Competitiveness cluster. Medicen, a cluster for innovative therapies and advanced technologies in healthcare

At the heart of the Paris Region, first-ranking economic area in Europe, the cluster Medicen brings together the largest drug and health technologies companies, the strongest concentration of researchers, hospitals and universities in France, and benefits from the commitment the State and regional/counties authorities. It takes advantage of all the assets that a metropolis can provide in terms of financial, real estate and transportation infrastructures.

Initiated in 2005 as a result of the remarkable collaborative dynamism that united businesses, clinicians and academics in their response to the French government's call for proposals, the Medicen Paris Region cluster unites all the key life science and healthcare players in the Paris metropolitan area. Located at the heart of Europe's leading regional economy, the Cluster constitutes the highest concentration of healthcare expertise and resources in Europe.

With strong support from the French State, the Paris Region Regional Council, local authorities and economic development organizations, Medicen Paris Region is determined to reinforce the international competitiveness, visibility and attractiveness of the Paris region in life sciences and make it one of the world's top metropolitan areas for therapeutic innovation.

The cluster uses dynamic collaboration and networking to organize the very numerous regional health players around priority themes, in order to build a true cluster, innovate more effectively and boost the region’s national and international attractiveness. Its location in the Paris Region must be considered as a key success factor in the health care and pharmaceutical technology sectors, whether it be for an innovative start-up, a small business or a major company.

Source : Medicen Paris Region

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How to use Econovista Paris Region map? The new Econovista user guide is available now!

Econovista^® is an interactive economic map to help you discover the wealth of opportunities Paris Region (or Ile de France) has to offer. It is available free of charge on the internet.

Econovista^®offers a host of functions to help you pinpoint key information on Paris Region’s economy and potential locations for your business.Econovista.com includes 11 themed maps, allowing you to explore Paris Region’s rich potential. Each map displays a different aspect of the region – from transport infrastructures to sectors of excellence, and including leisure facilities and the region’s competitiveness clusters (Cap Digital Paris Region / Digital content; ASTech Paris Region / Aeronautics, Space & Defence, etc.).

How to use Econovista Paris Region map? The new updated version of the Econovista user guide is available now, providing an overview of the map’s key functions and instructions to help you get to grips with this interactive resource or refine your use of it. The guide has been re-worked and streamlined, showing you how to identify valuable information on the map, share your map, export data, etc.
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The new-look Econovista

A new version of Econovista.com, the free interactive economic map of Paris Region is now available.
The new-look Econovista offers three new maps of Paris Region and a number of new functions to meet your needs more effectively.

Discover these new features now:

The Create and develop in Paris Region map
Created in partnership with the website Créersaboite.fr (designed to assist with the creation, transfer and acquisition of companies in Paris Region), this map displays the main locations and economic players supporting the setting up, location and development of businesses in Paris Region.

The Cap Digital - Digital content map
Cap Digital Paris Region is the region’s first competitiveness cluster to team up with Econovista.com.
Now Econovista offers a themed map dedicated to this cluster’s activities, highlighting the exceptional dynamism and density of the digital industry in Paris Region.

The Visit Paris Region map
The Paris Region tourist board offers you a themed map on Econovista dedicated to tourism and quality of life.


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The new interface makes it easy to see the various Paris Region maps available:
- Economic trails (Discover, Visit, Create and Develop Travel, Innovate, Spot talents),
- Maps of the Paris Region clusters
- A dedicated map focusing on the area around Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport
- Plus a “My Map” function allowing you to create your own personalised map.


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Overview of Val d’Oise

CEEVO, the Val d’Oise Economic Expansion Committee, has just published its Bilan Economique et Social du Val d'Oise 2007-2008 (economic and social overview of Val d’Oise – the 2009 issue of this regular publication). This document presents an overview of the département’s economic situation designed for anyone wishing to find out about key economic indicators and trends affecting business in the Val d'Oise region.

Val d’Oise is a dynamic département within Paris Region with a population of nearly 1.2 million. For the fifth consecutive year the number of businesses created in the département increased: 5,280 companies were set up or acquired in Val-d’Oise in 2007, an increase of 13% in number terms compared with the previous year (and a much higher growth rate than the regional average).
Some 4 million sq.m of business premises (excluding residential accommodation) were built in Val d’Oise between 1999 and 2007 – a very slight decrease (- 1 %) compared with the 1990-1998 period (the regional average was a decline of 3%).
Nine of the region’s competitiveness clusters are active in Val d’Oise, including Cap Digital, System@tic, Advancity, Cosmetic Valley and Elastopôle.

If you would like to find out more this document is available on request from CEEVO (the Val d’Oise Economic Expansion Committee), or downloadable free of charge from CEEVO’s website: www.ceevo95.fr

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