2017, a dynamic year for leisure and business tourism in Lyon
ONLYLYON Tourism & Congress and Lyon for Events, managed by GL Events, have recently made public their 2017 business reports. 2017 was a record year for GL which manages events at Lyon’s Conference...
View ArticleSolvay reveals project to build its largest Global Innovation and Technology...
Last Friday, Belgian chemicals company Solvay announced that it will build the group’s largest innovation and cutting-edge technology center in Lyon. With this investment, of over 100 million euros,...
View ArticleLyon’s laboratories’ 3D printing project to aid burn victims
Last year, 3d.FAB (3D Fabric of Advanced Biology), the Lyon Tech-La Doua campus 3D printing platform, announced the launch of a research programme for a large-scale 3D printing project directly onto...
View ArticleIrish Society ESP Chooses Lyon for the opening of his new office
Founded in 2003 in Cork (Ireland), Enterprise System Partners (ESP) is a leading international company in consulting and project engineering developing computerized manufacturing management solutions...
View ArticleSmart Transport and Intelligence: Chinese Group Ehang sets up in Lyon
Ehang, established in Canton in 2014, is a leader in the development and sale of commercial drones and taxi drones, and it has selected Lyon as the location for its first European R&D centre. The...
View ArticleThe appeal of the Lyon area continues to grow in 2018
With 116 new companies, and a predicted 2553 new jobs forecast over the next three years, the Lyon Area Economic Development Agency (Aderly) is proud to present its results for 2018, which surpass...
View ArticleFinland’s Konecranes is to set up a data science laboratory in Lyon
Konecranes is one of three global providers of port cranes and lifting equipment and related services. The group employs 16,100 people in 50 countries, including approximately 750 in France, making it...
View ArticleLyon experts host « Skin Science Happy Hour »: from tissue engineering to...
ONLYLYON will be holding a conference in collaboration with CED (European Centre of Dermocosmetology) and Cosmet’In Lyon on April 1st at EMLYON Business School, in Paris. Attendees will meet Lyon...
View Article5th edition of Plant Based Summit in Lyon!
Plant Based Summit is an international congress for plant chemistry, dedicated to the development of bio-based solutions. This 5th edition will take place in Cité Internationale, Lyon, from 22-24 May...
View ArticleLyon’s Confluence district keeps developing!
The Confluence district, a vast 150-hectare site at the tip of the Peninsula, continues to transform. The area’s redevelopment has one overriding goal: to contribute to a “smart” and sustainable city....
View ArticleLyon is more committed than ever to improving transport and mobility!
The Transport and Mobility sector in the Lyon area is a European benchmark for governance and collaborative projects. Lyon was also voted the top French city for mobility in 2019 by the think-tank “Les...
View ArticleWorld first as robot valets land in Lyon
In a world first, an outdoor car park run entirely by robots has entered service at Lyon-Saint Exupéry international airport. The initiative, by Stanley Robotics, was co-developed with Aéroports de...
View ArticleITEN opens its first micro-batteries production site in the Lyon area.
ITEN, the French leader in solid-state and rechargeable lithium-ion micro-batteries, inaugurated its first production site in Lyon on Thursday 6 December 2018. The company’s new site is the fruition...
View ArticleTechnological innovation in healthcare: Lyonbiopôle and i-Care launch the...
The i-Care Cluster, which specialises in medical technology, and the competitive cluster Lyonbiopôle, which specialises in health, have joined forces to create the i-Care LAB, a healthcare lab for the...
View ArticleNext40 start-up JobTeaser sets up in Lyon!
JobTeaser was founded in 2008, based on the observation that the school-to-work transition can be hard to navigate. The company’s goal is to help young people find their career paths. To this end, it...
View ArticleSSE: the start-up Jeekan sets up in Lyon
Jeekan is a start-up in the social and inclusive economy (assisted by Makesense), founded by Alban Castaing (CEO) and Pierre-Alexandre Schembri (CTO). It offers a SaaS platform for sustainable...
View ArticleLyon’s Chemical Valley launches a call for interest
Lyon’s Chemical Valley is a major industrial and economic platform, as well as a project for the local area led by Métropole de Lyon to build and maintain momentum for change and renewal in the...
View ArticleEovolt is setting up its production in the Lyon region!
Eovolt is a French brand specialising in the design, assembly and distribution of folding electrically-assisted bikes. Its central mission in developing its products is to bring a breath of fresh air...
View ArticleMobee Travel: winner of the 10,000 start-ups to change the world prize
Founded in Lyon at the end of 2016, Mobee Travel is the first all-online holiday and activity bookings platform devoted to people with disabilities or reduced mobility. Its aim is to make travel...
View ArticleDutch start-up Nowos sets up in Lyon region
Nowos is a start-up founded in 2019 in the Netherlands, which repairs and reconditions lithium ion batteries to extend their lifetimes, for use in self-balancing personal transporters and electric...
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