 200 foreign companies set up subsidiaries
each year.
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• 13,000 foreign companies arelocated in the
Paris Region (27% of France).
A significant proportion of foreign
workers
• Representing 15% of the workforce
• 200 nationalities
• 20% of foreign students in our universities
• 18% of the regional employment depends on
foreign companies
• #3 world’s largest concentration
of Fortune 500 Headquarters.
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17. A high value and diversified economy
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The service sector, represents 80% of the workforce.
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1st in Europe for the creative industries: 308,000
jobs
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Still, industrial activity remains important compared
to other metropoles in Europe. Strong industrial
sectors like pharmaceutical, automotive and
aerospace industries include their R&D and high-tech
activity in the region. They contribute to the majority
of all exports from the region.
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18. Competitive infrastructure
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Key hub for both passenger and freight traffic.
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The Paris Region provides an extensive and well
developed transport infrastructure:
Paris airports are Europe’s 2nd largest airport
handling more than 90 million passengers each
year.
Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport is the largest
freight airport in Europe.
Le Bourget is the n°1 business airport in Europe.
7 high speed train stations link to other
European capitals
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A public transport network includes :
14 metro lines within Paris -4 million passengers
a day-,
13 regional trains : 5 express regional trains
cross rail lines serving the wider Paris Region
(RER) and 8 regional trains (Transilien)
6 Tramway routes, in suburbs
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19. The ‘Nouveau Grand Paris’ : an exceptional
Economic Development
Programme
Aims at boosting and expanding the city Region’s international position
Prioritising Mobility
A €32 billion ambitious programme for
a new express metro (200 km and 72
new stations) and for modernizing and
expanding existing transport networks
(investment of €7 Billion by 2017)
Large-scale urban development
100 new mixed-used, sustainable,
innovative neighbourhoods connected
to transport networks. Housing
programme doubled: 70,000 new
homes per year.
New Business Areas
Development of new districts in the
Region to foster growth in research,
finance,
aeronautics,
creative
industries, etc.
Building an innovative sustainable
region
Latest technologies; commercial
real
estate
(state-of-the-art,
competitive,
well
connected);
urban planning responding to
climate change and energy needs.
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20. The ‘Grand Paris new districts’ and the new transport masterplan (in red).
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22. 5 reasons to invest in Paris Region
1. A world leader
2. Get access to a multi-specialized R&D & innovation
3. Benefit from a large pool of talents
4. Global clusters & world leading facilities
5. Premium sites
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23. 1. A world leader
n innovation agency located in Melbourne, Australia
NB : The Innovation Cities Global Index classifies 445 benchmark cities (Boston Globe, NYT, Fox, ABC, Reuters…).
162 indicators taken into account (health, wealth, population, geography as well as potential relative to peers).
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24. 1st in Europe for R&D
• 1st European Region for R&D:
• 7.1% of European R&D expenditure €17.4 billion
• 6% of EU’s combined private and public
research workforce -146,300 people
• Home to 40% of France’s R&D workers (FTE)
• 61,500 researchers work for private
companies
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Source : Eurostat & Paris Region Key Figures 2013 (FTE : Full time Employment)
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25. 1st in Europe for the number of European
patents filed.
Paris Region: Breakdown of
patents published (2011)
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40% in Mechanics and Transport
20% in Chemicals and Life Sciences
20% in Electronics and Electricity
11% in Instrumentation
9% in Others
Source : data European Patent Office (yr 2009) ; Statistics analysis Eurolio 2013
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26. 1st in Europe for scientific publications
Paris Region accounts for 5% of the European scientific publications
Source : Eurolio, 2014
Source : Nature, March 2013
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27. The example of Physics
Example : The Top 20 world cities in Physics from 1990 to 2009
Orsay (District of Paris Saclay) is located in the South of the Paris Region. It’s the expansion of Paris.
Source : Nature, March 2013
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Source : Nature, April 2013.

28. 2. Multi-specialized R&D
Innovation
A combination of world-class economic sectors
Paris Region’s wealth-generating multi-specialist
economic profile is unique in Europe. The region’s
diversified economy, made up of many interlinked
activity sectors, sets it apart from other global
metropolitan regions.
12 major sectors of excellence with an exceptional
concentration of contractors, a highly-developed labour
market including specialist training and higher education
institutions, a vibrant SME sector, research and
innovation centers, logistics facilities, and a host of
dedicated suppliers and service providers.
