A world first in Lyon: An ultrasound treatment for Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a chronic disease affecting the female reproductive organs that can be debilitating in 10% of cases due to the extreme pain it causes. This illness affects two out of ten women of...
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Clusters and competitive clusters in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region
In order to develop cooperation both nationally and internationally, Métropole de Lyon relies on clusters i.e. networks of companies from every sector. What is a Cluster?! A cluster is a network of...
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Everything you should know about Lyon’s competitive clusters
A competitive cluster is a group of companies, laboratories, teaching establishments and associations located within a given area, which develop numerous partnerships in order to boost synergies,...
View Article15th edition of Nuits Sonores in Lyon
Lyon’s Nuits Sonores electronic music festival is an urban and creative lab. From the outset it has promoted an innovative vision of musical culture, by supporting emerging styles, tomorrow’s artists...
View ArticleLyon, France’s #2 city in which to host a conference
The ICCAWorld (International Congress and Convention Association) has just revealed its 2016 ranking of the world’s top cities in which to host an international conference. In order to establish this...
View ArticleOnlylight: the new “light event” in Lyon !
Onlylight, the new biennial exhibition entirely devoted to lighting in all its forms, will take place from 13 – 15 June 2017 at Eurexpo. It will cover the entire “light ecosystem” on a regional,...
View ArticleLyon named best University City in France 2017!
For the first time, Lyon is top of the rankings compiled by L’Étudiant magazine, winning the title of Best University City in France. Lyon shone, in particular, in terms of attractiveness, quality of...
View ArticleLyon, the most pleasant city in France
According to the annual Economist Intelligence Unit rankings (EIU), Lyon is the most pleasant French city in which to live. Among the 140 cities studied, Lyon ranks 29th in the world, ahead of Paris,...
View ArticleBayer inaugurates its new quality control laboratory in the Lyon area
Bayer AG is a German chemical and pharmaceutical group operating at an international level. It operates in the fields of chemicals, healthcare and polymers, as well as in agriculture. Bayer...
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Call for candidates BigBooster 3
Since October 2014, there has been a veritable rapprochement between Lyon and Boston (United States) and the international start-up program, BigBooster, was organized for the first time in 2016,...
View ArticleCGI sets up its global centre of excellence dedicated to supply chain...
CGI, a Canadian IT group, recently inaugurated its first and only global centre of excellence in Lyon. The centre is dedicated to the digitization of the corporate supply chain. A showcase for the...
View ArticleQuebec-based company Innergex opens an office in Lyon
Innergex is a leading player in renewable energy and sustainable development. Established in1990, the Québec-based company specialises in the production of electricity from renewable sources, in...
View ArticleLyon-Boston relations grow stronger thanks to the MIT Media Lab
On 25-27 September 2017, Lyon hosted the first ever Game IT workshop organised by the MIT Media Lab’s City Science Laboratory. The aim was to study the use of digital tools in the simulation of urban...
View ArticleThe Lyon metropolitan area, a leading region for tissue engineering
On 11 October, leading Japanese cosmetics company Kosé opened its first European R&D center, in Lyon, with Aderly’s assistance. The company will now have a full-time researcher hosted by Lyon...
View ArticleFrance’s National Space Studies Centre (CNES) sets up its space survey...
France’s National Space Studies Centre (CNES) has just confirmed the creation of the Space’ibles space survey observatory in Lyon. A public industrial and commercial establishment, the CNES CNES...
View ArticleLyon will host the 2018 edition of the WWW conference
The largest annual scientific conference on web technologies, the World Wide Web (WWW) conference takes place every year in a new country, alternating between Europe / Asia / America. A first: the WWW...
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Ubisoft Ivory Tower inaugurates its new premises in Lyon-Villeurbanne
Video game developer Ubisoft Ivory Tower (born of the union between Ivory Tower and Ubisoft 2015) opened its new offices in Villeurbanne on 29 November. The company settled into their 1665 sq. m...
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Urban mobility: Lyon ranks 15th in the world
Arcadis, a leading consulting and engineering firm, recently unveiled its new global Sustainable Cities Mobility Index, on urban mobility. The study looks at 100 cities through 23 indicators to give an...
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The Lyon area’s appeal: Aderly presents its results for 2017
103 new company setups and 2,160 jobs created within 3 years: the results obtained in 2017 by the Lyon Area Economic Development Agency (Aderly) exceed the targets set by its constituents. The target...
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Quality of life: Lyon is ranked first in Europe for accessibility
Candidate for the first time this year, Lyon ranked first in the 2018 edition of the Access City Award (among 26 cities) for putting accessibility at the heart of urban life. This award presented at...
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