Keydata - Ecoterritoires

2011 Edition
2 competitiveness clusters
ESTER Science Park
Label granted in July 2005
Piloted from ESTER
Located within an urban area of 250,000 inhabitants, the ESTER
Limoges Science Park is a place where innovative projects take
form, develop, and expand.
Its 210-hectare park hosts state-of-the-art companies and a set of
organizations (technology and business incubators, technology transfer
centers, engineering schools...) which help create a true “technopolitan”
dynamics.
• European Pole for Ceramics
> 73 companies involved
> 14 financed projects in 2010
>S
ince 2005, 74 R&D financed projects
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• Elopsys
(European pole for advanced technologies
in microwaves, photonics, secure networks, images and
digital interfaces )
Location
Europe du Nord
Europe Centrale
Londres
Bruxelles
> 64 companies members
> Since 2005, 179 certified
projects
> 40 financed projects in 2010
(150 millions €)
Paris
Nantes
Poitiers
Milan
Toulouse
Bilbao
Connected with Limousin
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Lyon
Bordeaux
4 competitiveness clusters
Genève
Limoges
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Saragosse
Barcelone
ViaMeca
Cancer Bio Health
Meat and meat-based products
Sciences and systems of electrical energy
Lisbonne
Madrid
Afrique du Nord
Main building
Rented floor space : 6 600
square meters
offices • 4 120 square meters
workshops • 1 410 square meters
restaurant • 630 square meters
meeting rooms • 320 square meters
ESTER Limoges Technopole
BP 6901 - 87069 Limoges cedex
Tél. +33 (0)5 55 42 60 00 - Fax : +33 (0)5 55 42 60 05
[email protected]
w w w. e s t e r- t e c h n o p o l e . o r g
technical premises • 120 square meters
Architects : Yves Bayard et Jacques Charon
Built by : Ville de Limoges
Built under contract by : SELI
SHON : 9 600 square meters
Crédits photos : Jacques Charon, Yves Bayard © ADAGP Paris 2011.
Key data
i n n o vat i o n
IN l i m o u s i n
2010
1991
Creation of the Limoges Science Park ZAC
(urban development zone).
1992
Laying of the foundation of ESTER by Hubert Curien,
Research Minister.
Opening of Legrand’s SITEL.
1993
ESTER inauguration by Alain Rodet,
House Deputy, Mayor of Limoges.
149 corporate names
1687 jobs
22 newly set up companies including
8 business creations
• Changes in the number of direct
jobs on the science park
• Distribution of companies
By activities
1996
Opening of ENSIL
5%
(Limoges National Graduate Engineering School).
1997
Setting up of the Delegation for the
Development of the Limoges and
Limousin Science Park.
11 %
Biotechnologies
Health
(International Association of Science Parks).
14 %
18 %
Engineering
Materials/Ceramics
& Surface treatments
930
1992
1995
1998
2000
5%
16 %
1 366
1 408
1 431
1 472
1 687
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
avRuL, incubator’s dpt
under contract with the Research ministry
•
5 business creations after incubation in 2008
Since 2000 :
79 %
35 business creations
• 66 projects supported
•
Setting up of the incubator.
2004
Research
Training
The ESTER building gets the ‘Heritage of
the 20th Century’ label.
Organizations
Associations
Others
Private companies
810 students
2005
2 poles of competitiveness are
formalized:
• The European Pole for Ceramics
• Elopsys
640
21 projects in incubator
By statutes
2000
350
41%
Télécommunications
& Électronique
Others
Water
& Environment
1998
ESTER becomes full member of France
Technopole and member of IASP
11 %
120
By workforce
452
• ENSCI : 268
• ENSIL :
2007
• Webdesign University course :
Creation of the Business and Innovation
Center.
2008
5%
20 %
75 %
Over 50
11 to 49
1 to 10
13
• Others (in companies) : 59
• XLIM (OSA department) :
ESTER is audited by RETIS and retains its
«Technopolis» label.
• Distribution by specialization
within ENSIL
• Changes in the number
of companies
2009
«Electronic street» project starding up.
2010
32%
Opening of CEC (European Ceramic Center) and
setting up of ENSCI and of the laboratories SPCTS
and GEMH
21%
1
27
50
76
1992
1995
1998
2000
84
2003
18
132
138
141
144
2006
2007
2008
2009
149
2010
24%
23%
145 • Water and Environment
103 • Electronics and telecommunications
109 • Materials
95
• Mecatronics