Castres Mazamet Technopole Business Landing

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Tecnocampus Mataro-Maresme
8th October 2013

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The Territory of Castres-Mazamet
70 km from Toulouse and Blagnac Airport
170 km from Montpellier
380 km from Barcelona
Castres Airport
Daily air links to Paris and Lyon
The main centre for industry and private research
between Toulouse, Montpellier and Barcelona:
 3500 companies
 500 researchers
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1700 students
A territory positioned to support Innovation
 Healthcare and eHealth
 Digital
 Fine chemicals

3. + The Causse Espace d’Entreprises
Business Park
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Characteristics of the land development offering
of the Causse Espace d’entreprises Business Park
A High-Tech environment
 Secure very high-speed connection (optical fibre), officially certified Very High-Speed Activity
Area
 Global Internet Exchange Point (GIX).
Optimum level of safety
Free from natural risks (earthquakes, flooding …),
Dual electrical supply,
High level of telecom security.
A high level of service
Technological and scientific resources,
Next to the airport (links to Paris and Lyon),
On-site day nursery,
Site eligible for the full rates for European subsidies,
Recognised Site of Regional Interest
Over 70 companies and 22 institutions present in the area representing 2 200 jobs with the
staff of the hospital.
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The Castres-Mazamet Technopole
The Technopole was created in 2005 by 4 founder members
At the interface between research and business, the aim of the Castres-Mazamet
Technopole is to develop the territory through innovation by initiating and leading
actions to:
 create new activities in the poles of expertise of the territory
 accompany companies in the development of their know-how and help them to
win new markets
 promote and extend the influence of the territory

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The Castres-Mazamet Technopole
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A recognised innovation support structure in the Midi-Pyrenees Region, officially
recognised by the national RETIS network and by the European Business Network
(eBIC - European Business Innovation Centre),
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A Quality approach to accompany creators and innovative companies
(communication, partnerships, events)
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Positioning and expertise for ICT, Health and eHealth
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Relay Centre for the CNR-Santé authority (National Reference Centre for Health at
Home and Self-Reliance) for governance and a privileged partner of the Centre esanté association and the Platinnes eHealth assessment platform
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Founder member of the Cancer Bio-santé competitivity pole, member of the
AGRIMIP Sud-Ouest Innovation and Aerospace Valley competitivity poles
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Partner of the BioMedical Alliance (bio-health) and Digital Place (ICT) clusters

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Support for companies
Project engineering
 support for company setup and development
 help with the search for financing
 operational support for the building and management of the project
 help with the search for partnerships
 accompaniment for innovation and R&D
Networking
 relations with economic stakeholders
 relations with university centres
 relations with institutional stakeholders: the French State, the Midi-Pyrenees
Region, the Midi-Pyrenees DIRECCTE and Préfecture, the Communauté
d’agglomération de Castres-Mazamet (Castres-Mazamet Metropolitan District), the
Tarn Département, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the competitivity poles,
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Promotional events
 organisation of events
 conferences, workshops, training sessions
 meetings

8. + Resources and services with high added value
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Industrial stakeholders from the Digital
and Healthcare sectors: Seppic, Pierre
Fabre Laboratories, CGX Systems,
Devoteam, Sofic, …
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The Castres-Mazamet Intercommunal
Hospital Centre, officially recognised
experimentation centre for health,
telehealth and healthcare:
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A digital and connected hospital
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Secure messaging system Medim@il used to
communicate with local doctors
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Collaborative projects since 2008, in the national
"Healthcare-Telehealth experimentation"
context of the French Delegation for Territorial
Development and Regional Action (DATAR)
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Intelligent hospital rooms with articulated arms
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A university and research centre
 Scientific and technological specialisation
 Close and multiple links with the economic fabric of the region
 Themes unique in the region: IT and healthcare, digital, chemistry, …
IUT (UniversityTechnical College)
ISIS School of Engineering

