The competitiveness cluster of the technical and functional textile industry in Rhône-Alpes

(figures for 2008)

• 95 members, of which 76% are businesses (50% of 250 employees SMEs)
• 103 R&D projects supported, since the creation of the cluster in 2005, of which 51 were conducted in 2008
• 80 label-granted projects, of which 40 were conducted in 2008
• An average of 6 partners (businesses, laboratories, research and training centres) per project
• 44% of the project partners are SMEs
• 50% of label-granted projects actually funded (FUI, OSEO, ANR, FEDER…), for a total amount of €28m
• 9 topics covered during Innovation-focused Workshops
• 3 workshops dedicated to innovation management
• 7 business opportunities carried out
• 1 prospective mission in Israel
• 3 foreign delegations welcomed
• 3 trade fairs
• A regular participation in the main conferences and professional events of the industry
• 189 articles et quotations in the French press
• Located in Ecully, at the heart of the textile techno-pole and college campus
• A strategy prescribed by active business leaders, laboratory managers and college directors
• An annual budget of €290,000