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Lower Normandy supports the emergence of a Marine Renewable Energy sector
13 12 2011
A national call for tenders was recently launched to designate consortiums whose role will consist in developing and running France’s five first offshore wind farms, including the Courseulles-sur-Mer project. An opportunity that Lower Normandy fully intends to seize.
The “French platform” that is challenging Apple and Google
13 12 2011The TES Competitiveness Cluster in Caen is developing a project entitled EasyMove - a “home-made” download platform for NFC cards and mobile phones. Over 3,000 services are already available and ready to be used.
Mov’eo and ARIA Basse Normandie, partners for the development of the automotive industry in Lower Normandy
13 12 2011The signature of a partnership agreement between the Competitiveness Cluster and the Regional Automotive Industry Association will seal their shared objective to contribute towards the development of the entire automotive industry, both upstream and downstream.
Creation of the foundation for equine research
13 12 2011The Horse Industry Competitiveness Cluster and the mixed syndicate Hippolia have announced the creation of the scientific cooperation foundation for equine research, devoted to improving the health, the well-being and the performance of horses.
A new delegate for Normandie AeroEspace
11 07 2011Fabienne Folliot, aged 45, was recently appointed to coordinate action initiated by Normandie AeroEspace (NAE), Normandy’s network of businesses from the aeronautical, spatial, defence and security sector. Her appointment was announced by Philippe Eudeline, chairman of the network which reunites around 80 members for a turnover in the region of €2Bn and over 10,000 employees throughout Normandy.
CVECOP: recycling sea shell co-products for the construction of drainable urban paving.
11 07 2011Coordinated by the ESITC in Caen, the VECOP project consists in developing a new material for public works in the form of drainable “eco-paving”, thanks to the re-use of shell co-products from scallops and slipper limpets. The VECOP drainable eco-paving is intended for use in urban developments with low traffic density: pavements, kerbs, squares and pedestrianised streets, etc.
2014 World Equestrian Games
11 07 2011The “JEM-Normandie 2014″ Public Interest Group’s board has confirmed the competition venues for the 8 official disciplines and 2 demonstration disciplines that will comprise the 2014 World Equestrian Games (WEG) to be held in Normandy. Venues were decided upon in concert with the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI).
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LOGexpert-bn.com - the website for Lower Normandy’s logistics sector
11 07 2011On the 20th of April 2011, the FCL-BN (Federation of Lower Normandy Logistics Clubs) launched its website LOGexpert-bn.com, Lower Normandy’s logistics network portal. The aim of this new communication tool is to improve awareness of both associated economic players and the network itself - a major constituent of Normandy’s logistics activity. Representing around 8% of regional employment, the activities which collectively comprise the logistics sector contribute significantly towards Lower Normandy’s economy.
A quality label to attract funding
11 07 2011
Normandy’s competitiveness clusters have created the “entreprise innovante des pôles* - EIP” (innovative cluster companies) quality label in an aim to facilitating exchange between their member SMEs and potential investors.
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