The French aerospace innovation

cluster Aerospace Valley

June 2012

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In July 2005 in total 67 clusters were approved by the French government, 6 of them designated as “global”

Overall context – Launch of French “clusters”

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The European cluster policy

EC: “Clusters are seen as an important factor for

the explanation of the empirical phenomenon

of geographical concentration of economic and

innovation activities”.

Cluster Observatory: 2000+ clusters in Europe

The concept of clusters comprises 3 dimensions:

1. Cluster firm benefit from an “agglomeration

effect”

2. Cluster facilitate competition and cooperation

“co-opetion”

3. Clusters are characterised by a “social glue”

that hold different actors together

« Proximity creates value » (Michel Ktitareff, WDHB Green)

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“Cluster” versus “pôle de compétitivité”

Michael Porter’s definition of cluster as:

“geographically proximate groups of

interconnected companies and associated

institutions in a particular field, linked by

commonalities and complementarities”

[Harvard, 1998].

Our interpretation:

• a market oriented “cluster” focuses

primarily on SMEs and the entire supply chain

• the regional “pôle de compétitivité” à la

française are mainly technology oriented

“think tanks” aiming at stimulating

innovation and cooperation between

industry, research and training (TRL 3-6).

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Recent

map of

French

“pôles”

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Three aerospace

clusters in France

Helicopters, lighter-than-air,

UAV, etc.

Engines,

electronics, etc.

The Aerospace Valley Cluster Association

• Bi-regional aerospace cluster

• Activities: aeronautics, space and embedded

systems

• Date of creation: July 2005 • Legal status: Association formed by

companies, research centres, training centres

and local and regional authorities

• Oct. 2011: 570 members, of which 273 SMEs

• 7 electoral colleges • President: Agnès Paillard, EADS

• Permanent staff: 16 people (+ “volunteers”)

• Budget for running costs: 1.6 M€ / year

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INDUSTRY

RESEARCH TRAINING

EADS-Airbus, Latécoère, Dassault-Aviation, Sogerma, …

Thales Alenia Space, EADS-Astrium, EADS IW, SAFRAN, …

Alstom, Freescale, Continental, Thales Avionics, …

Universities, CNRS, ONERA,

INRIA, CNES, CEA, CERFACS

ISAE (SUPAERO & ENSICA),

ENAC, EMAC, INPT, ENSAM,

Universities, ENSEIRB, …

Aeronautics, space and embedded systems:

= 120 200 direct jobs in the Midi-Pyrénées and

Aquitaine Regions (Dec 2010, source : INSEE)

= 1/3 of overall French work force in these sectors

Creation of 13 000 jobs in 2005-2009

Triple helix concept

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• Product portfolio: • Civil and regional aviation

• Business aviation

• Military aviation

• Turbo-engines

• Cockpits

• Land gear equipments, aero-

structures, etc

• Satellites

• Launchers, propulsion and

atmospheric re-entry

• Space services

• Automotive and railway

electronics

1500 industrial establishments

= 10 billion € annual turnover

= 80% of industrial work force member of Aerospace Valley

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• Actia

• Alema

• Creuzet Aéronautique

• Exameca

• Goodrich Aerospace Europe

• Labinal (Safran group)

• Nexeya Group

Latécoère

Liebherr Aerospace

Messier-Bugatti-Dowty

Potez Aéronautique

Ratier Figeac (Hamilton

Sundstrand group)

Saft

A European potential in

equipment & suppliers

55.000 employees and over

1000 establishments in full

and speciality subcontracting

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A European reference for research & training

• 8500+ researchers in public and private labs

• Over 80 specialized, public research centres

• 45% of the R&D potential in the aeronautics, space

and embedded systems sectors

• High-level research centres:

– CEA/CESTA, CNES, CNRM, INRIA, ONERA, CERFACS

– CNRS laboratories , universities and major schools

• 2 of 3 major engineering schools in France:

- ISAE (merger of Supaero & ENSICA)

- ENAC

• 13 aerospace doctoral schools

• 6 universities and 12 "Grandes Ecoles" engineering

schools offering education and training in the

sectors of aeronautics, space and embedded

systems.

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A wide range of services offered to SME members

Pole de compétitivité

• Collaborative projects:

Matchmaking SME - OEMs – Research and training organizations

Accompaniment of project coordinators

• Orientation on IPR issues

• Shared space for

documentations, etc.

• Networking and

strategic visions: Seminars of the technical DAS

Initiation of projects Conferences

Annual technical Aerospace Valley Forum Information on large

R&D programs : FP7, CORAC, Clean Sky, etc.

