Innovation

From 24 to 26 September 2008, thousands of creative minds from all over the world will come together in Amsterdam for the third PICNIC.

I will be there to meet people, to feel and catch what will happen very soon, ’cause PICNIC is three inspiring days of ideas, fun and sensory stimulation in media technology, entertainment, art and science.

Hope the weather will be fine (I refer to the name of the event) !

The Pays de la Loire Region is a dynamic region thanks to the sectors of electronics and ICT that represent a significant share of jobs in the region, spread over all the territory, serving diversified end markets.
Mainly electronics companies have formed a chain, called ETIC. This group formed among key industry players: EOLANE, TRONICO, CREATIVE EURECOM, FAPRONIC,…. and whose animation is covered by the CCI of Maine-et-Loire, is strongly supported by public authorities (French State and Pays de la Loire Region).
In one year of existence, this group has managed to launch concrete projects, innovative, which have already begun to bear fruit. These results are especially encouraging that the sector is a local initiative, created by players on the basis of limited resources.

Exemple of innovation in Pays de la Loire region : the company Kéosys based in St Herblain, near Nantes, which is the leader in imaging and communication systems for nuclear medicine (NM, SPECT/CT & PET/CT) & radiology (CR, CT, MG & MRI) has developed the pen communicating that has a connection via Internet and telephone.

More articles on ETIC.

The “Starry garden” is a work of Kinya Maruyama, a Japanese artist, made in connection with the Paimboeuf inhabitants.

It is one of the 6 pieces of work Estuaire Nantes <> Saint Nazaire 2007-2009-2011 that are installed permanently between Nantes and St Nazaire along the Loire.

Yes, the 5th other works (described on Invest in Europe blog) are nice and interesting : “Les anneaux - D. Buren & P. Bouchain, “Did I miss something ? ” - Jeppe Hein, “L’Observatoire” - Tadashi Kawamata, “Suite de Triangles Saint Nazaire 2007″ - Felice Varini and “Misconceivable” - Erwin Wurm (please tell that this work must be installed permanently in Le Pellerin !).

But I do prefer the “Starry Garden”.
To understand why, now, watch a piece of a video about the “Starry Garden” and listen to the bells and the wind ! So nice and quiet !

I am pleased to announce that you can watch videos on the exhibitors of the California Tech Showcase (CTS) as well as the ones of the Transatlantic Green Platform (TGP) - both events of the World Investment Conference WIC held last 5 and 6 June in La Baule - on our channel created on Youtube : the investwesternfrance’s channel.

You can also find some videos of start-ups from Nantes area as well as some videos of the Invest in Western France Agency team talking about their missions and… a lot of extras, very soon !
Humm, what about the Invest in Western France Agency lip dub ???

Jean-Noël Gadreau, CTO and co-founder, shows Thierry Bezier of Intruders TV his company Wiztivi during the CTS 08 in La Baule.

Wiztivi is a French start-up based in Carquefou, near Nantes and it develops an application that allows websites to be viewed on TV through SetTop Boxes using only the remote to surf abd enables TV channels to propose a wide range of interactive services.
Wiztivi was one of the European start-ups that exhibited at CTS -California Tech Showcase in La Baule last 5 and 6 June during the World Investment Conference.

More interviews and videos about CTS made by T. Bezier can be found on Intruders TV. He interviewed most of the CTS/TGP exhibitors.  (More details in the next post.)

During the CTS - California Tech Showcase, we also welcomed on 6 June, some start-ups involved in clean and green tech.
Regenatec is one of them. This company designs, manufactures and installs the world’s most advanced pure plant oil (PPO) biofuel conversion systems for commercial diesel engines.

Here is the link to Damien’s blog about cleantech (the latest blog of Western France) that shows a video about Regenatec, a UK exhibitor of the TGP (Transatlantic Green Platform) at La Baule WIC on June 6 and 7, 2008.