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Invest In Photonics To Build On Successful Debut With 2010 Event

Invest in Photonics, the photonics partnering event held in Bordeaux in December 2008, attracted over 100 of the world’s leading photonics specialists and presented 16 projects representing a total potential investment of €100 million. The event will be held for the second time in 2010. Invest in Photonics was initiated by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and co-organised with ALPhA (Aquitaine Laser Photonics and Applications) and the CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission).

18 FEB	French Design Forum To Showcase Exclusive Designers In Chelsea
	The Trade Commission of the French Embassy in the UK will present 11 French designers at the Design Forum, which will be held at in London on 3 & 4 March 2009. This unique event is being held in partnership with Rabih Hage, the leading architect and interior designer, and with sponsorship from Baccarat and DeTnk.

17 FEB	BioMerieux Has Novel Solutions For Clinical Management Of Sepsis
	BioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, offers a wide range of solutions to fight sepsis, the most common underlying cause of death in non-coronary intensive care units. This was illustrated by bioMérieux’s sponsoring of the Sepsis 2008 international symposium held in Spain last November.

17 FEB	French Pavilion At Ocean Business 2009 Goes Full Steam Ahead
	The Trade Commission of the French Embassy in London will showcase the best of French ocean technology at Ocean Business 2009. Ocean Business, which is held every two years at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton (England), will take place from 31 March to 2 April 2009.

12 FEB	French Pavilion On Track For Success At Railtex 2009
	The Trade Commission of the French Embassy in the UK will unveil the French Pavilion (Stand 516) at the Railtex trade show, to be held in London from 10 to 12 March 2009. The French Pavilion will showcase eight innovative French companies from across the rail sector.

12 FEB	Generix Group Adds Systar Technology To Its Solutions
	Generix Group of France, a leading provider of inter- and intra-company collaborative solutions, has added a number of event-monitoring functions, which are designed using Systar technology, to its TradeXpress B2B integration platform.

07 FEB	French Innovation In Spotlight At Barcelona Mobile World Congress
	UBIFRANCE, the French export-support agency, will hold a conference on the latest in wireless and contactless technology during the Mobile World Congress, which is being held in Barcelona from 16 to 19 February 2009. The conference, which will showcase six French competitiveness clusters, will take place on 16 February at 2.30 pm in Hall 5, Level 3, Room 8.

05 FEB	Fortal To Bring Bespoke Rail-maintenance Services To Railtex
	Fortal of France, a specialist in rail maintenance, will take part in the Railtex trade show, which will be held in London from 10 to 12 March 2009. The company will be part of the French Pavilion.

24 JAN	Orolia Acquires Rapco Electronics Extending Reach Of Time & Frequency Sales
	Sophia-Antipolis (France) — Rapco Electronics Ltd is to merge with Orolia’s Spectracom unit, offering a unique level of local service and support to customers throughout the UK and Ireland, and across Europe as a whole and North America.

09 JAN	SITL Real Time 2009 To Focus On Logistics Performance
	SITL Real Time, the leading European event in the transport and logistics industry, will be held in Paris from 24 to 26 March 2009. The organisers of the show, which will focus on logistics performance, have already booked 80% of the exhibition space.

09 JAN	Rhone-Alpes Showcases French Expertise At ISPO WINTER 2009
	The Savoie Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI de la Savoie) and Cluster CIM are supporting companies from the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France at the ISPO WINTER trade show, which will be held in Munich from 1 to 4 February 2009. At the 2009 event, participating companies Alp’Control and Morpho will be awarded the trade fair’s Brandnew Award for their innovative products.

08 JAN	ECONOMIA 2009 To Showcase Hi-tech Excellence In Franche-Comte
	For the fifth time since 1998, together with its local partners, the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of the département of Doubs (CCI du Doubs) in Eastern France is organising ECONOMIA, in the city of Montbéliard.

