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O P T I C A L C O M P L E X S Y S T E M S 2 011 – M A R S E I L L E - S E P T E M B E R 5 TO 8 t h 2 011 - O P T I C A L C O M P L E X S Y S T E M S 2 011 – M A R S E I L L E<br />
OCS’11<br />
ORGANISED BY SPIE & POPsud<br />
IN THE FRENCH<br />
HEARTLAND COMPETITIVITY<br />
IN PHOTONICS<br />
Close to <strong>the</strong> Mediterranean sea, Provence Alpes Cote d’Azur area is one of <strong>the</strong> major regions <strong>in</strong> <strong>France</strong> and<br />
<strong>in</strong> Europe for optics and photonics with companies like Alcatel Alenia Space, Cybernetix, Eurocopter,<br />
SESO... Around <strong>the</strong>m, one f<strong>in</strong>ds famous laboratories like <strong>the</strong> Institut Fresnel, <strong>the</strong> Laboratoire d’Astrophysique<br />
de Marseille, <strong>the</strong> Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, <strong>the</strong> LP3 or <strong>the</strong> Ifremer which all contribute to <strong>the</strong> development<br />
of components and optical systems.<br />
The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Languedoc Roussillon regions count more than one hundred companies<br />
and more than thirty laboratories work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> field of optics and photonics (14 500 jobs <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 5 500<br />
researchers). It can lean on several Universities or grandes écoles provid<strong>in</strong>g education <strong>in</strong> optics and photonics<br />
at all levels. The South of <strong>France</strong> represent 30% of French R&D <strong>in</strong> optics.<br />
Strongly connected with <strong>the</strong> micro and nano-technologies and with image process<strong>in</strong>g and software eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
optics and photonics have, <strong>in</strong> Provence, all <strong>the</strong> competences (electronics, mechanics, software, micro<br />
and nano-technologies) to favor <strong>the</strong>ir development.<br />
The large scientific and <strong>in</strong>dustrial equipments available <strong>in</strong> south of <strong>France</strong> are a complementary key of success.<br />
We have a label of Competitiveness Clusters Photonics : Optical and imag<strong>in</strong>g complex systems (OPTITEC).<br />
SOME KEY FIGURES FOR THE CLUSTER<br />
• 30 % of <strong>the</strong> R&D activity <strong>in</strong> optics <strong>in</strong> <strong>France</strong><br />
• 14 500 jobs for qualified researchers<br />
and eng<strong>in</strong>eers<br />
• Regional GNP: 1 billion euros<br />
• Growth rate for <strong>the</strong> sector: 10 %<br />
• 600 jobs created <strong>in</strong> 3 years<br />
• 31 companies created <strong>in</strong> 5 years<br />
• 48% of <strong>the</strong> annual turnover for exports<br />
• 15% of annual turnover dedicated to R&D<br />
• 187 members <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 103 companies<br />
• 105 projects awarded <strong>the</strong> cluster’s label<br />
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