WELCOMING
OF DELEGATIONS IN 2007
AT THE FOUNDATION SOPHIA
ANTIPOLIS
21st
of September 2007: a
delegation from Peking,
with the Vice Mayor
at the head was welcomed
at the Fondation Sophia
Antipolis. The park
was presented to them
by Mr Masboungi and
Mr Cabrol from the SAEM,
insisting on its landscaping
and it economic development.
The cultural and scientific
animation of the park
was then presented by
Mr Soulier from the
Fondation.
This
meeting took place around
discussions relative
to the content of the
cooperation agreement
between the vice Mayor
of Peking, Mr Zhu Shanlu
and the Senator Pierre
Laffitte. It was agreed
upon to improve this
agreement and to sign
it at a conference that
is scheduled to take
place soon in Peking.
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The
16th and 23rd of August
2007 : “In
the framework of a French
language training programme,
2 groups of Swedish
Deputies
were received at the
Fondation. They were
able to meet, on the
16th of August, Mr Bournazel
deputy Mayor of Valbonne,
delegated to Economic
Development, Tourism
and Animation and Mr
Prodhomme, secretary-general
of the Interdepartmental
Coordination Group of
Sophia Antipolis of
the Prefecture of the
Alpes Maritimes; the
23rd of August, a meeting
was arranged with Mrs
Toulemonde, Deputy Mayor
of Valbonne, delegated
to Village politics,
citizenship and Urbanism
and Mr BOUCAND, Mayor
of Biot. The objective
of the Deputies was
to better apprehend
the economic development
of Sophia Antipolis,
through the experiences
of local elected representatives.
The afternoons were
dedicated to French
courses given by the
training organism/Management
Spåkutbildning
AB/.”
Marie
Florence Grenier-Loustalot
succeeds Jean Paul Boisson
in the role of regional
delegate of the CNRS
for the region of the
Côte d’Azur.
Training physician,
Marie Florence Grenier-Loustalot
has since 1995 managed
the central analysis
service in Vernaison
(Rhône), but also
since 2000, a unity
federation, the Institute
of Analytical Chemistry
(ICA). She has assumed
her functions at the
head of the regional
delegation of the CNRS
in Valbonne since the
1st of September 2007.
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Friday
the 31st of July: Visit
from Mr Christian Sina
DIATTA, Minister of
Biofuel and Renewable
Energy of Senegal
in order to entertain
the possibility of setting
up a technological park
in Dakar, and to benefit
from the expertise of
the Fondation Sophia
Antipolis in this domain.
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From the 16th to the
30th of July 2007: the
Foundation Sophia Antipolis
is going to receive
the Young Arab Leaders
that have come from
the Bahrain to Sophia
Antipolis.
In
the Framework of a bilateral
cooperation between
Sophia Antipolis and
the Bahrain Kingdom,
the Foundation Sophia
Antipolis and the Kuwait
Finance House Bahrain
(KFHB), the biggest
investment bank in the
Golfe region, have teamed
up for the second edition
of a Mentorship programme
that will take place
from the 16th to the
30th of July at Sophia
Antipolis.
Composed
of 14 students that
were selected from amongst
the best from the Bahrain
Kingdom and 4 representatives
from the KFHB, the delegation
will meet company directors
from the park on “entrepreneurial
immersion” and
elected department representatives.
The
Kuwait Finance House
Bahrain (KFHB) is an
Islamic commercial and
investment bank that
has a mission of leading
banking operations while
respecting Islamic principles
and helping to finance
projects in accordance
with the same principles.
It is the second most
important Islamic financial
institution. The KFHB
has invested in and
disposes of a portfolio
of innovative companies
at an international
level. In 2006 it launched
the creation of a technological
park in the Bahrain
Kingdom, and approached
Sophia Antipolis through
a cooperation agreement.
Caroline
Chambon chambon@sophia-antipolis.org
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6th
of July 2007 : Korean
delegation
A delegation of 80 people
representing the Korean
University Council was
received at the Foundation
Sophia Antipolis.