13 DEC	EMPREINTE’s Bras To Bust The Competition At Harrogate
	EMPREINTE of France, a specialist in bras in larger sizes, will be exhibiting at the Harrogate Lingerie & Swimwear exhibition, which will be held in Harrogate (England) from 22 to 24 February 2009. All of EMPREINTE’s models combine seductive design with incomparable support. Its latest design is the Melody line, which is made of moulded sheer lace (up to 36G).

12 DEC	Franchise Expo Paris 09 To Focus On Brazilian Brands
	Franchise Expo Paris, the major international event for the franchise sector, will be held in Paris from 13 to 16 March 2009. Over 400 French and international brands are expected to be represented at the event, from 75 business sectors. There will be a particular focus on Brazil, with a pavilion dedicated to the country, as well as special meetings with Brazilian investors.

11 DEC	Nocacel Voted Best Surface Protection Supplier On The Market
	Novacel of France, a specialist in surface protection, has announced the results of a customer-satisfaction survey, which was carried out by INIT Satisfaction. Clients of the company from 10 countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas were questioned about their experiences with Novacel, with 91% of respondents stating they are “satisfied to very satisfied” with Novacel solutions.

11 DEC	UROsphere To Take Its Urological Expertise To Scandinavia
	UROsphere of France, a preclinical CRO that specialises in genito-urinary and kidney pathologies, will take part in the European Association of Urology’s Annual Meeting, which will be held in Stockholm from 17 to 21 March 2009. It will also present its expertise to members of the Medicon Valley biotech cluster (in Sweden and Denmark) in March 2009.

05 DEC	40-30 Develops SIGAP For Advanced Procedures Management
	40-30 of France, a specialist in maintenance systems, has developed SIGAP Version 1, an advanced procedures management computer system. SIGAP is currently undergoing extensive testing at the company’s test site in Grenoble, which specialises in the maintenance of ionic implanter sub-arrays used in ion implantation machines used at semiconductor manufacturing sites.

21 NOV	FCCGB Announces Winners of Franco-British Business Awards
	The French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain (FCCGB) celebrated, on 3 November 2008, the sixth annual Franco-British Business Awards (FBBA).This year, Ms Anne-Marie Idrac, France’s Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, and Ms Susan Haird, Deputy Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment, were Guests of Honour and Keynote Speakers at the event.

18 NOV	China Europa 2009 To Focus On Sustainable Urban Development
	The business convention promoting trade links between China and Europe, will be held for the third time in the French port city of Le Havre from 31 March to 2 April 2009. The event aims to boost partnerships between European and Chinese companies by programming over 5,000 business appointments.

18 NOV	Millesime Bio 2009 To Showcase Organic Wine In Montpellier
	The next Millésime Bio trade fair, the world’s only professional trade fair devoted to organic wines, will be held in Montpellier (in southern France) from 26 to 28 January 2009. Millésime Bio is organised by the Inter-professional Association of Organic Wines from Languedoc-Roussillon (AIVB – LR).

13 NOV	ULIS Launches Miniature Low-consumption Infrared Detector
	ULIS of France, a specialist in infrared devices, is launching the UL 03 16 2 – an innovative, miniature, low-consumption infrared detector.

05 NOV	RTE Network Introduces secure FoIP To The UK
	Sophia Antipolis (France) - RTE Network, a leading specialist in IP communications services, is launching a Business Partner Programme to extend its distribution network and increase market share in the UK for its FaxBox Corporate solution, which enables users to send and receive faxes via email.

02 NOV	FONDIS’s CO® system takes pollution out of wood heating
	FONDIS of France, a specialist in heating systems, will present its non-polluting CO® combustion system at SIREME, the renewable energy and energy control trade fair, which will be held in Paris from 17 to 19 November 2008.

01 NOV	Invest In Photonics On Track For Successful December Debut
	Invest in Photonics, the first international photonics partnering event of its kind, will be held in Bordeaux (in south-western France) from 11 to 12 December 2008. Despite the difficult economic outlook, the event has already met its objectives, with 50 applications received and major decision-makers in the field attending.

