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University of Caen Lower Normandy :The leader in higher education
13 05 2009
With 24,336 students representing 67% of the region’s public post-Baccalaureat student population, Caen University is the leading player in higher education.
Quality teaching and a strong attachment to research, together with solid links with its socio-economic environment have rendered the university an open, reactive and modern higher education institution.
Nuclear technology: working towards a regional centre of excellence
7 05 2009
Industry, research, medicine, training… Two recent studies - one of them by the DRIRE, the other by the CESR - have highlighted Lower Normandy’s potential in the field of nuclear technology and recommend that its associated players join forces to form a regional centre of excellence.
Patents: an essential ingredient for improving research development
13 03 2009
Filed by businesses or laboratories, patents are an illustration of the great vivacity of research and innovation. However, lack of knowledge or the complexity of associated procedures often hinder their impetus. The creation of a Caen-based INPI office last year could well boost the number of patent applications filed, hence encouraging the positive development of research and innovation efforts.
GREYC: the proof is in the picture
12 12 2008
For the last 13 years, the imaging team from the GREYC (Caen Research Group in Computer Science, Imaging, Automation and Instrumentation - joint CNRS - ENSICAEN - UCBN research group) has been developing a vast range of fundamental skills in image analysis and processing, particularly in the medical field. The team’s fusion, last year, with the Vision et Analyse d’Image (Image Vision and Analysis) team, present in both Cherbourg and Saint-Lô, has reinforced its move towards other fields of application: security, multimedia, heritage conservation… Encounter.
A network to accelerate innovative business creation
10 10 2008
To offer project initiators the best prospects for their innovative ventures, what could be better than an efficient chain of experts, working hand in hand, in their respective fields of interest ? From technological perfecting to financial support, the CEEI, Normandie Incubation and Synergia are intensifying this “unique, multi-outlet network” approach. The result; improved resourcefulness for detecting innovation and “producing” business leaders.
Environment friendly materials
18 07 2008
Ever-increasing environmental awareness, enhanced by progressively stricter government regulations, is leading researchers and industrialists to develop new materials offering the opportunity, not only to satisfy the challenge for sustainable development but also to open new markets. Normandy already boasts a few innovations in the field.
Competitive partnership in the agrifood sector
5 05 2008
Lower Normandy is joining Valorial, Brittany’s Agrifood Competitiveness Cluster. A closer look at a comprehensive partnership focusing on emergence and joint public funding for major and innovative joint projects. The agrifood industry’s players are bound by the same rule: the future lies in innovation. Yet, a recent strategic assessment, initiated by the Lower Normandy Regional Council, has demonstrated that Normandy’s agrifood SMEs are in need of support to help them both to innovate and to adapt to new market trends.
The incubator has reached the age of reason
7 03 2008
Lower Normandy’s incubator has just celebrated its 7th birthday. To date, the incubator boasts 23 created businesses and 120 new jobs. A review by its Manager, Laurent Protin.
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