After
a presentation the activities
and the missions of
the Foundation Sophia
Antipolis in the park,
the Korean delegation
was able to notice the
existence of links between
the universities and
the companies thanks
to presentation of Jean
François Carrasco,
person in charge of
the SAIC, industrial
and commercial actions
department, at the university
of Nice Sophia Antipolis
and the presentation
of Géraldine
Quétin, director
of the PACA Est incubator.
To conclude this visit,
a visit of the technological
park was organised.
Contact : Colin Ruel
: ruel@sophia-antipolis.org
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5th
of July 2007 : Chinese
delegation
People in charge of
the Shenzhen High-Tech
Industrial Park (SHIP)
were received on the
5th of July 2007 by
the Foundation Sophia
Antipolis. This delegation
was made up of 7 people
from the “Administrative
Office of SHIP”.
Throughout
the morning, the Sophia
Antipolis park was presented
to them as well as the
role of the Foundation.
This meeting was accomplished
through a passage at
the 1st international
showroom of renewable
energies (ENR) where
they were able to meet
the people in charge
of the A.V.E.M association
(Future of the Mediterranean
electrical bike) with
whom cooperation was
envisaged.
Colin Ruel 04 92 96
78 06
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3rd
of July 2007: PEGASE
cluster delegation:
Andalucía
The
Foundation Sophia Antipolis
made it possible for
Andalusian companies
such as Elimco, Navair,
East Industrial Solution,
Inespasa, Ghesa and
Aerosur to meet with
the PEGASE competitiveness
cluster, with the view
of participating in
Research and Development
projects under the aegis
of the cluster.
After the presentation
of the technological
park, a discussion took
place on the possible
cooperations between
the two countries.
Mr Pustake, energy advisor
at the SCHITECH Park
in Pune (India), also
participated in this
meeting.
Contacts: Colin Ruel
: ruel@sophia-antipolis.org
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Thursday the 28th of
June 2007: Meeting of
the European STAIRS
project – Foundation
Sophia Antipolis.
In the framework of
the European STAIRS
project aiming to identify
regional valorisation
and research models,
the Senator Pierre Laffitte
took the chair of a
scientific comity made
up of directors and
presidents of Hewlett
Packard Bulgaria, Get
Telecom, CapinTech,
European Investment
Bank, Vinnova and from
the German Federal Ministry
of Teaching and Research.
The
28th of June, at 16h,
a public session will
be lead by the partners
of the project (engage
AG, Forschungszentrum
Karlsruhe GmbH), with
the support of the members
of the scientific comity.
This meeting has an
objective of exchanging
ideas and debating on
the best detected practices
on the subject matter
of technology transfer
mechanisms in research
institutions.
Contact
: ruel@sophia-antipolis.org
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22nd
of June 2007 –
Hellenic delegation
at the Foundation Sophia
Antipolis
Made
up of representatives
from the HTCI (Hellenic
initiative of the technological
proficiency cluster)
ratified activity taking
place under the auspices
of the Hellenic Ministry
of Development, that
aims for the establishment
and development of competitive
technological proficiency
clusters. Bases of cooperation
have been addressed
in the area of micro
electronics, with a
presentation from the
SCS cluster.
Lead
by Pierre Laffitte,
Mrs Christina Bare –
Mr. Vassilios Makios,
Mr. Dimitrios Papaoinnou
and Mr. Nikos Vogiatzis.
Autour
de Pierre Laffitte,
Madame Christina Bare
- Messieurs Vassilios
Makios - Dimitrios Papaoinnou
- Nikos Vogiatzis.
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4th
of June 2007: Korean
delegation
The
Senator Pierre Laffitte
received a delegation
from the scientific
park of DAEDEOK INNOPOLIS
(Korea), which wanted
to be informed on the
IASP 2010 and the candidature
of Daedeok Innopolis.
