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Research and innovation


Recherche et innovation dans l'Ain

The Ain encourages innovation, bringing together centres of excellence, specific development networks, know-how, and the very latest technologies.

Plasturgy, industrial vehicles, refrigeration and air conditioning, agribusiness, the strong sectors of the Ain benefit from a network of public and private laboratories and resource centres that encourage innovation.


The Ain, a partner in the poles of competitiveness

* Plasturgy - PLASTIPOLIS

When a company established in the department is involved in a Centre of competitiveness and R&D project, the Ain local government supports the company with a direct subsidy.


Le CERN

Major centres of Research and Development, both public and private

* The European Plasturgy Centre - PEP at Oyonnax, full scale testing centre, applied research, professional training, scientific monitoring.

  • The ALIMENTEC Technopole at Bourg-en-Bresse, a professional platform of the food production industry : fundamental and applied research with creation of innovative activities, technological appraisal. 12 partners work together at the ALIMENTEC Technopole
  • The European Nuclear Research Centre - CERN, located in the pays de Gex (almost 3,000 researchers from 80 countries).
  • Laboratories within private companies : automobile industry, refrigeration-air conditioning, mechanical engineering...

News

The Ain, a national reference for deploying optic fibre cables.

In 2007, the Ain Inter-municipal energy and e-communication syndicate committed itself to deploying an optic fibre network called LIAin (Liaison Internet de l'Ain) with the objective of making high-speed broadband available to professionals and private individuals in all the municipalities in the department (an FTTH network: Fibre To The Home).

Press: Innovation: two new clusters economic

The District council of the Rhone-Alps deliberated for creation on two clusters economic additional, bearing to the 10 clusters of Rhone-Alps.

This electrical parts manufacturer and connector company is a genuine centre of skills and expertise in the Ain

COMATEL has recently acquired new expertise in the field of hydraulic pneumatic and micro-mechanical controls...

Sage Concept Etude, creator of a new all-terrain comfortable snowshoe

Sage Concept Etude is a research consultancy based in Bellegarde-sur-Valserine. Assisted technically and financially by the Ain network of experts, the company SAGE Concept successfully developed a new all-terrain comfortable snowshoe.

 

The Ain Economic Mission

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Phone +33 4 37 62 19 10
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