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The aviation and aerospace industry in Provence represents:
• € 5.5 billion in turnover
• 8 world industry leaders
• More than 40,000 jobs
• 31 R&D and test centers
• 700 researchers, 2,500 people dedicated to privately funded R&D
• 3 universities, 10 engineering schools, 16 specialized training centers and 3 flight schools
PEGASE was created by major industry players, research and training organizations and innovative SMEs, in an effort to develop the economic and technological activities of the region’s aviation and aerospace industry.
The strategy chosen by PEGASE is to apply the technological advances of such fields as electronics, mechanics, optics and textile to the development of so-called “air solutions” (comprehensive and continuous site surveillance, ultra fast passenger transportation, etc.).
PEGASE aims to generate € 800 million in turnover within the next 5 years.
Business resources to serve all the needs of aviation industry professionals
- Avignon airport aviation center :
- 42 acres with direct access to reserved area and airport runway
- Area dedicated to hosting service-providing and industrial businesses in the aviation industry.
- PEGASE industry cluster forecasts the creation of 1,000 new jobs in the Avignon aviation center.
- The PEGASE technological incubator for innovative small and medium-sized businesses in the aeronautics industry is located in an accessible airport environment with all necessary business services conveniently at hand.
- Adjacent to the aviation center,
- A 494 acres technological park,
- An incubator hosting 90 companies working in 3,200 m² extending to over 4,100 m²
Overiew of the Avignon airport aviation center :
The PEGASE technological incubator :
View from the runway :
Solid competencies and an attractive business environment
Companies : BCI Navigation, Dronexplorer, RFTronic, Winlight System, Metraware, Débitmetrie, Flowmaster/Enginsoft, EAD Aérospace, Groupe Egide, Eole System, Arplast, Philae Concept, Sterne, Vision du Ciel...
Organizations :
UMR ESPACE Avignon
GEOMATICS: 60 researchers, geographers, sociologists, historians, anthropologists from 4 regional universities (Aix-Marseille, Avignon and Nice) and from the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research) to analyze regional dynamics.
The lab focuses both on core research (particularly in spatial analysis and modeling) as well as its applications.
LSBB Plateau d’Albion
Lab on core research and applied projects.
This site’s physical, seismic and electromagnetic characteristics make it a unique interdisciplinary research center with a very low noise environment.
CERI - IT Research Lab in Avignon
A CNRS Laboratory specialized in IT and associated with the University of Avignon.
Works mostly on European R&D projects in partnership with big companies in the industry (Thalès in particular).
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For more information, please download the brochure
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