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4th
June 2007 : Brazilian
delegation
Three professors from
the Brazilian Universities
of Universidade Federal
de Santa Catarina and
from Pontificia Universidade
Catolica do Rio Grande
do Sul were received
on the 4th of June 2007
by the Foundation. These
people were doing a
world trip of science
parks in order to carry
out a benchmarking study
for their scientific
park "Sapiens”.
A presentation of the
PACA region and its
economy was presented
by Mrs Jacquet (Team
Cote d’Azur),
and then there was a
presentation of the
University of Nice (Mr.
Carrasco and M. Caruba)
with a particular focus
on international links.
Finally a presentation
on the Sophia Antipolis
park and the Foundation
was presented by M.
Soulier. These three
professors seemed very
interested in the possibility
of creating an agreement
between their science
park (Sapiens), the
University of Nice and
the Foundation in order
for them to benefit
from our experience
in management of science
parks.
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17th
May 2007 : Austrian
delegation
An Austrian delegation
from the group Raffeisen
(bank), as well as the
Minister of Austrian
economy Viktor SIGL,
were welcomed on the
17th of May 2007. There
was a presentation of
the Foundation Sophia
Antipolis and then a
bus tour.
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9th,
10th and 11th of May
2007: Bahrain delegation
The
Foundation Sophia Antipolis
received a delegation
of internationally renowned
architects, bankers
and investors from the
Kuwait Finance House
Bahrain on the 9th,
10th and 11Th of March
2007 at Sophia Antipolis.
The objective of this
visit was to understand
the mechanisms and the
exogenous and endogenous
development of the Sophipolitan
phenomenon. In the framework
of the launch of the
technological park in
Bahrain, the KFHB envisage
the launch of 50 million
dollars worth of technological
funds targeted at the
Sophipolitan territory.
In this regard, the
Foundation Sophia Antipolis
organised many meetings
with companies, laboratories,
training institutes
and competitiveness
clusters of the technological
park.
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20th
of April 2007: Swedish
delegation
Visit
of a Swedish delegation
from the Business Region
Göteborg, made
up of 25 people specialised
in biotechnologies and
in TICs. The competitiveness
clusters in this domain
were presented to them,
on this occasion it
was the two clusters
Solutions Communicantes
Sécurisées
(Secure Communication
Solutions) and Orphème.
2 workshop were then
organised, the first
one on TICs and the
second on biotechnologies.
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20th
of March 2007 : Chinese
delegation : HAINAN
province
A Chinese delegation
from the Hainan province
was welcome to the Foundation
Sophia Antipolis. This
province, situated at
the extreme south of
China, is mainly composed
of the Island of Hainan.
On the programme for
their visit : a presentation
of the Foundation Sophia
Antipolis by Laurent
SOULIER, a presentation
of the SAEM by Mr. CABROL
and a presentation by
M. MASCARELLI as president
of the TEAM Cote d’Azur.
Having been extremely
interested by the running
of Sophia Antipolis,
they expressed the wish
to pursue relations
with the technological
park.
To conclude this reunion,
a visit on the park
on electronic bikes
was offered to them.
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20th of March : American
delegation : University
of Colorado-Denver
An American delegation
from the University
of Colorado-Denver,
made up of 30 students
in MBA, was welcomed
to the Foundation Sophia
Antipolis.
On the programme for
their visit : the presentation
of an American company
that situated in the
centre of the technological
park, in this case HP,
by its Director M. Bossard,
a presentation of the
public incubation slide
by Mrs. Quetin, Director
of the incubator PACAEST
and also a presentation
of the Sophipolitan
model. The Foundation
Sophia Antipolis’s
role in cultural and
scientific development
was also presented by
Laurent SOULIER, person
in charge of international
and European affairs.
To conclude this meeting,
a visit of the technological
park on electronic bikes
was offered to them.
