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1 Lyon: a city to fall in love with A smart mix of innovation Private research 2500 researchers Key players: Carrier (United Technologies), EDF, Alstom, Hewlett-Packard, ICI, Aventis Pasteur, biomérieux, Merial, Lafarge, Merck SA, Schering Plough, Renault Trucks, Rhodia, Saint-Gobain, Lafarge Main areas of specialisation: Pharmaceuticals, biology, crop protection, biotechnologies Chemicals Environment Cooling and aeraulics Technical textiles Photo: Merck Lipha; Lafarge; Mérial 1

2 A smart mix of innovation Lyon: a city to fall in love with International research: International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC WHO) European Centre for Research on Immuno-Virology (CERVI) European Institute of Tribology French Petroleum Institute World-class facilities: Jean Mérieux P4 High-security Laboratory in Lyon IN2P3 (National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics) supercalculators in Lyon CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) in Geneva CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission) LETI (Electronics and Information Technology Laboratory), EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory), ERSF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) in Grenoble 2

3 A smart mix of innovation Lyon: a city to fall in love with Internationally renowned scientific foundations: Marcel Mérieux Foundation Scientific Foundation of Lyon and South-East France (FSLSE BIOVISION) The Vaccine Fund (Bill Gates) 3

4 A smart mix of innovation Lyon: a city to fall in love with A long tradition of research industry cooperation: Subsidiaries for the promotion / transfer of pioneering technologies in France: EZUS (Claude Bernard University Lyon 1) Centrale Lyon Innovation (Ecole Centrale of Lyon) INSAVALOR (INSA) ATLAS (Lyon Polytechnic Institute) Photo: Aventis Mérial 4

5 A smart mix of innovation Lyon: a city to fall in love with An ideal business climate Maison de l entreprenariat (Entrepreneurship Centre) Créalys Business incubator: 150 innovative business projects annually Novacité start-up business centre Innovation Centres (Einstein, Moiroux, CEI ) Financing innovative projects: a powerful community in the area of start-up funds and venture capital: Siparex, Sudinnova, Rhône-Alpes Creation Photo: Einstein 5

6 Life sciences Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fallperfect in love balance with In Lyon, the life sciences are in top form 20% of France's activity in bio-industries 66,000 jobs in the life sciences sector 450 companies employing 30,000 people Several start-ups listed on the Nasdaq: Genopoïetics - Avax Technologies, Iffa Credo-Charles River Flamel Technologies, Hemoxymed, Ichor-Hippocampe International recognition enhanced by two key events: Biovision Forum and Biosquare A network of partners serving businesses: Lyon Life Science Network 6

7 Life sciences Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fallperfect in love balance with With such powerful R&D resources, you'll always be ahead of the competition 9000 researchers working in 150 laboratories The #2 Teaching Hospital Centre in France (8000 beds, 500 clinical trials per year) Jean Mérieux P4 High-security Laboratory The strong presence of the Lyon Civil Hospices (22,000 employees) 6700 students in the field of health Photo: P4 High-security Laboratory/ Mérieux 7

8 Life sciences Lyon: a city to fall in love with Success in Lyon: the perfect balance World-class science and technology platforms Cancerology (E. Herriot Hospital, Léon Bérard Centre) Immunology-virology, infectious diseases (CERVI) Neuro-sciences (Institute of Cognitive Sciences) Post-genomic sciences (Génopole Rhône Alpes) Metabolism diseases (IMBL Multidisciplinary Institute of Lipid Biochemistry) Neurology (HCL Lyon Civil Hospices) Photo: Aventis / Mérial; Genoway 8

9 Chemicals Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fallperfect in love balance with Capital of specialty chemicals: a testing ground for your ideas Rhône-Alpes, France's #1 region for heavy and specialty chemicals 14.5% of the workforce in the chemical/rubber/plastics sector is in the Rhône-Alpes region, i.e. 50,000 jobs Lyon accounts for 13,200 jobs in the chemical industry, including 7500 in 60 companies in fine chemicals Photo: GenOway, biomérieux, Aventis Pasteur 9

10 Chemicals Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fallperfect in love balance with Lyon, a world capital in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology The attraction of leaders in this field is reinforced by the proximity and complementarity of Oyonnax, France's "plastic valley", Saint-Etienne and Sainte Sigolène, major centres for plastic films International leaders Atofina (Total/Elf), Aventis Pharma, Bayer, Rhodia, CIBA, Merck SA, Coatex, Toray Plastics, Scotts, Orgamol, Daikin Photo: Aventis, Scotts 10

11 Information and communication technologies An impressive track record Lyon: a city to fall in love with Success in Lyon: the perfect balance World-renowned in video games and interactive entertainment Advanced call centres on a European scale Nationally ranked in the field of information systems and engineering Leader in production of online content and services Specialist in document engineering and the "Knowledge Economy" Pioneer in e-learning and educational content Photo: Sismoplay, Widescreen Games 11

12 Information and communication technologies Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fall perfect in love balance with Lyon, capital of the interactive world Big-name international leaders are based in Lyon: Infogrames (world headquarters) Electronic Arts (French headquarters) Codemasters (French headquarters) More than 30 companies and 1500 jobs 30% of the French game industry All of the different professions are present, from graphic design to publishing (Emile Cohl School) A major annual event: Game Week Development projects: Game University Game City Harry Potter / EA Photo: Sogelym Steiner, Electronic Arts 12

