Making Earth 🌍 the best place in Space 🚀 #RocketMakers ArianeGroup is an industrial company delivering critical missions for the space and defence sectors. With 8,300 highly qualified employees in France and Germany, ArianeGroup has unique expertise in access to space, covering the full spectrum of civil and military launch systems, including design, development, manufacturing, integration, flight preparation, operational readiness and end-of-life decommissioning. ArianeGroup is lead contractor for the Ariane 6 European launcher for the European Space Agency (ESA), and for the French oceanic deterrent force M51 strategic missile for the French Defence Armament Procurement Agency (DGA). Internationally recognised for …

[Automatic translation follows] EMBARK AT THE HEART OF THE FRENCH EXCELLENCE SECTOR Created in 1908, the Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales (GIFAS) is a professional union that brings together 482 companies, from major project managers and system makers to SMEs and startups. Its members constitute a coherent, united and dynamic high-tech sector specializing in the study, development, production, marketing and maintenance of all aeronautical and space programs and equipment, civil and military, as well as defense and security systems. GIFAS represents a profession with a 2023 turnover of €70.2 billion, with 83% of consolidated turnover from exports, and …

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[Automatic translation follows] In the era of globalization, the concepts of security and conflict have evolved. This observation requires strategic reorientations in the use of defense means within and outside our country. The national defense and security strategy is now defined through five major strategic functions: knowing and anticipating, preventing, deterring, protecting, intervening. In this context, the role of the Ministry of Defense is to ensure the protection of the territory, the population and French interests. It also responds to other missions within the framework of international (NATO) or regional (Defense Europe) agreements and treaties. Beyond these missions, the Ministry …

[Automatic translation follows] First European competitiveness cluster in the #aerospace sector. Aerospace Valley is the first European competitiveness cluster in the aerospace sector, serving the strategic sectors of Aeronautics, Space and Drones, in the Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. With its 5 ecosystems of excellence - Embedded and Communicating Systems, Structures and Mechanical Systems, Propulsion and Embedded Energy, Data and Artificial Intelligence, Products and Services for Industry - Aerospace Valley is the driving force of a united, competitive and attractive ecosystem aimed at promoting innovation for growth. Ranked among the top three global competitiveness clusters for the performance of its cooperative …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

Leading European Ecosystem dedicated to Sustainable Digital Transition SCS is the Deeptech Cluster in the South and Occitanie Region of France. It brings together the ecosystem of actors in Micro/Electronics, Cyber & Digital Security, IoT, AI and Data Analytics, Photonics, and Imaging. Its objectives are to support the growth of its members, contribute to innovation financing, and accelerate the digital transformation of the regional economy by integrating ecological transition. innovation, business development, international development, Microelectronics, Telecommunications, Contactless, Security & Digital Identities, IoT, Industrie du Futur, Intelligence Artificielle, Deeptech, Transition Numérique, and Numérique

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

The biggest startup campus in the world. STATION F is the world's biggest startup campus based in Paris, gathering a whole entrepreneurial ecosystem under one roof. Startups

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] Neftys, the leading alternative financing fintech for innovative start-ups and SMEs Neftys is the leading business financing platform in France (1,900+ transactions completed for a cumulative total of €1 billion - figures as of 01/01/2024). Our mission is to help business creators and managers secure and accelerate their research investments. With our exclusive PREFICIR® system, we offer start-ups and SMEs an immediate cash advance on their Research Tax Credit, in order to finance the time lag between the commitment of research expenses and the benefit of the CIR, a period which can reach 12 to 18 months …

Sectors: Finance