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Friday 16th of March
: Finnish delegation
from the Laurea University
An
important Finnish delegation
representing the LAUREA
University was received
on the 16th of March
2007. A cooperation
agreement is being discussed
and could notably incorporate
a European shutter dedicated
to competitiveness clusters
and training. The putting
in place of a passage
office for a representative
of the LAUREA University
was also suggested in
order to facilitate
the links with the Sophia
Antipolis Park.
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15th
of March 2007: Belgium
delegation
In
the framework of the
cooperation agreement
signed last December
and in order to follow
up the visit of Mr.
Marcourt, the Walloon
Minister of Economy
and External Commerce,
Mr. Renaud Degueldre,
General Director of
the Economic Office
of the Province of Namur,
came to Sophia Antipolis
in order to prepare
Walloon’s participation
in the third cluster
forum.
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13th
of March 2007: Belgium
delegation
Visit
of Mr. Marcourt, the
Walloon Minister of
Economy and External
Commerce, with the aim
of exchanging ideas
on competitiveness clusters.
The Foundation organised
a work meeting with
the competitiveness
clusters of the P.A.C.A
region.
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12th
of March 2007: Polish
Delegation
A
Polish delegation made
up of representatives
from the village of
Varsovie and the advisor
of the Polish Embassy
(department of the commercial
promotion of investments),
was received on the
12th of March 2007.
The Sophia Antipolis
Park was presented to
them. A second meeting
took place the next
day at the MIPIM showroom,
where collaboration
terms and conditions
were discussed.
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Mr. Thomas GOPPEL, Bavarian
Minister of Science,
from the research of
art will be at Sophia
Antipolis invited by
Senator Pierre Laffitte
on Thursday 1st, Friday
2nd and Saturday 3rd
of March 2007.
During
his visit, the minister
who is very interested
in the state of research
in France will visit
the National Institute
of research in information
technology and automation,
he will be received
by Jean Antoine Désidéri,
in charge of international
relations, and Bruno
Sialve for the Comore
project on the treatment
of water and the Shamash
project for a biofuel.
At the Eurocom Institute
he will meet its director
Ulrich Finger and Werner
Sommer, director of
the SAP and at the European
Telecommunications Standards
Institute, ETSI, he
will meet the general
director Dr.Walter Weigel.
A work shop is organised
with the representatives
from the University
of Nice Sophia Antipolis
and the higher educational
establishments of the
technological park,
the competitiveness
clusters, Sophia Euro
Lab, the companies Lumilog
and Electricité
de Marseille.
A visit of the Foundation
Maeght is also scheduled
in the programme.
Dr Thomas Goppel, will
be taken to a delegation
that consists of:
- Dr. Hartmut Wurzbacher
(director of the “research,
planning in higher education
and international affairs”
department).
- Birgit Schmid ( manager
of the “ university
research for the Academy
of Sciences” division)
- Isabelle Luber (collaborator
of the manager of the
division/ representative
of European and international
affairs and the planning
of higher education).
- Professor Dr. Arndt
Bode, professor and
vice president of the
Technische Universität
München (Technological
University of Munich)
; specialisation : information
technology.
- Professor Dr. Dr.-Ing.
e.H Adolf Birkhofer,
professor of the Technische
Universität München
(Technological University
of Munich) ; specialisation
: the dynamic and the
security of reactors.
Contact
: Caroline Chambon 04
92 96 78 00 chambon@sophia-antipolis.org
Presse : Annie Ovigny
04 93 65 28 14
ovigny@sophia-antipolis.org
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26th-27th
of February 2007: ISTOK.Ru
meeting
In
the framework of the
ISTOK.Ru project that
is supported by the
European Commission,
the Foundation Sophia
Antipolis received on
the 26th and 27th of
February 2007, the first
meeting of the group
of experts in order
to share their visions
and experiences on the
subject matter of EU/RU
technological partnerships.
The meeting had the
objective of discussing
the strengths and weaknesses
of such a collaboration,
to debate the tools
proposed for the ISTOK
project and to share
the work that needs
to be carried out between
the different experts.
A lot of different observations
therefore enriched the
work methodology.
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