Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Presentation of the Region

The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region has non-member status but actively participates in the Pilot 3D Printing and ESM VI through its clusters:
– Polymeris (https://www.polymeris.fr/en.html)
– Cimes (https://www.cimes-hub.com/)
The regional Smart Specialisation Strategy is based on 8 areas of excellence:
– Construction and Public Works;
– Industry of the Future and Industrial Production;
– Agriculture, Agri-food, and Forests;
– Energy; Digital Technology;
– Mobility and Intelligent Transport Systems;
– Health;
– Sports, Mountains, and Tourism.

Regional Address

1 esplanade François Mitterrand 69269 Lyon France

Brussels Office Address

Rue du Trône 62 1050 Brussels Belgium

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Future Vanguard Task Group Meeting

Future Vanguard Task Group Meeting

Future of VI task group organized on April the 1st a session about the future of VI.There was an excellent and fruitful discussion on the most critical factors of VI development.Twenty-five people from their respective regions participated in this discussion which proves that regions – VI members do…

Circular Economy Textile Sector Expression Interest

Circular Economy Textile Sector Expression Interest

During the 2021 ESM Plenary event, Slovenia presented the “Circular Economy in Textile Sector” use-case within the “De- and Remanufacturing for Circular Economy” demo-case. Starting from this input, on the 18 of March has been organized an event extended to all Vanguard regions to express the intere…

Science Meets Regions Launch Event

Science Meets Regions Launch Event

On 3 March took place the launch event ofthe Vanguard Initiative Innovation Networking Initiative(VI INI) series ov events organised in the framework of the Science meets Regions programme.VI INI consists of a series of 5 physical, online and hybrid events focusing on the acceleration of the digital…