• Valorization of projects and industrial

development of SME,…

• International relations of/between SMEs and organizations

• Interactive directory

on training activities

Training

Enterprises

SME &

OEM

Research

• Access to loans at

privileged rates negotiated by Aerospace Valley to co-finance RDI

projects

• Assistance to financial engineering of SMEs

• Privileged access to “Club d’Investisseurs”

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Pivotal Projects

Infrastructure/territorial

Economic development &

inward investment

Training, Education, job

& skills needs analysis

R&D Cooperation

projects

9 « Strategic Business

Areas » (DAS)

3 Transversal Activity

Domaines (DAT)

Federal

Programs

R&D

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1. Aero-mechanics, materials, structures

2. Energy, propulsion, engines and access to space

3. Air transport safety and security

4. Living Earth and space

5. Navigation, positioning, telecommunications

6. Embedded systems

7. General engineering and collaborative automated

production

8. Maintenance, services, training

9. Autonomous aerospace systems

Cooperative projects resulting of nine

strategic business areas (“think tanks”)

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R&D Funding mechanisms

Status May 2012: 497 projects approved by AV

276 projects finally financed

accumulated 1500+ participants

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% participation

• Total budget of financed projects: 740 M€

• Total amount of private funding: 424 M€

• Total amount of public funding: 316 M€ (45% of FUI)

(public funding for SMEs: 80 M€ )

DAS DAS DAS DAS

DAT Activités économiques et industrielles

DAT Activités Enseignement, Formation, Culture scientifique et technique

DAT Activités Recherche

ADER 2

CIFSE

EOLE

INRIA

P-TAU P2P PRODIGE TARMAC

NEOSTAR TECHNOCITE

INTESPACE

AEROTEC

CRISTAL/CESAR AERO CAMPUS

BOOSTAEROSPACE

CERTIF TOGETHER

HELIMAINTENANCE

AEROPARC NAV VALLEY

ATA LP-TAU

Rayonnement

international

Plateforme et

catalogue interactifs

Formation

professionnelle CLUSTERA

Programme formation

recherche

CEMAS DEFI COMPOSITE EPEA FOUDRE

?

? Share of

technical means

Industry

parcs

Composites

related projects

Aircraft

dismantling

Interactive

training

9 DAS

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End of 2011: 46 projects

Structuring Projects - Transverse Activity Domains

Accumulated budget:

approx. 3.2 billion €

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INRIA

P-TAU

P2P

AEROPARC

Plan AEROTEC

LP-TAU

ATA

CANOE

LYNCEO

TECHNOCITE

COMPOSITADOUR

EOLE/AEROPOLIS

TARMAC

PRIMES

MONTAUDRAN CAMPUS

CRISTAL/CESAR

INTESPACE

NAVIGATION VALLEY

BOOSTAEROSPACE

OPEES

AEROSCOPIA

EPEA

CEMAS

DEFI COMPOSITES

FOUDRE

SAA

ADER 2

HELIMAINTENANCE

CIFSE

CLUSTERA

CATALOGUE INTERACTIF

PROGRAMME S FEDERATEURS

PRODIGE

NEOSTAR

CEGNSS / GUIDE

PSTA

E-Santé

Platinnovtherm

PER PATS

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Structuring Projects – full geographical coverage

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• Example 1 - Toulouse Montaudran Campus International showcase in Midi-Pyrenees, the Montaudran

Aerospace Campus will become a major European site

dedicated to research in aerospace:

• 3000 jobs

• A 40 hectares site

• 190.000 m² of offices, laboratories, research platforms, housing for

students and researchers, public facilities and nearby shops.

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•Example 2: TARMAC - Tarbes Advanced

Recycling & Maintenance Aircraft Company • Estimation: during the upcoming 20 year around

6000 aircrafts will reach the end of their live cycle

• The novel centre will dismantle both end-of-life

civil and military aircrafts

• 80% recycling “bottle-to-bottle”

• Located at Tarbes-Lourdes airport near the

Pyrenees

• First B777 dismantled end of 2010

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International Cooperation 6 very high and 5 high-priority target countries

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International Cooperation

• International cooperation policy: selection of 11

countries of high priority

• Formal agreements signed with AéroMontréal, Skywin

Wallonia, Hambourg, Farnborough Aerospace

Consortium and CECOMPI (BR)

• Further contacts and informal exchanges with e.g.

Hegan (ES), BavAIEia (DE), Tianjin (CN), etc.

• Forum of exchanges between European aerospace

clusters through EACP initiative

• Participation to EC-projects (CSA, Regions of

Knowledge)

• Overall international coordination with GIFAS

Upcoming events in the Aerospace Valley area

• Toulouse Space Show: International week on space applications –

26-28 June 2012

• ADS SHOW Europe, Bordeaux, 25-27 September 2012

• Aeromart Toulouse, 4-6 December 2012

schoenfeld@aerospace-valley.com

Merci !