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Science and technology park in the Nantes Atlantique economic and university basin, containing a European Business and Innovation Center, acting as the regional incubator of the Pays de la Loire, and managing and/or partnering several competitiveness clusters.

 

3 missions:

  • Skill coordination and networking
  • Innovation engineering
  • International marketing

 

In a single territory

The Nantes Saint-Nazaire La Roche Sur Yon region economic and university basin  

 

Working for:

  • Initiators of innovative projects (manufacturers, researchers, university lecturers, students, private individuals, etc.)
  • Innovative businesses and laboratories
  • Players in economic, scientific and technological development

 

In numerous sectors of activity:

  • Biotechnologies/Health
  • ITC/Electronics/IT
  • Environment/New energies
  • Materials/Mechanics
  • Agri-food
  • Naval engineering

 

8 technology "showcase" sites spread over the territory

These sites host companies, higher education schools, laboratories and research centers in a single location. Bio Ouest; Biotechnology: Gavy in Saint-Nazaire; Process engineering: Ile de Nantes/Gloriette; Health, Biotechnology: La Chantrerie/La Fleuriaye; ITC, electronics: La Géraudière; Agri-food and Life Sciences; La Roche-sur-Yon Le Petit Port; Mechanics, Civil and Naval Engineering; Sud Loire Composites.  

 

Our shareholders:

Pays de la Loire Regional Council – Loire-Atlantique Departmental Council – Nantes Metropolis – CARENE - Greater La Roche-sur-Yon - Nantes and Saint-Nazaire CCI – University of Nantes – Nantes teaching hospital. 

 

Networks:

Member of the French National Innovation network (Retis), the European Business and Innovation Center Network (EBN) and the International Association of Science Parks (IASP). 

Key figures

  • 345 "Atlanpolitan" companies.
  • 71 research and higher education structures.
  • 30 structures supporting innovation, technical centers and competitiveness clusters.

Download all key figures for 2010 

 

 

Key dates

  • 1987: Creation of Atlanpole, the Nantes Atlantique Science and Technology Park
  • 1997: Structuring of European Business and Innovation Center
  • 1999: Incubator labeling by the Ministry of Research
  • 2001: ISO 9001 certification
  • 2003: Hosting and organization of the European Biotech Crossroads
  • 2005: Labeling of the Atlanpole Biotherapies competitiveness cluster, run and coordinated by Atlanpole
  • 2008: Celebration of Atlanpole's 20th anniversary
  • 2009: Structuring of Atlanpole Blue Cluster: an economic sector devoted to putting marine bio-resources to productive use
  • 2011: Hosting and organization of BioMarine, the World Marine and Maritime Forum