Welcome to France

DIGITAL ROBOTICS

Why work together ?

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> Open TO progressAccording to surveys conducted by the european Union, the

French are the third people the most interested in scientific

discoveries and technological developments.

> Open TO businessFrance is the developed country where people are the most

likely to launch a business : 17% against 13% in the US, 11%

in Italy, Sweden, Spain, 10% in United Kingdom and only 6% in

Germany. French attitude toward entrepreneurship is similar

to what we can see in emerging countries such as China or

Mexico.

forget your CliChés about FranCe

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> Open TO successFrance is ranked as the best G20 country regarding exchange

of technology and ideas according to global professional

services firm ernst & Young.

As a proof of French companies’ edge in software innovation,

just look at the wave of acquisitions of French start-ups by

American and Japanese high-tech giants just in the last twelve

months : neolane by Adobe (460M€) ; Arkadin - third largest

and fastest growing collaboration service provider - by nTT

(350M€) ; e-mail client Sparrow by Google (18 M€) in 2012, not

to mention multiple attempts from Yahoo! and Google to buy

Criteo, the global leader in performance display advertising,

valuing the company more than 600M€. In the robotics field,

acquisition of Aldebaran Robotics - designer of the famous

nao robot - by Japanese company Softbank (100M€) epitomizes

this open-mindness.

> national Digital Robotics netwok

> nao Robot as a development tool

> BUSIneSS-MInDeD environmentThe Area has a long and proud history in the mechanical engineering

industry. As a result, it offers a fertile ground to the combination

of ICT and mechatronics. More than 90 start-ups have already

migrated from the entire country to join our business incubator.

Some auto parts plants, such as Yamaha, have recently

relocated some production to our region thanks to robotization.

L’Oréal is increasing its production capabilities using the

latest robotics technologies on its production lines. Tecman

manufactures its unique rock breakers arms for quarries in

the entire world. Moret Industries, a family owned business

for five generations, develops innovative technologies for

top of the industrial hydraulic pumps, exported worldwide…

Saint-Quentin area is also the ideal place for experimental

agricultural robot projects.

What do We have to offer you ?

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> Agriculture : growing business for digital robotics technologies

> Stäubli robots offer solutions up to 250kg

> MBK laser welding robots

> Tecman rock breakers

> Tecman

> A TeAM OF specialistsOur dedicated robotics team will offer a full package of ser-

vices to help to set up your industry : premices, lands, em-

ployment, schools, recruitement, suppliers, financial and

legal issues, etc. With us you will enter our robotics network

and partners.

COnTACT :> Saint-Quentin Development Agency

9, place La fayette – 02100 Saint-Quentin – france

tel. +33 (0)3 23 06 93 00

e-mail : developpement@saint-quentin.fr

www.agglo-saint-quentin.fr

agence de développement du Saint-Quentinois

@SQdeveco

> CUTTInG eDGe Research & Development CapabilitiesFrance has the lowest effective corporate tax rate in europe for R&D operations and

the third lowest effective corporate tax rate (15.8%) in the digital sector. Such tax

exemption fostering innovation could be completed with regional public subsidizes.

Our University of picardie Institute of Technology, with engineering programs that

form a cornerstone of the university, and top engineering schools (InSSeT, eLISA in the

spatial industry) provides the ideal setting for high-skilled and technical workers and

researchers which could be combined with our local industrial designing expertise.

IndustriLAB : the innovation platform serving roboticsIndustriLAB offers a network of partners (universities, technical and industrial

centres) to harness the technical skills and ressources necessary for your projects.

HIGH vALUeD added services A permanent team of experts will guide you with the feasibility (technical, financial and

legal) and development of your projects. IndustriLAB offers exhibition spaces ; meeting

and conference rooms ; and design, computer, simulation and manufacturing resources.

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Paris

> ACCeSS TO the core of European marketsAt the gates of paris and Charles de

Gaulle Airport, Saint-Quentin offers

the ideal location to develop your robotic

business in a nice area with a real quality

of life, the advantage of lower costs

(workforce, premices, lands…) and

qualified people at your service. The

best place to begin a chapter in a welcoming

area for those who want to be in the

action and meet the digital robotics

challenges.

CDG AirportSaint-Quentin

> eUROpe, FRAnCe, pARIS

one territory, one network