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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New Eu Project Launched Within Esm Pilot

The digital transformation demo-case of the Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing (ESM) Pilot has successfully launched the project AI REGIO, funded by Horizon 2020.The aim of AI REGIO is to develop AI-related applications for SMEs by exploiting and enriching the cross-border network of so called …

Esm Pilot Invites You Its Plenary Meeeting 16 December

Esm Pilot Invites You Its Plenary Meeeting 16 December

The Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing (ESM) Pilot will organise an online plenary meeting on 16 December 16th to share the progresses of the pilots’ four demo-cases; De- and Remanufacturing, Digital Transformation, Polymer-based functional products, Energy-flexible and resource-efficient facto…

Successful Annual Political Meeting Organised Online

Successful Annual Political Meeting Organised Online

On 19 November, the Vanguard Initiative organised the Annual Political Meeting 2020, and for the first time ever the meeting was held in digital format. During the meeting, political representatives from the member regions engaged in fruitful discussions about the network’s future priorities, as wel…