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GRENOBLE ALPES, ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD

1788 , birthplace of the French 19th century Revolution Arts and culture: Stendhal and Berlioz 1817 Artificial Cement (Vicat) 1822 Champollion deciphers 1889 hieroglyphics Hydroelectricity GRENOBLE (Aristide Bergès)

PIONEERING 1889 ALPES, 1st Office of Tourism A COMMITTED 1947 in METROPOLITAN Cable transport AREA (Pomagalski) 1973 Headlamps (Petzl) 200 miles 1970 of bike lanes Louis Néel, Nobel Prize in Physics 2015 Deep brain stimulation 12 000 for Parkinson’s Disease parking spots for bikes (Dr. Benabid) AN INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED HUB FOR RESEARCH

25,000 JOBS in research Competitive 23,000 Clusters of which, 5 INNOVATIVE Minalogic ➜ digital technologies within a Tenerrdis ➜ energy 20km Axelera ➜ chemical industry radius & environment CIMES ➜ mechanics LyonBiopole ➜ health

Grenoble 5th most inventive city in the world (Forbes)

With some of the world’s most innovative public research centers: in France World-class #1 with: 10,000 private-sector 7.1 PATENTS per inhabitants R&D centers (Orange, Apple, Schneider Electric, Huawei, Atos, major, international Air Liquide, Naver Labs, scientific instruments STMicroelectronics, for public research Soitec, Constellium, 5(ESRF, ILL, EMBL, EMFL, IRAM) GE, Fujitsu, BD...)

French #1 city 29% 90% for daily of work commutes of garbage commutes are made by bike by bike or on foot collected or on foot in the Metropolitan area (INSEE): is valorized

DRINKING 50% of buses 81% clean of WATER run on natural gas supplied without treatment (1/3 of the biogas is produced locally) COMMITTED Come join an inspiring region that combines professional fulfillment...

YOUNG TALENTS AND EXPERTS

Université Grenoble Alpes 63,000 French students university in 11 subject matters Energy, electrical and electronics, biomedical, computer science, water and environment, #1 cITY nanosciences and nano-technology, metallurgical in France engineering… for R&D jobs (2018 Shanghai Ranking) (INSEE) TALENTED

#2 FAVORITE PRODUCTIVE student city, ranked Toulouse Grenoble Paris for overall quality of life (L’étudiant) 7.0% 7.6% 4.8%

A “START-UP FRIENDLY” ECOSYSTEM BILLION 1 EUROS in funds raised Grenoble Métropole since 2000 FRENCH TECH + designated city than 500 + innovative than 30 Success organizations start-ups dedicated to launched since stories Spartoo, Photoweb, helping 2000 Soitec, Sofradir start-ups CREATIVE RENOWNED INDUSTRIES & GLOBAL LEADERS

1,252,912 + than inhabitants in Isère 82,500 75,000 businesses jobs in 690,000 industry-leading in the surrounding Grenoble area in Isère sectors

ATHLETIC Health Medtech, biotechnology, Energy CAS (Computer-Assisted Hydrogen, hydroelectricity, Surgery) solar power, smart grids Medtronic, BD, Fresenius, Air liquide, EDF, Schneider Electric, GE, Johnson & Johnson, Roche Siemens, Rolls-Royce, Enedis, Engie Diagnostic, Biomérieux, Trixell

Electronics, digital Artificial intelligence, semiconductors,

PRODUCTIVE micro-nanotechnology, IOT, imaging STMicroelectronics, Soitec, Intel, Orange, Apple, Thales, Huawei, Fujitsu, Naver Labs, Salesforce, Sofradir, TDK, CapGemini, Atos, HPE

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

Sports, Chemical industry mountain & environment Development, Green chemistry, cleantech outdoor SURPRISING Vencorex, Arkema, Hexcel, Go Sport, Rossignol, Tredi, Areva, Artelia Béal, Petzl, Poma NATURAL …with a dynamic personal life, all in the heart of a unique natural and cultural environment

ATHLETIC HOME TO ATHLETES

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

Tour de France 5,600 miles of hiking paths OUT OF THE The ORDINARY 21 Mythical The hairpins 100spots to go FLATTEST to l’Alpe d’Huez canyoning city in France long distance footpaths World-renowned INTENSE paragliding event: 8 beer breweries la Coupe Icare GR 30in Isère

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SURPRISING 40 wolves roaming the mountains around Grenoble A SPECTACULAR ENVIRONMENT

Alpine mountain ranges: natural Vercors, Chartreuse, Belledonne, reserves: 2020 5 Les Ecrins and the Taillefer HOURS 1 national park & 2 regional of sunlight parks per year (French + than 7 mountain lakes 3 average: 1950 hrs/yr) NATURAL

A VIBRANT CULTURAL SCENE

#2 modern art Grenoble, designated City of collection Art and History (2017) in France (Musée de Grenoble) Grenoble Street Art Fest : + than 150 MUSEUMS painted murals in Isère 115 in the Metropolitan area INTENSE

FINE DINING GOURMAND “MADE IN GRENOBLE ALPES”

Home to Gratin Dauphinois, 810 restaurants GRENOBLE WALNUTS, CHARTREUSE liqueur with 7 Michelin

and SAINT-MARCELLIN cheese In Isère starred INNOVATIVE IDEALLY-LOCATED WITHIN EUROPE

3 INTERNATIONAL 3HRS airports: Lyon, Geneva & Grenoble to Paris by train (18 TGVs/day)

1∕2 to London, Frankfurt, 1∕2 1 HRS Rome or Brussels by plane 2 HRS 2HRS to the Mediterranean-&- to Mont-Blanc Sea

GRENOBLE,

BUSINESS convention 2,200 hotel rooms ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION 3centers with 3 or 4 star-ratings

TAILOR-MADE BUSINESS CENTERS

of which: 170 FIELD-RELATED business Chemical ACTIVITY HUBS: parks platforms in Isère 2 ì Campus de la (Greater Grenoble Area and Rhône Valley) Brunerie (athletics) ì MINATEC (electronics, 1 multimodal platform land-transportation #1 logistics microelectronics) Inspira platform in France ì Nanobio & Biopolis - www.fx-comunik.fr - Photo credits: Pierre Jayet, Grenoble-Alpes Maire-http://21turns.netF. Métropole (Snowboard - Lucas in l'Alpe Frangella, d'Huez, Thomas Grandes Vigliano, Rousses Soitec, - (38)) - non-binding document - april 2019. in the Rhône Valley in Northern Isère (health)

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