Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Your competitiveness cluster in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is the major region in which the cluster is based and operates, with a strong economy dedicated to chemistry and materials on an international scale and considerable potential for project development.

With its chemical and plastics valleys, it is also France's leading rubber-producing region in terms of workforce, thanks to the presence of the world's leading tire manufacturer Michelin, the only CAC 40 company to have its headquarters in the region. The cluster is in line with the regional guidelines for the industry of the future and is part of the network of 13 regional clusters with which it collaborates.

The news

Calls for projects

Events

Contacts

Resources and means

1

head office
Bellignat

12

collaborators

Strategic partners

Industry partners:

IPC
Polyvia

Regional partners:

Universités Lyon St Etienne, Grenoble-Alpes, Clermont-Auvergne
CEA Tech, AxelOne, Itech, PlastiCampus, LPSE, CTCPA…
Techtera, Minalogic, Axelera, Cimes…

Funding partners:

Regional targets 2020-2025

Rubber, Plastics & Composites Ecosystem

350

Members
by 2025

Innovation Project Reactor

20

new projects
each year

European and international visibility

10

new actions
and projects each year

Innovation Project Reactor

Intercluster actions within the framework of regional strategic domains and intercluster regional working groups
(industry of the future, composites, circular economy)

Key figures

271

Members by the end of 2023

102

Projects financed
over 2020–2023

105

Potential
Rubber industry companies

734

potential
Plasturgy and composite industry companies

The news

Polymeris sets up in the Clermont-Ferrand ecosystem

As part of its new development strategy, Polymeris has opened a new office in Clermont-Ferrand. The new offices are located in Hall 32 of the Campus des Métiers et Qualifications autour de l'Industrie in the heart of the Cataroux park. A new innovation officer joined the cluster in early May.

This new location in the Parc Cataroux will enable Polymeris to be as close as possible to the Clermont-Ferrand ecosystem, its local members and in particular IPC, academics such as the Institut de Chimie, the Université de Clermont Auvergne and the CNEP. The Park was born out of Michelin's desire to continue developing its historic site in the heart of Clermont Ferrand. Conceived and realized with public and private players, educational organizations, entrepreneurs, multinationals, SMEs and startups, as well as representatives of civil society, the Parc Cataroux aims to be a collective response to the technological and economic challenges of today and tomorrow.

Read more … Polymeris sets up in the Clermont-Ferrand ecosystem newsreader/polymeris-sets-up-in-the-clermont-ferrand-ecosystem.html

Event June 28, 2023 - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Region of engineers and technicians

The Region is organizing an event dedicated to bringing together companies and engineering and technical training establishments, in order to create and accelerate dynamics, drive new partnerships and mobilize stakeholders to act more effectively for our industries and territories.

Throughout the day, participants will be able to visit the stands of local schools and universities to find out more about their training offerings and their initiatives with companies, with over twenty of the region's engineering schools, IUTs and universities represented.

Read more … Event June 28, 2023 - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Region of engineers and technicians newsreader/event-june-28-2023-auvergne-rhone-alpes-region-of-engineers-and-technicians-copy.html

Meet our members at Global Industrie

GLOBAL INDUSTRIE is the only French event that brings together the entire industrial ecosystem, the entire value chain, and all user markets. The recipe for success: a global technological offer, a real showcase of innovation, a watch on emerging trends and signals, a political and institutional focal point.

In four editions, Global Industrie has established itself as one of the world's leading trade shows dedicated to industry. Its resolutely modern positioning, oriented towards both the industry of the future and the international arena, explains the success of its previous editions, which take place in even-numbered years in Paris and in odd-numbered years in Lyon.

This geographical diversification has enabled the event to enrich both its offer and its visitor base.

Many members will be present at the show, so don't hesitate to meet them on their stands!

Read more … Meet our members at Global Industrie newsreader/meet-our-members-at-global-industrie.html

R&D Booster Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Opening of the call until February 21, 2023

R&D Booster: Financing the validation and prototyping stages of my collaborative R&D projects

The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region is launching a new call for projects "R&D Booster" to increase the development of regional companies in connection with regional research laboratories.

This call for projects aims to promote public-private R&D projects to develop new products, processes or services. In concrete terms, this means optimizing all the functions of a product, service or process, estimating the impact and acceptability of the innovation and identifying collateral applications.

Read more … R&D Booster Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Opening of the call until February 21, 2023 newsreader/r-d-booster-auvergne-rhone-alpes-opening-of-the-call-until-february-21-2023.html

Calls for projects

Projet d'Innovation "Bottom up" (Etude de faisabilité)

Projet d'Innovation "Bottom up" (Développement et pré-industrialisation)

Projets collaboratifs i-Démo régionalisé - AURA

Amélioration et transformation des filières - AURA

Start-up & Go Création

Innover par les usages

Financer le développement de prototypes fonctionnels

Start-up & Go Emergence

Start-up & Go Développement

Être accompagné dans mon projet - Industrie du futur

Upcoming events

Find all our upcoming events by theme

Technical days

Fairs

International congresses

Collective missions

Webinars

Partners events

20 January 2025

Regional Conference on Sustainable Materials

06 February 2025

13:30–17:30

QRM Discovery Roadshow