Centers of excellence on a European scale
The Aeronautics, Space and Embedded Systems Cluster, was awarded its official quality label by CIADT on July 12, 2005 as one of six international clusters. Indeed, Midi-Pyrenees and Aquitaine have constitued the leading aeronautics and space center of excellence in Europe, and one of the leading centers for embedded systems, with 94,000 employees and more than 1,200 establishments. Attribution of this label should give the cluster greater notoriety on the international level and enhance its competitiveness world-wide.
Midi-Pyrenees also holds the quality label of Cancer-Bio-Health Cluster. With a comprehensive approach to cancer research, this cluster has two goals. The first is economic, aimed at the creation of new wealth and new jobs. The second is humanitarian, with the aspiration of beating back the illness, and reducing inequalities in access to preventive and curative treatment.
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Aeronautics
Midi-Pyrenees, leading European concentration of civil aeronautics know-how
Leading test center in the world for aeronautics structures and materials
Toulouse: world headquarters for Airbus
Twenty establishments in aeronautics construction, with around 27,000 employees
More than 550 subcontractors employing 32,000 people
Companies: Airbus France, Airbus Headquarters, Airbus UK, Airbus Germany, ATR, Latécoère, EADS Socata, Ratier-Figeac, Liebherr Aerospace, Thales Avionics, ... |
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Space
Midi-Pyrenees, leading region in Europe for space telecommunication, meteorology and climatology
Toulouse, a key production and development site for the Galileo program and its applications
ten establishments working directly in spacecraft construction, 8,600 employees
over 150 establishments serving spacecraft construction, 12,000 employees
Companies: CNES, Alcatel Space, EADS Astrium, Intespace, Spot Image, CLS, Météo France, SCOT, GEOSYS, ...
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ICT
Regional expertise is recognized throughout Europe in the field of real-time IT, image and signal processing, man-machine interfaces, voice recognition and power electronics.
Leading French center of excellence in embedded electronics
First in France outside Paris for software publications and IT services
Leader in the production of new-generation components
Electronics: 309 establishments, 8,221 employees
IT: 2,106 establishments, 15,978 employees
Telecommunications: 382 establishments, 13,165 employees
Companies: Freescale Semiconductor, Siemens VDO Automotive, Thales Avionics, Actielec Technologies, Capgemini, Inforsud Gestion, Silogic, ...
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Bio&Techs
Leading region for seed breeding and production
Midi-Pyrenees holds the quality label of Cancer-Bio-Health Competitiveness Cluster
15,737 employees
Thirty biotech start-ups as spinoffs of research Toulouse research centers: Argene Biosoft, Enzynomics, BT Pharma, Cayla, MilleGen
3 Universities, 4 Engineering schools and 2 doctoral schools
Companies: Laboratories Pierre Fabre, Sanofi-Aventis, Mérial, Novartis, Syngenta
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