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Technological platforms
Support for innovation and modernisation in companies in collaboration with higher
education establishments
IT & Healthcare: The Connected Health Lab (ISIS)
Chemistry / Healthcare:
The GALA platform (EMAC)
Qualification of packaging:
Optical / Healthcare:
The ILIPACK platform (IUT)
Optics and eyewear (Lycée Anne Veaute)
Bio-Industry / Food Industry:
Platform Products/Processes (Lycée Borde Basse)

11. + A structured real-estate and property offering
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3 sites
5 000 m2 business premises
Next to the regional airport and accessed
by an expressway, the Causse Espace
d’Entreprises Business Park:
Nearly 1000 acres managed by the
territorial authorities
A ZAC of 460 acres
4 data centres
22 institutional bodies
Secure electrical network
Secure optical fibre network
5 000 m2 young business development
park - business centre
The "Hospital" of the Future: the CHIC
A scientific platform for Advanced
Galenic Research and Development
University Campus only 10 minutes
away (ISIS School of Engineering and
IUT Technical College, 1 700 students)
A technical centre for packaging and
conditioning
CHIC
GALA platform 500 m2
ALBIANT IT
ISIS School of Engineering

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Business centres and young business
development parks
A dedicated service offering for companies
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Providing services and equipment (optical fibre connection, scalable
and adaptable workspaces, reception staff and facilities, meeting rooms, coworking area)
Privileged accompaniment for projects in the phases of
incubation, creation and development (individual monitoring of
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companies, financial engineering, project assessment, management of
innovative and/or collaborative projects, HR advice, marketing, regulatory
obligations)
Technical management of buildings in relation to the development
and the needs of the companies
Renewable annual occupation agreement

13. + Business accompaniment
Young business development so far:
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44 newly-created companies accompanied since 2006,
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83 % to 5 years survival rate,
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17 creation projects accompanied in 2012,
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182 jobs created overall since 2006,
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143 jobs still in place today (78.5% survival rate).
Developing companies accompanied so far:
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Expertise development fund since 2008,
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7 beneficiary companies,
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Help with the filing of funding applications with the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry,
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Help with the setting up of collaborative projects.
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The local economic context
The main sectors of activity:
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The pharmaceutical and dermo-cosmetic industry,
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ICT and eHealth,
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Fine chemicals,
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The textile industry,
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Organic fertilisers,
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Plastics manufacturing.
Large
international
groups
Local innovative
SMEs

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Midi-Pyrenees - Catalonia Cooperation
To optimise negotiations and make the best use of the resources available in both
regions, stakeholders involved through common actions and partnerships:

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Closening the ties between Midi-Pyrenees
and Catalonia
A desire to:
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develop collaboration between technology centres, healthcare institutions,
research groups, companies, support structures, …
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determine objectives and draw up a work plan for innovation and healthcare
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promote innovative projects in the fields of healthcare, well-being and quality
of life

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Closening the ties between Midi-Pyrenees
and Catalonia
Academic collaboration
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Development of summer school programmes,
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Student placement exchanges,
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Collaboration between cross-border research groups, common and shared
theses between establishments, …
Engineering of innovative projects
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Setting up of collaborative innovative projects in the framework of European
financial aid
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Economic, technological and strategic evolution monitoring
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Development of partnerships between healthcare professionals, companies,
academics, …

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Closening the ties between Midi-Pyrenees
and Catalonia
Economic development
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Actions for companies in creation and in development through the setting up of
shared information modules and "safe landing" programmes for businesses
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Actions for the professional development of teams in the areas of promotion,
accompaniment engineering for creation and innovation projects, …
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Identification of opportunities for technology, business, …
Territorial marketing
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Two flagship events organised in synergy between the two territories:
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The Franco-Catalan "Tic et Santé" (ICT and Healthcare) Meetings in Gerona
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The eHealth Summer University in Castres

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Your contacts:
Valérie VILLIOD – Economic Action
Tel : (+33) 563 735 006
Mail : valerie.villiod@castres-mazamet.com
Virginia DOAN – Director
Tel : (+33) 563 735 130
Mail : virginia.doan@castres-mazamet.com
Sébastien MAITRE – Special Advisor for Business
Tel : (+33) 563 735 197
Mail : sebastien.maitre@castres-mazamet.com