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Besançon, European microtechnology cluster
The Franche-Comté region, situated at the crossroads
of Europe, enjoys an exceptional location. It is also one
of the most industrialised areas in France. It has easy access
to the large industrial markets and particularly those of
Germany, Switzerland and Italy. This strategic position moreover
promotes exchanges with the European Union (70% of transactions)
and with Switzerland, one of its largest customers.
Franche-Comté’s SMIs work directly with large
global groups in the following fields: automobile, aeronautics,
biomedical, watch making, mechanical optics, luxury goods,
jewellery, control and measurements, the environment, telephony,
electronic money, etc. The dynamism and skills of the sector’s
companies lead to innovation and give birth to new occupations
that link microtechnology to optics and to electronics…
All the expertise co-exist for processing materials, achieving
their finishes and assemblies, and integrating other components.
This exceptional microtechnological density of skills make
up Franche-Comté’s activities of which the city
of Besançon is
currently the European hub.
 Besançon,
regional capital, economic catchment area with 200,000
inhabitants.
Microtechnology
cluster, labelled competitiveness cluster in 2005.
French centre for stamping and micromechanical
engineering. Biomedical engineering
centre, automation centre, robotics
centre and worldwide time-frequency centre.
FEMTO-ST (Franche-Comté
Electronique, Mécanique, Thermique, et Optique –
Sciences et Technologies) brings together 5 laboratories
with almost 350 researchers that devote all
or part of their research to micro- and nanotechnology.
MIMENTO,
only technology centre in France (2004).
Centre de Transfert en
Micro et Nano technologies,
Institut de Productique,
TEMIS, Microtechnical
& scientific technological centre.
The only major French engineering college specialised in microtechnology:
L'Ecole Nationale Supérieure
d'Ingénieurs de Mécanique et Microtechnique
(ENSMM)
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