Serving competitiveness clusters to promote French innovation. The AFPC, by carrying the voice of the 54 Competitiveness Clusters and their more than 20,000 members, is in direct contact with the State and the European Commission. She actively contributes to public innovation policy in France and Europe. It participates in all initiatives that contribute to the development of businesses and employment. It also aims to promote exchanges and good practices between Competitiveness Clusters. Competitiveness clusters are drivers of innovation and performance serving economic and societal challenges. They bring together, on a territory and around a theme, companies, research and training organizations, …

Sectors: French Cluster

For ten years, a heart has been beating in Hauts-de-France. Together, we move the Region forward. Welcome to the official page of the Hauts-de-France Region. Our community is responsible for various missions serving its six million inhabitants: * Employment and economic development * High schools, higher education and research * Transportation * Planning and sustainable development of the territory, * Management of European funds * Sport, youth, culture, health, etc. Hauts-de-France is a plural region. #Leader in the #automotive industry, the railway industry, as in agriculture, our region is also the one which attracts the most foreign investors. The youngest …

Sectors: National and local authorities

Develop your competitiveness through collaborative innovation as a driver of growth and jobs! Anchored in the Hauts-de-France region, i-Trans is the competitiveness cluster for guided, low-carbon and connected transport. The mission of the cluster is to develop the competitiveness of businesses as a driver of growth and jobs through collaborative innovation. The cluster brings together large groups, mid-sized companies, SMEs, startups and laboratories from all backgrounds in ambitious R&D&I projects in 4 priority sectors: • Rail, including rolling stock, infrastructure and guided transport systems. • Automotive with the core target of automotive vehicle equipment for manufacturers in the Hauts-de-France region, …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

Account of Bpifrance, the Public Investment Bank. Bpifrance, a public investment bank, supports companies, from start-up to stock market listing, from credit to equity. A privileged contact, Bpifrance offers financing or investment solutions in each region adapted to each stage of the life of companies. As a partner bank for entrepreneurs, Bpifrance supports them over the long term to support their growth and competitiveness. The teams are at the heart of the regions, throughout the territory, through more than 50 regional locations. Financing SMEs, Business Creation, International Development, Investment, Creation/Transmission, Innovation, Support, Acceleration, and Export Guarantee

Sectors: Bank

The Ecological Transition Agency! At ADEME - the Ecological Transition Agency - we are resolutely committed to the fight against global warming and resource degradation. On all fronts, we mobilize citizens, economic players and territories, giving them the means to progress towards a resource-efficient, lower-carbon, more just and harmonious society. In all areas - energy, circular economy, food, mobility, air quality, adaptation to climate change, soils... - we advise, facilitate and help finance numerous projects, from research to the sharing of solutions. At all levels, we put our expertise and foresight capabilities at the service of public policies. ADEME is …

Sectors: National and local authorities

Driving Change Together. Valeo is a technology company and partner to all automakers and new mobility players worldwide. Valeo innovates to make mobility safer, smarter and more sustainable. Valeo enjoys technological and industrial leadership in electrification, driving assistance systems, reinvention of the interior experience and lighting everywhere. These four areas, vital to the transformation of mobility, are the Group's growth drivers. Valeo in figures: 21.5 billion euros in sales in 2024 | 106,100 employees, 28 countries, 155 plants, 64 research and development centers and 19 distribution platforms at February 28, 2025. Valeo is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange -- …

Sectors: Automobile

Bien vivre ensemble, partager le progrès ! « Make new technologies a key to sustainable progress » An international player of agricultural progress We do have an optimistic vision of farming for the future. The world will soon face a new challenge: feed twice more people with less farmland. Farming is also exploring new ways: organic foods, bio-energies, etc. The revolution is on its way and agriculture will definitely need technologies to progress and reach these goals. Leader of customer satisfaction The world is full of opportunities, and we are willing to take them. There are still plenty of unexplored …

Sectors: IT services

Transalley, technology center for mobility, sustainable transport and their industries Transalley is an international technology park that brings together companies, research laboratories and training establishments to innovate in sustainable mobility and transport. This strategic location of 34 hectares is located in Valenciennes in the heart of one of the most dynamic areas in terms of automobiles, rail and new mobility. Labeled Hauts-de-France Innovation Park, Transalley offers an environment conducive to business development and has unique equipment. Rail, Mobility, Automotive, Support for the creation of innovative businesses, Incubator, Business accommodation, Mobility and disability, Innovation, Intelligent transport, Support for business development, Aeronautics, …