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

(figures for 2009-2010)

• Almost 110 members, of which 82% are businesses (72% of 250 employees SMEs)
• 157 R&D projects supported, since the creation of the cluster in 2005, of which 22 were conducted during 2010 first months
• 108 label-granted projects, of which 13 were conducted in 2010
• 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 €91m€
• 15 topics covered during Innovation-focused Workshops
• Workshops dedicated to innovation management
• 9 business opportunities carried out in 2010
• 2 missions in Israel
• Foreign delegations welcomed
• 3 trade fairs
• A regular participation in the main conferences and professional events of the industry
• 144 articles et quotations in the French press (2009 figures)
• 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