13 Automotive industry Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fallperfect in love balance with In Lyon, get a head start on the competition France's #1 region for mechanical industries: The Rhône-Alpes region employs 80,000 people in the sector Renault Trucks France's #1 region for sub-contracting: 166,000 jobs in 6500 establishments 20% of the French workforce in automobile construction: 80,000 jobs in 900 establishments Lyon, a European capital for the truck industry: Renault Trucks, Irisbus-Fiat Photo: Renault Trucks 13

14 Automotive industry Lyon: a city to fall in love with Success in Lyon: the perfect balance Innovation and reactivity are standard equipment World-class facilities: Valeo, Visteon, Electricfil Industrie, Robert Bosch, Proner Comatel, Plastic Omnium, MGI Coutier, Inoplast, Anoflex-Continental, Michelin, ITW- Bailly Comte, Koyo Steering Europe, Freudenberg, ZF, Federal Mogul Sealing System 14

15 Automotive industry Lyon: a city to fall in love with Success in Lyon: the perfect balance Jumpstart your business with high-performance logistics In the heart of one of Europe's biggest automotive industry sites Southern Europe logistics hub: platforms of Ambérieu, Vénissieux and the Toyota platform in Pouzin Training and research centres of international scope: CETIM (Industrial Technical Centre for the Mechanical industry), Saint-Etienne French Institute of Textiles and Clothing (IFTH) European Plastics cluster, Oyonnax Technical Centre for the Thermo-aeraulic Industries (CETIAT) Technical Centre for the Screw-fitting Industries, Cluses French Petroleum Institute (catalysis, combustion) Plastic Omnium International Research and Development Centre 15

16 Technical textiles Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fallperfect in love balance with Lyon's economic fabric gives shape to your ideas 170 high added value companies, with advanced know-how 70% of French production capacity, 18% of European production A firmly established textile culture: Lyon, birthplace of France's textile (silk) and chemical industry Decision-making centres of world-leading companies: Vetrotex, Porcher Industries, Hexcel Fabrics Photo: Mermet 16

17 Technical textiles Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fallperfect in love balance with Well-positioned in 5 fast-developing sectors Textiles for the automotive industry, transportation, and aeronautics (Hexcel Fabrics, Messier Bugatti, Porcher Industries, Sefar Fyltis, Freudenberg ) Medical textiles (Cardial Bard, Ganzoni, Bertheas-Cheynet, Gibaud, Thuasne, Urgo-Fournier ) Sports textiles (Babolat, Eider, Lafuma, Mermet, Rossignol, Salomon, Gerflor-Taraflex ) Textiles for the construction and environment market (Chomarat, Ferrari, Mermet, Porcher, TMB Brochier, Plymouth ) Textiles for the safety and protection market (Alpex, Billon Technic, Euro Protect, Porcher NCV, R-Stat, VTN ) 17

18 Environment and process engineering Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fallperfect in love balance with In Lyon, the environment comes naturally 700 companies in the Lyon region 13,400 jobs in the sector 1.9 billion in turnover A complete range in the sector: treatment of waste, water and sludge protection of the air and soil, reduction of noise, vibrations and odours, energy, safety, land development and planning, manufacturers, distributors, service providers, consultants 18

19 Environment and process engineering Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fallperfect in love balance with Excellence is a sustainable solution Predominance in 5 sectors: Air and waste treatment Decontamination of polluted soils Water treatment Treatment of sound nuisances Renewable energies A community of innovative small and medium-sized companies: 01 db-stell, Acouphen, Murgue Seigle, Serpol, Ecovert, Alba Thétis Environnement, SERT, TMI Europe, Transenergie, Sint, AD Ingénierie 19

20 Environment and process engineering Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fallperfect in love balance with Excellence is a sustainable solution Internationally-ranked players: Lab Group, Tredi (Emc), Sira (Vivendi), Orelis (Rhodia), Sefar Fyltis (Sefar) Photowatt International (Ats), Diffchamb, Dominick Hunter, Donaldson Dms Engineering Plastic, Metravib (Mvi Technologie), Elga (Culligan) Eurotherm France Air, Honeywell, Lafarge, Technip, Laboratoires Wessling (D), Total Energie Labo-services (Sita-Suez) 20

21 Logistics Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fall perfect in love balance with Lyon is your gateway to Southern Europe 180 million consumers within a range of 800 km 70% of Europe's GNP within a 2-day truck drive France's #2 logistics hub after Paris 56,000 jobs in the sector 8 out of 10 of Europe's leading service providers are based in the region Major investors in logistics are present locally: Prologis, GE Capital, Colony Capital Photo: François Guy / Town Planning Agency 21

22 Logistics Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fall perfect in love balance with More competitive to put you ahead of the pack 2.5 million square metres of premises Cost of new logistics warehouses among the lowest in Europe (45 /year/sq. m) 200 transport companies, 50 logistics specialists Logistics sites of international standard: East Lyon, Isle d'abeau, Plaine de l'ain, Villefranche-sur-Saône New Wave Logistics Ikea Photo: New Wave Logistics, Ikea, Lever 22

23 Logistics Success Lyon: in a Lyon: city to the fall perfect in love balance with Lyon-Saint Exupéry: an airport that gives you wings (cont'd) The Customs Office, located in the heart of the cargo zone has a multi-modal service and handles special procedures for express cargo The airport is equipped with a Perishable Goods and Livestock Station, certified by the European Union, making Lyon-Saint Exupéry a Border Inspection Point The platform has other structures for specialised storage (safety vaults, controlled temperature areas, depository ) 23