30 OCT	EVIALIS To Launch NEOVIA Animal-Feed Additives At Euro Tier
	EVIALIS of France, a manufacturer of animal-feed additives, will launch its NEOVIA range of high-performance animal nutrition products at the Euro tier Exhibition, which will be held in Hanover from 11 to 14 November 2008. The company will hold a press conference at 3pm on 12 November to present the range.

30 OCT	French Logistics Industry Leads The Way In Europe
	The European logistics sector represents over one million companies that employ approximately five million people. In France, 1,516,000 people are employed by the industry. The logistics sector has become an industry in its own right, with consistent positive market growth.

29 OCT	Jean-Claude Biguine To Extend International Franchise Network
	Jean-Claude Biguine of France, a specialist in cosmetics, hair care and beauty salons, is expanding its international network by looking for investors to open beauty salons under master licences or to develop Biguine product lines under licence.

25 OCT	YUSEO To Introduce E-Performance Observatory At E-Commerce Show
	YUSEO of France, a specialist in the usability of interactive systems, will present its e-Performance Observatory during the E-Commerce trade show, which will be held in London from 28 to 29 October 2008. The company will hold a conference at 11am on 29 October in Theatre 1.

17 OCT	ECM’s VIRTUAL SCAN predicts pregnancies in pigs
	ECM of France, a specialist in veterinary ultrasound solutions, has launched VIRTUAL SCAN – an ultrasound scanner for pig farmers and veterinarians. The scanner offers an alternative to screenless A-Mode Doppler devices, as well as to inexpensive ultrasound devices, which are often poor quality.

16 OCT	France Offers Unrivalled Expertise In Agri-Food Industry
	France’s agri-food sector has an annual turnover of approximately €214 billion, of which €154 billion is generated by the food-processing sector. The sector is growing between 5% and 7% annually. French expertise in food production is recognised and valued by international producers, and the country has a well-trained, adaptable and highly productive workforce.

09 OCT	French Wine-Growers Fair to bring new wines to London
	The first French Wine-Growers Fair to be held in the UK will take place from 21 to 23 November 2008 at the Barbican Exhibition Centre in central London. Over 130 authentic and traditional wine-growers from all the French wine-producing regions will present more than 500 wines.

09 OCT	YUSEO To Demo Web Behaviour Quantitative Surveys At E-Commerce
	YUSEO of France, a specialist in the usability of interactive systems, will be attending the E-Commerce trade show, which will be held in London from 28 to 29 October 2008. The company will demonstrate the benefits of combining quantitative and qualitative user-behaviour surveys based on its innovative proprietary tools, so as to measure and improve the performance of websites.

02 OCT	Coldway’s containers to play it cool at Medica
	Coldway of France, a specialist in thermochemical solutions, will present its range of cooling containers, which use an innovative closed-circuit thermochemical process, at the Medica trade fair (Booth 3H51), to be held in Düsseldorf from 19 to 22 November 2008. Coldway is looking for distributors in the medical sector.

26 SEP	EServGlobal Teams Up With SpinVox To Deliver Voice-to-Content Solutions
	EServGlobal Limited (LSE: ESG & ASX: ESV), a provider of end-to-end solutions that enable intelligent communication and payment services for service providers, has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with SpinVox, a global leader in voice-to-content services.

14 SEP	France pioneers in waste treatment and recycling
	France is playing a pioneering role in the treatment of waste, using practical working methodologies to deal with the problems, and applying the ‘polluter pays’ principle. Proposed new reforms in France will focus on waste reduction. The aim is that, by 2012, 35% of waste will be recycled, and, by 2015, the proportion of waste that is recycled will have reached 45%.

11 SEP	VEGEPOLYS To Show French Horticulture In Bloom At Hortifair
	VEGEPOLYS, the French high-tech cluster focused on horticulture, will take part in the Hortifair trade show, which will be held in Amsterdam from 14 to 17 October 2008. During the event, VEGEPOLYS will hold a press conference at 2.30 pm on 15 October. The press conference will be held jointly with the Salon du Végétal, a horticultural trade show that is held every February in Angers.

