Retis
Ch‰teau de la Chantrerie
BP 90702
F-44370 NANTES Cedex 03
Tel : (+33) 2 40 25 27 03
Fax : (+33) 2 40 25 10 88
http://www.retis-innovation.fr
President: Jean-Fran¨ois BALDUCCHI
(Atlanpole)
Vice-Presidents:
Francis BECARD (Technopole de l'Aube), Daniel BLONDE (BIC Thˇogone), Marion
RONGERE (Incubator Busi)
Retis is a professional network and develops exchanges of experiences and best practices (know-how) among its members, promotes innovation and spirit of networking.
Retis has historical and specific links to major international innovation networks:
- IASP (www.iasp.ws) International Association of Science Parks is the innovation worldwide network with 279 members (science/technology parks, technopoles, incubators) over 64 countries.
- EBN (www.ebn.be)
European Business innovation centers Network gathers more 160 BICs over the
European Union.
Main activities
Networking and partnership engineering:
- Developing cross fertilization between Research and Industry;
- Building thematic links throughout a community of small and medium sized companies and research centers.
Engineering for innovation:
- Identifying, selecting and assisting innovative projects in laboratories and companies in order to increase a qualified deal flow of innovative projects and to facilitate the development of new start-ups as well as existing SMEs.
Promotion and corporate investment policy:
- Identifying companiesÕ prospects likely to establish themselves in the region thanks to an appropriate policy of innovation.
Key figures
- More than 12 000
innovating companies in 2005;
- 29
incubators officially approved by the Ministry delegated to Research
- 33 BICs (Business Innovation Centers) in France among the 160 of the EBN (European Business and Innovation Center Network);
- 49 ŅTechnopoles,Ó some of which include a BIC and/or an incubator.
Contact
us
Jean-Fran¨ois Balducchi, Chairman of the Board
balducchi@atlanpole.fr or info@retis-innovation.fr