The Paris-Saclay ecosystem: a world-class scientific and technological hub
Paris-Saclay brings together, within 6 areas of excellence (aerospace-security-defense, health-biotech, digital technologies, agritech-agrotech, ecological transition, and mobility), all innovation communities: several of Europe’s largest R&D centers, top laboratories, universities, and engineering schools, the highest concentration of deeptech startup incubators, and unique scientific facilities serving public research and businesses. A multidisciplinary hub where researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and industrialists collaborate to build the world of tomorrow. A synergy that makes Paris-Saclay the leading scientific and technological innovation ecosystem in Europe.
A world-class industrial and entrepreneurial hub
Paris-Saclay is home to large French and international industrial groups and their R&D teams. They are the key players in innovation in this entrepreneurial ecosystem strengthened by over 700 startups (with an increase of 80% in deeptech) developing breakthrough technologies and an equal number of innovative solutions to current societal challenges.
6 industrial verticals of excellence
Engineers and researchers from Paris-Saclay innovate in 6 key industrial domains:
- Aerospace-security-defense
- Health-biotech
- Digital technologies
- Agritech-agrotech
- Ecological transition
- Mobility
The entrepreneurial ecosystem and startups
Paris-Saclay hosts a strong network of innovation hubs composed of incubators, accelerators, fab labs, and coworking spaces. An ideal entrepreneurial environment that explains the presence of over 800 startups developing promising technological solutions and contributing to the R&D dynamism of the area.
A hub of scientific research serving innovation
In Paris-Saclay, public scientific research merges with private R&D. The deeptech innovation ecosystem of Paris-Saclay relies on a strong synergy among engineers from companies, entrepreneurs, and researchers from universities and major research centers and scientific laboratories.
Cutting-edge scientific facilities
In Paris-Saclay, both public and private R&D benefit from cutting-edge scientific equipment, often unique in Europe.
The academic hub: training the best talents for future R&D
With two major academic poles, Université Paris-Saclay and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, along with their leading schools including the best private engineering schools and management schools, Paris-Saclay constitutes the largest hub of scientific education in Europe. Its institutions offer training in mathematics and physics for engineering degrees among the best in the world. Paris-Saclay thus positions itself as a major pool of world-renowned talent for current and future businesses in the region.