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28 May 2013
AmCham France honored to be a Knowledge partner for the OECD Forum for the 3rd consecutive year30 May 2013
Educating the Next Generation of Leaders04 Jun 2013
Taxation Working Committee Roundtable: "Tax Credit for Employment and Competitiveness: What is the Real Impact on your Business?"17 Jun 2013
Innovation et compétitivité : une question d'horizon19 Jun 2013
Garden Party at Hotel des Invalides19 Jun 2013
Meet Miami in Paris: Business Networking breakfast
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Alsace-Lorraine Chapter
Patrick Dancourt
Chair, Alsace-Lorraine Chapter
Steelcase
Espace européenne de l'entreprise
1, allée d'Oslo
BP 40033 Schiltigheim
67012 Strasbourg
pdancour@steelcase.com
Jean Simon
Vice-Chair, Alsace-Lorraine Chapter
j.simon@cahr.tm.fr
REGIONAL WEBSITE: www.amcham-alsacelorraine.org/
Alsace-Lorraine Regional Information
Geographically, Alsace-Lorraine regions occupy a central position in Europe bordering 4 different countries Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. Access to the region is convenient, with its international airports including Bâle-Mulhouse and Strasbourg. The regions are also within the proximity of international airports of Zurich, Frankfurt and Luxembourg. The regions also offer an exceptional transport and communications network that was recently enhanced by the launch of the TGV East high speed train link.
At the heart of this privileged European zone, Alsace-Loraine regions provide an attractive business environment. Its prime location is at the heart of the European dynamic and world’s biggest market. 50% of total European GDP, 200 million consumers, 6 European capital cities, and 10 major cities are all situated within a 600 kilometer radius around the regions.
The Alsace is in particular an innovative region. It is the 2nd leading region outside Ile-de-France in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, accounting for 5% of total patents registered. It also ranked among the top three regions for scientific publications. Alsace is also the 3rd leading region for the number of European patents resulting from private research.
The headquarters of the international “Therapeutic Innovations” cluster are located in Alsace. Two other national clusters are organized in collaboration with other French regions: the “Vehicle of the Future” cluster (automotive) and the “Great Eastern Natural Fibers” cluster (wood and paper). Other industrial excellence platforms include textiles, chemicals, materials, sustainable energy and energy efficiency (Energivie), plastics, agro-food, ITC, photonics (Rhenaphotonics) and imaging technology (Iconoval).
The Lorraine is the fourth leading region in terms of business creations, and the seventh leading region in terms of exports. Thanks to its rich and active economic environment, the region has approximately 80 000 companies and establishments, 25 000 artisans and employs a total of 72 440 people. The Lorraine also offers a high and diverse capacity for research and innovation which is supported by several clusters, including two officially registered clusters: the “Innovative materials and Intelligent products” cluster, and the “Fiber” cluster, which attract major development projects.
Given its proximity to nearby countries, a high percentage of the workforce in the regions are multilingual, and are considered by the business community to have an international reputation for efficiency and dedication to their work.
Alsace-Loraine regions are a prime investment location for international investors. Both regions have been ranked among the leading regions in France in terms of the number of jobs resulting from international investment inflows. With that said, within both regions together, more than one employee out of five works for an international company. The major investors in the regions originate from Germany, Switzerland and North America.
Thank you to AFII (Invest in France Agency) for providing this information. AFII's mission is to make France Europe's leading destination for international investment. Visit their website at http://www.invest-in-france.org
27 Nov 2009-8:30 to 10:00 am
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12 Oct 2009-6:30 to 8:30 pm
Convergence of economic liberalism and humanism
01 Sep 2009-To be announced
Web 2.0 - "What's the point?"
16 Jun 2009-6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
SCOT Presents: Relocating to Alsace
19 May 2009-From 6:00 to 8:00 pm
"The Changing Nature of Work" - The Dabbawalas
16 Oct 2008-18:30 - 20:30 p.m.
Wine, Sausage & Networking! AmCham, After Hours with AmCham Alsace-Lorraine
14 Oct 2008-6:30 pm
France’s competitiveness in Europe and in the world:
How will France rise to the global challenge? Can regions make a difference?
26 Sep 2008-12:00 to 2:00 pm
Modernizing the French Economy: Understanding the new Law
15 May 2008-5:00 PM
Visit of DARAMIC, Sélestat
24 Jan 2008-17:30-19:00
Case study by Steelcase International, AmCham Alsace-Lorraine
30 Nov 2007-18:30-20:30
Bain Barometer on The French Investment Climate
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Regus
The Regus Group is the global leader in flexible workspace solutions, with products and services ranging from fully equipped offices to professional meeting rooms, virtual offices, business lounges and the largest network of videoconferencing studios. The Regus Group delivers a new way to work, whether it’s from home, on the road or from an office. Over 400,000 clients a day, such as Google, GlaxoSmithKline, Nokia and thousands of growing small and medium businesses, benefit from Regus Group facilities spread across a global footprint of 1,000 locations in 450 cities and 75 countries, which allows individuals and companies to work wherever, however and whenever they want to. The Regus Group has a network of 39 business centres in France and is present in Alsace in Strasbourg since 1998.
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ADIRA - Agence de développement économique du Bas-Rhin ADIRA is an association created nearly 60 years ago and whose members include the main local economic, political and social forces. ADIRA benefits from a unique business relations network in the “Département du Bas-Rhin” and accompanies more than 300 economic development projects per year carried by either businesses or the local authorities. - information on financial incentives and help in seeking public or private financing, - putting in touch with local contacts to help projects reach a successful conclusion, - advice and support for companies in difficulty, - collective actions in favor of innovation and fields of excellence.
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Michel Mall Individual Member. Adaris Law Firm. Areas of expertise: setting up foreign owned companies in France, intellectual property, commercial litigation, and contract law. |
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CAHR - Comité d'Action économique du Haut-Rhin A mulitdisciplinary development agency, the Comité d’Action économique du Haut-Rhin (CAHR) gives advice to and helps companies to get started and grow. CAHR provides the following services: the facilitation of business development in the Haut-Rhin region by encouraging new business start-ups, assisting business projects during set-up and development phases, proposing partners, funding, available land and real-estate premises.
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ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS - European Support Center Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics European Support Center is a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies. In this unique center, near the city of Strasbourg (France), professional training, technical support and logistics are provided to customers, business partners and employees for Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics’ products as well as for products from other Johnson & Johnson companies such as Therakos, Inc., Independence Technology and Veridex, LLC. Under one roof, the center hosts a talented multilingual workforce supporting Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Australia. The key of success is the efficient collection, processing and transmission of information which is provided by our customers, business partners, Research & Development, Technical Support and Manufacturing Organisations in Rochester, Raritan (United States) and Cardiff (United Kingdom). This acquired knowledge enables us to find solutions that best meet local needs and therefore benefit all our customers and business partners.
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