Competitiveness cluster. Medicen’s performance contract

The Medicen competitiveness cluster has signed its performance contract for 2009-2011 with the aim of establishing Paris Region as a European industry leader in the spheres of diagnostic and therapeutic progress and in advanced healthcare technology.

The three major RD priorities identified in this strategy are translational medicine, biological systems for industrial use, and bio-therapeutic products and bio-digital systems (bio-IT, integration and modelling, e-healthcare, brain-machine interfaces). These priorities will be focused on the cluster’s primary research areas: cancers, neurovegetative, sensory and psychiatric disorders, and infectious diseases.

The cluster plans to establish a partnership with Systematic Paris Region to develop bio-digital systems and healthcare information technologies.

Discover the Biocluster map on Econovista, the free interactive map of Paris Region

Find Cap Digital and AsTECH two other competitiveness clusters, on Econovista, the free interactive map of Paris Region

Coming soon. Online map of the System@tic Paris Region competitiveness cluster

Following the maps created with other competitiveness clusters – Cap Digital (digital content) and ASTech Paris Region (aeronautics, space and defence) – a new map created in partnership with System@tic Paris Region will be launched online in January 2010.

This new “cluster” map will include members of the competitiveness cluster, grouped thematically (automotive/transport, free and open-source software, systems design and development tools, security and defence, and telecoms) as well as major corporations and research centres. It will also provide an opportunity to discover or rediscover key players in the optics, electronics and software sectors.

Econovista.com, the free economic map of Paris Region

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.
You can consult the new Econovista user guide online

Or obtain a hard copy/PDF version by contacting :

Econovista@paris-region.com

Explore selected aspects of the region’s economy on Econovista, the interactive economic map of Paris Region