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Great business opportunities in the digital sector
Atlantic France is known for its vibrant digital environment. Connect your business with startups and large groups that deliver corporate services and bespoke solutions to the industry.
The region hosts companies with a remarkable expertise in many fields of the digital sector. Meet key players here in marketing (iAdvize, eKonsilio), sales (Lengow), software development (Sigma, Akeneo), consulting (Capgemini), handwriting and voice recognition (MyScript, Allo-Media), green IT (Greenspector), etc.
In Atlantic France, you will also benefit from the French Tech network and cutting-edge facilities to aid the innovation value chain, in particular in three areas:
Virtual and augmented reality
Join a leading region where unique resources and facilities such as CLARTE are available for developing new uses. Get on the VR/AR innovation train!
Internet of Things
Atlantic France is an industrial area and we are always keen to develop new forward-looking applications. Learn more about the market opportunities in IoT & electronics.
Artificial intelligence
Our AI community brings together researchers, data analysts, developers and end users to enable the collaboration of skills and expertise. Be part of it and develop your solutions in an AI-friendly business environment.
Leading names
Powerful networking and the right connections
Innovation clusters
Images & Réseaux
The reference cluster of digital innovation (Intelligent territory, smart home, e-education and e-health …)
Business clusters
We-Network
Brings together businesses in the electronics sector and users from all sectors
La Cantine
Incubator and accelerator with coworking spaces for actors of Open Innovation and events dedicated to digital
French Tech Angers
French Tech: #IoT #Manufacturing thematics #plant production #health
Laval Virtual Center
Research center in virtual and augmented reality with a dedicated showroom
French Tech Nantes
French Tech: EdTech, Entertainment, Retail, Health Tech, IoT, Manufacturing & Mobility
Innovation platforms
IRT Jules Verne
Mutualised research institute dedicated to the industry of the future, seeking to boost competitiveness in strategic industries by disruptive fabrication technologies
Technocampus Electronique & IoT
Mutualized technological research platform dedicated to electronics and IoT technologies
Clarté
Technology resource centre specialising in virtual reality, augmented reality and emerging technologies
Research platforms
LARIS
This laboratory works in three ICT areas – system automation, image signals and reliability – with applications for the plant sector, healthcare and information science
LERIA
Computer Science Laboratory of Angers University that conducts fundamental and applied research in the field of artificial intelligence
ICI Centrale Nantes
High Performance Computing Research Institute that manages the Centrale Nantes SuperComputing Centre
Academic resources
Academic resources
55 establishments and 7,800 students each year
- Centrale Nantes: Ranked in the top 5 engineering schools in France. Known for its Ph.D. research studies in Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing. Other Ph.D. research studies in Computer Science and Automation, & Robotics
- Epitech: Graduate school of digital innovation
- Imie: Computer science school: 3D Animation, E-sport, Communication & design
- IMT Atlantique: Engineering School in the fields of Digital Technology, Energy & Environment
- Nantes Atlantic Design School: a private institution for higher education dedicated to design professions, in association with the University of Nantes
- Polytech’Nantes: The graduate school of engineering of the University of Nantes, located on 3 campuses (Nantes, Saint-Nazaire and La Roche-sur-Yon). Sectors: Electronics, Digital, energy, construction and materials
