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GRENOBLE ALPES,ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD

Discover a pioneering and creative ecosystem, where tomorrow’s world is being invented today

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GRENOBLE ALPES, A COMMITTEDMETROPOLITAN AREA

1788 Vizille, birthplace

of the FrenchRevolution

1817 Artificial Cement

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1889 Hydroelectricity (Aristide Bergès)

1947 Cable transport

(Pomagalski)

1970 Louis Néel,

Nobel Prize in Physics

19th century Arts and culture: Stendhal and Berlioz

1822 Champollion deciphers hieroglyphics

1889 1st Office of Tourism in France

1973 Headlamps (Petzl)

2015 Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease(Dr. Benabid)

of bike lanes200 miles

parking spots for bikes12 000

Minalogic ➜ digital technologies Tenerrdis ➜ energy Axelera ➜ chemical industry & environmentCIMES ➜ mechanicsLyonBiopole ➜ health

50% of buses run on natural gas (1/3 of the biogas is produced locally)

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AN INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED HUB FOR RESEARCH

25,000 JOBS in research 23,000 of which, within a 20km

radius

World-class private-sector R&D centers(Orange, Apple, Schneider Electric, Huawei, Atos, Air Liquide, Naver Labs, STMicroelectronics, Soitec, Constellium, GE, Fujitsu, BD...)

Grenoble5th most inventive city in the world (Forbes)

#1 7.1 PATENTS

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With some of the world’s most innovative public research centers:

major, international scientific instruments for public research(ESRF, ILL, EMBL, EMFL, IRAM) 5

5Competitive Clusters

10,000 inhabitants

French city

for daily commutes by bike or on foot (INSEE):

90% of garbage collected in the Metropolitan area

is valorized

81% supplied without treatment

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Université Grenoble Alpes French university in 11 subject matters

Energy, electrical and electronics, biomedical, computer science, water and environment, nanosciences and nano-technology, metallurgical engineering… (2018 Shanghai Ranking)

#2 FAVORITE student city, rankedfor overall quality of life (L’étudiant)

#1 cITYin France for R&D jobs (INSEE)

CREATIVE

A “START-UP FRIENDLY” ECOSYSTEM

500 innovativestart-ups launched since

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organizations dedicated tohelpingstart-ups

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Success storiesSpartoo, Photoweb,

Soitec, Sofradir

Grenoble Métropole FRENCH TECHdesignated city

Grenoble7.6%

Toulouse7.0%

Paris4.8%

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1 in funds raised since 2000

BILLION EUROS

Come join an inspiring region that combines professional fulfillment...

jobs inindustry-leadingsectors

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82,500 businesses in Isère

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1,252,912inhabitants in Isère

690,000in the surrounding Grenoble area

Chemical industry & environmentGreen chemistry, cleantechVencorex, Arkema, Hexcel, Tredi, Areva, Artelia

RENOWNED INDUSTRIES & GLOBAL LEADERS

EnergyHydrogen, hydroelectricity, solar power, smart gridsAir liquide, EDF, Schneider Electric, GE, Siemens, Rolls-Royce, Enedis, Engie

Electronics, digitalArtificial intelligence, semiconductors, micro-nanotechnology, IOT, imagingSTMicroelectronics, Soitec, Intel, Orange, Apple, Thales, Huawei, Fujitsu, Naver Labs, Salesforce, Sofradir, TDK, CapGemini, Atos, HPE

HealthMedtech, biotechnology, CAS (Computer-Assisted Surgery)Medtronic, BD, Fresenius, Johnson & Johnson, Roche Diagnostic, Biomérieux, Trixell

Sports, mountainDevelopment, outdoorGo Sport, Rossignol, Béal, Petzl, Poma

IndustryIndustry 4.0, materials ARaymond, Caterpillar, Constellium, Vicat, Calor, Serge Ferrari, Lafarge

ATHLETIC

World-renowned paragliding event: la Coupe Icare

5,600 miles of hiking paths

Close to

40 wolves roaming the mountains around Grenoble

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HOME TO ATHLETES

Most athletic urban area in France (25% of the population has a membership to a sports club)

nearby ski resorts25

Tour de France

21Mythical hairpins to l’Alpe d’Huez

spots to go canyoning100

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30 beerbreweriesin Isère

…with a dynamic personal life, all in the heart of a unique natural and cultural environment

ATHLETIC

2020

HOURSof sunlight per year (French average: 1950 hrs/yr)

NATURAL

A SPECTACULAR ENVIRONMENT

3natural reserves:

Alpine mountain ranges: Vercors, Chartreuse, Belledonne, Les Ecrins and the Taillefer5

+ than 7 mountain lakes

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A VIBRANT CULTURAL SCENE

Grenoble, designated City of Art and History (2017)

Grenoble Street Art Fest :

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#2 modern artcollectionin France (Musée de Grenoble)

+ than 150 MUSEUMS in Isère

painted muralsin the Metropolitan area

GOURMANDFINE DINING “MADE IN GRENOBLE ALPES”

Home to Gratin Dauphinois, GRENOBLE WALNUTS, CHARTREUSE liqueurand SAINT-MARCELLIN cheese

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1 national park & 2 regional parks

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IDEALLY-LOCATED WITHIN EUROPE

3 INTERNATIONAL airports: Lyon, Geneva & Grenoble to Paris by train

3HRS (18 TGVs/day)

11∕2 HRS to London, Frankfurt, Rome or Brussels by plane

to the Mediterranean Sea

2HRS to Mont-Blanc

TAILOR-MADE BUSINESS CENTERS

170business parksin Isère 2Chemical

platforms(Greater Grenoble Area and Rhône Valley)

#1 platform in France in Northern Isère

1 multimodal platform

Inspira in the Rhône Valley

FIELD-RELATED ACTIVITY HUBS:

ì Campus de la Brunerie (athletics)

ì MINATEC (electronics, microelectronics)

ì Nanobio & Biopolis (health)

3convention centers

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2,200 hotel rooms with 3 or 4 star-ratings

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