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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