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Sophia Antipolis, a place where the present plays host to the future

The high average number of companies that settle there every year makes Sophia Antipolis the destination of choice for technology companies in France.

At Sophia Antipolis, the fabric of multinational companies, innovative SMEs and high-tech start-ups attract a community of talents, in which over 70 nationalities are represented.

Today, Sophia Antipolis is among the leading R&D hubs in Europe and remains as appealing as ever to companies and research facilities specialized in information technology, life sciences, environmental sciences and fine chemicals.

Located on the territories of several cities gathered within the Communauté d'Agglomération Sophia Antipolis (CASA), providing a natural environment of woods and scrubland with views of the Mediterranean sea, and nearby Alps mountain.

EXPANSION PLANS

Sophia Antipolis is pursuing its development and now ranks among the three leading technology parks in Europe in terms of growth potential, with 700,000 square meters of land available for development, in addition to 1.2 million square meters of existing office space, lab facilities and homes. The park's development will ultimately involve increasing the density of areas already developed and refitting existing business facilities according to the latest urban development concepts in mobility, environmental protection, landscaping and dedicated transportation infrastructure.

Comparison of rental costs for new premises in Europe

Prices are given in Euros per square meter rented for a year, excluding tax and maintenance charges Source Atisreal Q IV 2008

AN ACCELERATION FACTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

Sophia Antipolis offers privileged access to technology programs of prime importance like Galileo and ITER.

The ICTS campus (science and technology), slated to open in 2010, will bring together academic and entrepreneurial resources from the ICT industries, in the manner of university campuses in Englishspeaking countries. The new institution of research and higher education will focus primarily on networks, bio-informatics and supercomputers. It aims to be the research center for third-millennium IT applications.