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The Strategic Areas
The “Pôle Mer Méditerranée” stimulates and
encourages innovation through collaboration
around six strategic business areas (see Fig. 1 ).
1.1
Key Figures
• 360 members
• ¾ of industry (more than 160 SMEs)
• ¼ of research and training
• More than 200 labeled projects for a total
amount of 546 M€
• 200 granted projects
1.2
Our “Ambition”
To contribute to the sustainable development of
the maritime and coastal economy.
1.3
Our “Job”
To encourage the innovation between our
member- associating companies and research laboratories. Promote the results at the international
level.
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History of the Cluster
• 2004: The French government set a call for
tender for the constitution of competitiveness
clusters.
• Phase 1:
2005: Creation of two competitiveness cluster
“Mer Bretagne” and “Mer Provence-Alpes- Côte
G. Herrouin (*)
Pôle Mer Méditerranée , La Seyne-sur-Mer , France
e-mail: herrouin@polemermediterranee.com ;
http://www.polemermediterranee.com
Pôle Mer Méditerranée
Guy Herrouin
Abstract
Created in 2005, the “Pôle Mer Méditerranée” is a business and innovation
world-class sea cluster located in the South of France. Its ambition is to
contribute to the sustainable development of the maritime and coastal
economy in the Mediterranean basin, in Europe, and more widely at an
international scale. The network of the “Pôle Mer Méditerranée” involves
360 members including major companies, SMEs, research institutes, and
academic structures.