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

Paris Region: Key Figures 2008

Discover the interactive economic map of Paris Region

The Paris Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Chambre Régionale de Commerce et d'Industrie Paris Ile-de-France - CRCI), in partnership with the Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris Ile-de-France Region (Institut d'Aménagement et d'Urbanisme - IAU) and INSEE, has just published the 2008 edition of its Paris Region: Key Figures brochure.

This publication presents the key socio-economic data for Paris Region. You can order or download the brochure free of charge at:
http://www.paris-iledefrance.cci.fr/?page=eco_regionale_chiffres_cles_en_2008


Located at the hub of European and global trade, Paris Region is France’s no.1 economic region and one of the top regions in Europe.
It offers many key advantages:
– In 2006, Paris Region’s GDP accounted for more than 28% of France’s national GDP and 4.5% of the EU’s GDP, boosted by the presence of many multinational corporations and a high concentration of company head offices. It’s a highly attractive region – ranking no.2 in Europe for foreign direct investment;
– Paris Region is Europe’s leading labour pool, boasting a highly qualified workforce which includes nearly half of France’s executive personnel and nearly 35% of researchers in public institutions. The region also hosts many renowned higher education and research institutions (universities and the prestigious Grandes Écoles) in fields including IT, mathematics, telecommunications, the new energies, biotechnology, and international commerce;
– Paris Region has developed world-class infrastructures: it is Europe’s no.2 airport hub, and boasts the world’s most highly-developed state-of-the-art rail transport network – placing it within a few hours of 145 destinations – as well as an efficient and diversified local transport offer. The region also has 70 ports, making it Europe’s no.2 platform for river transport;
– High-speed communications networks provide Paris Region’s businesses with optimum technological conditions for rapid expansion;
– Last but not least, Paris Region’s history and its cultural environment underpin its enduring popularity. Paris is the world’s leading tourist destination. It is also one of the global capitals for trade fairs, conventions and other exhibitions, hosting 1,700 such events in 2005.

To find out more:
Discover Paris Region by exploring the themed maps – Discover, Develop, Live, etc. – at www.econovista.com