Two days of visits organised for an official delegation from the city of Seoul.

On March 10 and 11,  2011, the Paris Region Economic Development Agency (PREDA) staged a regional healthcare tour in partnership with the Medicen Paris Region competitiveness cluster, the city of Paris, and the IAU Ile-de-France (Paris Region urban planning institute).

Two days of visits were organised for an official delegation from the city of Seoul: the director of Seoul Business Agency's Digital Media City, the director of the investment promotion department at Seoul's City Hall, and the director and commercial director of the French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The tour introduced them to the wealth and diversity of Paris Region's healthcare sector offer, focusing on some of the region's flagship sites: the Institut Pasteur, Sanofi-Aventis and the Institut de la Vision (Vision Institute).

The delegation's first visit was to the Institut Pasteur, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, on March 10. The Medicen competitiveness cluster also presented its activities and the wider Paris Region biocluster as a whole. After this the delegation visited Sanofi-Aventis' R&D facility in Chilly-Mazarin (91 - Essonne).

On March 11, after meeting representatives of the city of Paris, the Korean delegation was welcomed by Professor Sahel who offered a guided tour of the Institut de la Vision. This introduction to one of Europe's leading integrated research centres for vision disorders showcased the excellence of healthcare research in Paris Region.

To find out more about upcoming regional tours please contact Hélène Tinti or Marie Bahsa.

Profiles of Institut Pasteur, Institut de la Vision and Sanofi-Aventis are available on Econovista.com.

Locate these facilities on the following Paris Region maps:

* Institut Pasteur on Spot talents/Public research centres

* Institut de la Vision on Spot talents/Public research centres

* Sanofi-Aventis on My map/pharmaceutical company

Research. Paris-Region, leader in fundamental and applied research

Paris Region is the only region in Europe which excels in both fundamental and applied research. The region employs 7% of the EU’s combined private and public research workforce (2006 figures). Its R&D expenditure is among the highest in the world (8% of European R&D expenditure and more than 40% of France’s R&D expenditure: a total of €15.5 billion).
Private research is the more active of the two sectors: private companies account for 67% of the total internal R&D budget. The private sector employs more than 80,000 researchers and research engineers, i.e. 7% of the private research workforce of the EU as a whole. The research is primarily carried out within 7 major industry sectors: life sciences, information and communication technologies, the automotive sector, aeronautics space-defence, ecotechnology, finance and chemicals.

A global research elite
Paris Region alone accounted for nearly 2% of global research publications in 2006, attracting researchers from all over the world (with more than 80 nationalities represented). “Genopo le® is France’s leading biopark dedicated to biotechnology and biotherapies. It is an active member of the Medicen Paris Region competitiveness cluster and brings together around 20 private and public research laboratories, more than 60 biotech companies and university courses (Université d’Evry Val d’Essonne). Its growth and its unique profile have earned it an international reputation and its rapid expansion is set to establish Paris Region as Europe’s leading industrial hub in the field of medication and therapeutic innovation by the year 2010.”

A global force in mathematics
For the last ten years, Science Watch has ranked Pierre & Marie Curie University (UPMC) the world’s No.1 University for mathematics research, ahead of the US universities. The Fields Medal, the most prestigious award for outstanding achievements in mathematics, has been awarded to mathematicians from French institutions twelve times in all. The Abel Prize for 2009 was awarded to Mikhaïl Gromov – a Russian-born mathematician based in Paris Region – for his revolutionary contributions to the field of geometry.

Find all spot talents in Paris Region on Econovista.com, the free economic map of Paris Region

The Paris Region Biocluster and Genopole(r)

Genopole(r), Evry, 2007

The Paris Region Biocluster is an european leader :
- 57,000 jobs;
- a dedicated cluster "Medicen";
- 8 bioparks;
- over 150 biotechs Cies;
- 300 public and private research centres. 7,500 researchers in high-profile public institutions (Institut Pasteur; INSERM, CEA, etc.) and 11,800 researchers in private research centres (Sanofi-Aventis, IPSEN, Servier, Guerbet, Cellectis, Bioalliance Pharma, etc.);
- More than 320 pharmaceuticals Cies;
- 360 medical equipment and supplies Cies;
- 90% of the french CRO;
- The largest European hospital system : 39 state-run hospitals (25,000 beds).

More : see PREDA website.
Our interactive map of the Bio-Cluster Medicen : econovista Biocluster.

A dozen dedicated sites offering premises suitable for Life Sciences Cies. Among them, the Genopole(r) is France's leading Biopark dedicated to Biotechnology and Research in genetics, genomics ans post-genomics. The Genopole concentrates :
- 23 academic Laboratories;
- 62 Biotech Cies;
- 16 Large scale facilities;
- 83,000 sqm of real estate offer.
The Genopole(r) is located in the South-East part of the Paris Region, in the City of Evry.

Your contact at Genopole(r) : Mr Gabriel MERGUI, Director, International Department, gabriel.mergui@genopole.fr, +33160878312

Discover some clusters and sectors of excellence

The Paris Region economy benefits espacially from many high-tech clusters, with a multi-specialisation profile that is unique in Europe. The are nearly 10 high-tech clusters concentrated in Paris Region, all with a leading position globally or within Europe.

Download our free brochure : click HERE.



Three clusters are available through econovista :

- Life sciences (Biocluster)

- Eco-Business

- Aeronautics, Space and Defence.



For each of these 3 clusters you can create your own map and download data.



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