Thursday
28th of June 2007:
next meeting for the European
project STAIRS – Foundation
Sophia Antipolis.
In
the framework of the European
project STAIRS aiming to identify
the regional models of evaluation
and research, the Senator Pierre
Laffitte presided a scientific
comity composed of directors and
presidents of Hewlett Packard
Bulgaria, Get Telecom, CapinTech,
European Investment Bank, Vinnova,
and people from the German Federal
Ministry of Teaching and Research.
The
28th of June, at 16h00, a public
session will be lead by the partners
of the project (engage AG, Forschungszentrum
Karlsruhe GmbH), with the support
from the members of the scientific
comity. This meeting has the aim
of exchanging idea and debating
about the best practices detected
on the subject of technology transfer
mechanisms of research institutions.
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26th
of June 2007:
The Foundation Sophia Antipolis
co-organised at the CCI of Paris,
in liaison with the Ministry of
Higher Education and Research,
AFAST, the Chambers of Commerce
and Industry of Paris and the
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft
und Technologie a conference on
the theme of
The
capital finance of innovative
companies, Franco-German exchanges
and European perspectives
The
theme of the conference is the
putting in disposition of venture
capital for young businesses with
high growth in Germany and in
France. We will deal with the
beginning phase and the growth
phase. The comparison of venture
capital markets and the way that
the main venture capitalists work
in the two countries will be completed
by the presentation of the juridical
and fiscal situations. The seminar
supports the Franco-German initiatives
that could lead to the putting
into place of a European venture
capital market.
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Thursday
21st June 2007:
Fête
de la Musique
on the Place Sophia Laffitte from
12h to 15h30. Jazz, Funk, Latin
with the Blues Bosseurs and Salsa
Caliente with Steve Bakoula. Free
Entry. Information: Kathrine Abbott
at 04 92 96 78 01
kathrine@sophia-antipolis.org
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Friday
15th of June 2007: Conference
on the subject of “Internet:
technological network, human network”
– “How the internet
disrupts the innovation process?
The economic disruptions, the
social disruptions, many themes
will be addressed at this breakfast
conference; followed by an exchange
of questions and answers at 9:30
at the Foundation Sophia Antipolis,
Place Sophia Laffitte lead by
Serge Soudoplatoff, president
founder of the Almatropie association.
Information: www.almatropie.org
Free entry, subscription obligatory:
speransa@sophia-antipolis.org
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Friday
8th of June 2007: Breakfast
conference “XMP BUSINESS
ANGELS”
at 9h00 at the Foundation Sophia
Antipolis
XMP business angels regroups investors
(business-Angels), members of
capital fund investment, individuals
and economic and political institution
representatives, all determined
to commit to the support of entrepreneurs.
These
business angels are originally
from 3 big schools: Polytechnique,
Mines et ponts. XMP Business Angels
addresses itself to investors,
corporate managers and members
of the network and offers them,
via a selection committee, the
possibility to invest in capital
of innovative companies. As well
as their finance, these investors
bring their knowledge of the business
world and their institutional
and political mastery.
XMP
Business Angels was created by
François CHERRUAU (X 61)
in 2004 (1) and is also president
of a SME of industrial service,
“Operendi”, redeemed
by a large industrial company.
Today
XMP Business Angels has experienced
a rapid development. The association
has 97 members for only 30 in
2005. 220 projects have been received
in 2007 against 61 in 2005. The
investments made by the members
have gone from 170K€ in 2005
(5 projects) to more than 1050K€
(18 projects) today.
Member
of France Angels, the association
was labelled, at the end of 2006,
by the Minister of SMEs.
(1)
François CHERRUAU
e-mail : xmp-angels@m4x.org
Internet site : xmp-ba.m4x.org
Free Entry, subscription obligatory
Chambon@sophia-antipolis.org
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7th
and 8th of June 2007:
Mrs Marie-France BARTHET, delegate
advisor and Mr Victor DAVET, coordinator
of the competitiveness clusters
of the DIACT will be received
at the Foundation Sophia Antipolis.
On the programme for this visit
there will be a work meeting with
the competitiveness clusters of
the Provence Alpes-Côte
d’Azur region and meetings
with the technological park companies
that are involved with the competitiveness
clusters. Contact: Bouget@sophia-antipolis.org
