The opportunities of the civil nuclear energy
La Seyne Sur Mer July 1st, 2010
VAR ITER ACTIONS gathers the Var Chamber of Commerce and Industry (industry department and Var Accueil Investisseurs), the Var Chamber of jobs and Crafts, Toulon Var Technologies Innovation and the Var Departmental Council. On July 1st, this network will organize in the office of CNIM (Brégaillon – La Seyne sur mer) a meeting on the following subjects: the opportunities of the civil nuclear energy, ITER and the CEA of Cadarache for the var industry. Program and registration on: http://variteractions.tvt.fr/ for further detailsEUROSATORY Exhibition
Paris 14-18 June 2010
Var Accueil Investisseurs participates to the EUROSATORY exhibition – land, Airland, Homeland Defence Week in order to promote the defense and safety sector in the Var- HALL 5 - S440. for further details81st “Foire de Brignoles”
Brignoles 10 – 18 April 2010
Var Accueil Investisseurs will be present to the 81st “Foire de Brignoles” (45 000 visitors) at the stand of the Var Chamber of Commerce and Industry. At this occasion a company which was accompanied by the agency will be presented. for further details
Electronics, microelectronics and photonics
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur leads the French and Southern-European regions for microelectronics.
There are over 80 regional SMEs in the photonics and image
processing sector employing some 2 500 people.
The development of these trades relies on regional technological interface bodies:
The development of these trades relies on regional technological interface bodies:
The Var is home to many skills uncluding telecommunications and networks, electric cables, optics, photonics, electronic components and research and development centres.
Some of the firms and establishments
- Groupe Circet: telecommunications and networks.
- Lapp Muller: electric cables.
- Micro BE: electronics and computer engineering office.
- Optis: software and studies to simulate and analyse light and optics.
- Techtonic: R&D into microelectronics and onboard computing.
- Transfix: electric cables.
- Vishay: electronic components.