Characteristics
Located on the edge of the Lyon conurbation in the towns of Bron and Saint-Priest, this brand-new technology park aims to meet the demands of hi-tech companies (health, environment, electronics, NTICs, etc.).
It draws on:
 | a unique transport infrastructure, both very accessible and very varied (road, rail and air access),
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| a high-class university center (Lumière Lyon 2 University, for example),
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| the largest Human and Social Science University outside the Paris region,
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| very pleasant surroundings. |
Key figures
| 15,000 students
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| 1,500 staff on the site
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| 30 companies |
Advantages
An excellent geographical situation:
| 20 minutes from the Saint-Exupéry international airport
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| 5 minutes from Lyon-Bron, second business airport in France,
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| 20 minutes from 3 high-speed train (TGV) stations: Lyon Part-Dieu, Lyon Perrache and Lyon-Saint-Exupéry,
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| close to the A43 alpine freeway (Chambéry, Grenoble, Turin), linked to the A7 (Marseille/Barcelona) freeway via the Boulevard Urbain Est beltway, and connected to the A6 (Paris) and A42 (Geneva) freeways via the Rocade Est (East-side beltway). |
The presence of Lyon 2 University and its numerous resources in terms of:
| skills: international, legal, management, languages, etc...,
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| media: the university library, the audiovisual service and other facilities (computer rooms, cultural amphitheater, etc.).
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| 140 hectares, 30 of which remain to be allocated; availability of office or laboratory space to rent. |
A "natural" working environment
| 4.5 hectares of water area,
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| a central mall, a kind of tree-lined "backbone" almost 100 meters wide, including a cycle path, a tramway line, a footpath, etc. |
The technology park is in the middle of a 1,400 hectares developed area, also comprising a forest, a residential district, the tramway terminal, and the associated park-and-ride facility.
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