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29. R&D and Innovation : they are
already here
Main private laboratories (more than 200 people):
Main public research laboratories:
- the National Scientific Research Centre (CNRS)
- the National research institute for biology, medicine
and health (INSERM),
- The CNRS (French government agency for space)
- INRIA, a Public Science and Technology institution
dedicated to computational sciences
- The IRSTEA (CEMAGREF), National Research
Institute of Science and Technology for Environment
and Agriculture
- the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
- the Research and education in aerospace science
and technology (ONERA),
- the fondations : Institut Pasteur, Institut Curie,
Fondation des Sciences de l’Homme
- and many more: IRD, Ined, IGN, Insee, Cepii,
Credoc, etc.
Sources : PREDA, STRATER, Usine Nouvelle
- Air Liquide
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Alstom (Groupe)
- Altis Semiconductor
- Astrium
- Bio-Rad
-Continental Automotive
- Cosmeva
- Dassault Aviation,
- Eurocopter
- EADS,
- EDF
- France telecom /Orange R&D,
- GE Healthcare
- Groupe SAFRAN (Sagem, Snecma, Hispano-Suiza,.. ),
- L’Oréal
- MBDA France
- Nextiraone
- PSA Peugeot-Citroën
- Renault
-Sanofi
- Segula Technologies
- Siemens Transportation Systems
- Sorin Cardiac Rhythm management
- Stallergenes
-Thales,
- Thomson Grass Valley France
- Véolia,
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30. Made in Paris Region
Autolib
© Siemens
© Mac Guff
© Safran
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31. 3. The universities Communities provides
skilled workers
12 universities communities bring together universities, « Grandes Écoles » and research centres.
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32. Higher Education
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World-class universities: École Normale Supérieure d'Ulm1, École Polytechnique1, University of ParisSud1, University of Pierre-et-Marie-Curie1, University of Paris Diderot1, University of Paris-Descartes2,
University of Paris-Dauphine2, École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie (ESPCI ParisTech)2 and
Mines ParisTech2 rank among the world’s top universities in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World
Universities and in the Times Higher Education Ranking.
(1 in both rankings, 2 in Times Higher Education ranking)
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Excellence in Sciences
In Mathematics: 3 Paris Region universities in the top 20 of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World
Universities 2012
In Physics: 1 Paris Region university in the top 20
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Leading business, engineering and political schools: HEC Paris, ESCP Europe, CEMS, ESSEC Business
School, INSEAD, École Polytechnique, ENA, Sciences Po Paris, Mines ParisTech and Ecole des Ponts
ParisTech are among the best schools according to the Financial Times and the École des Mines
ParisTech rankings
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33. 4. Our competitiveness clusters,
Your Success
9 competitiveness clusters
enhancing innovation
Our clusters bringing together business,
research centers and training institutions to
stimulate innovation.
5,700 collaborative R&D projects have been
undertaken since 2005; more than 600
foreign companies established in France are
members of innovation clusters. (Source:
French Ministry for the Economy and Finance
(DGCIS directorate), 2013)
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34. Get access to leading R&D
Infrastructures
• All those cutting-edge inventions & discoveries would
not have been possible without top research
infrastructures & equipments.
Nano-INNOV, the leading
infrastructure for nanotechs
• Paris Region is home of 14 French major research
infrastructures
NEUROSPIN, a research centre
dedicated to neuroimaging
SOLEIL. French national
synchrotron facility
Tera 100, the first 34
supercomputer in Europe

35. 5. Premium sites
Paris, from La Sorbonne to start-up
Paris Saclay, The new High Tech Cluster
Génopole, science and business biopark
Cergy-Pontoise, New Ideas for Industry
Cité Descartes, Sustainable Cities Cluster
SO Digital, Innovative Cluster
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37. How we can help you to succeed
WE ADVISE & ASSIST COMPANIES THAT SEEK TO
START, EXPAND OR RELOCATE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION
Our answers to your business location needs
Finding premises
Getting to the market
Offices, warehouses, sites, etc.
Costs of purchasing and renting
Accompanying you on site visits
Occasional use of our offices
Information on your business sector
Technological/commercial meetings
Access to public partners
Communication on your presence
Finding staff
Recruiting local personnel
Supporting your expatriates
Information on employment contracts
& social security issues
Our services are free, confidential and customized
Setting up
Legal & red tape advice
Fiscal information
Financing / subsidies
Providing contacts
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38. Some of our Successful Clients
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39. Your Contact :
Vincent GOLLAIN, Chief Regional Marketing Officer
Paris Region Economic Development Agency
vgollain(at)paris-region.com
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