11 SEP	SpectraTime Wins €4m Rubidium Space Clocks Contract From IRNSS
	SpectraTime, a company of the Orolia group (NYSE Alternext Paris – FR0010501015 – ALORO), has announced that it has won a contract valued at approximately €4 million to supply Rubidium Space Clocks to the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS).

11 SEP	Pierron’s Mesura Measures Up For Success At Worlddidac
	Pierron Group of France, a manufacturer of scientific educational equipment, will present the Mesura® range of precision measuring instruments for use in education and training during the Worlddidac 2008 trade fair, which will be held in Basel from 29 to 31 October 2008.

10 SEP	IN CELL ART And Sanofi Pasteur Enter Into Research Collaboration Agreement
	Nantes (France), 8 September 2008 – IN CELL ART, a biotechnology company involved in macromolecular drug (siRNA, DNA, proteins) delivery systems, has announced that the company has entered into a research collaboration agreement with Sanofi Pasteur, to evaluate IN CELL ART nanocarriers’ technologies in the context of Sanofi Pasteur’s vaccines programme.

10 SEP	EuroSIMA Helps You Surf Your Way To A Boardsports Career
	EuroSIMA Cluster, an organisation promoting the boardsports industry in western France, has launched a new website to promote employment opportunities in the surfing, skating and snowboarding industries.

06 SEP	French Trade Commission and BFA team up in Birmingham Franchise Day
	The Trade Section of the French Embassy in London, in partnership with the British Franchise Association (BFA), the French Franchise Federation, and international banking group HSBC, organises an event dedicated to the British Franchise Industry, which will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Birmingham NEC (UK) on 2 October 2008.

06 SEP	B+ Equipment Wedges Ultipack Automated Packaging Solution Into Growing Market
	B+ Equipment has developed Ultipack®, a novel cost-saving packaging solution for order fulfilment that ‘wedges’ a corrugated blank over the products that have been packed into a box for shipment. Ultipack® has a wide range of applications, making it suitable for protecting cosmetics, drugs, electronics, and other retail items.

06 SEP	FCCGB Launches November 2008 Franco-british Business Awards
	The French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain (FCCGB) will celebrate, in November 2008, the sixth anniversary of the Franco-British Business Awards (FBBA). Every year, the FCCGB organises the Franco-British Business Awards, whereby two prizes (Exporter of the Year and Achievement of the Year) are awarded to four companies (two British and two French).

04 SEP	French Designers To Showcase Expertise At 100% Design Trade Show
	The Trade Commission of the French Embassy in the UK will present four French bespoke designers at the 100% France stand at the 100% Design Show, which will be held in London from 18 to 21 September 2008. Members of the press are invited to meet the designers on Friday 19 September 2008 at 11:00am.

04 SEP	Axon Cable’s Axolink Keeps HD Screens Connected
	Axon Cable of France, a specialist in electronic cables, has extended its Axolink® line of flat cable assemblies for high-definition flat-screen displays. The company now offers shielded links terminated with connectors compatible with FI-R or FI-X (JAE) connectors.

31 AUG	France’s ITER Cadarache issues call to tender
	28 August 2008 – France has been chosen to host the ITER research centre at Cadarache, in the south of France. The project will involve the construction of an experimental nuclear-fusion reactor using hydrogen isotopes. Calls to tender are currently being issued for the project.

30 AUG	LIFE Forum In Lille In September To Focus On Entrepreneurship
	The second LIFE Forum event will be held at the Grand Palais in Lille on 9 September 2008. The theme will be Entrepreneurs and their environment and the event will focus on developing entrepreneurship throughout Europe. The event is being organised alongside the CREER trade show, a leading European event for entrepreneurs, which is being held at the same venue from 8 to 10 September 2008.

30 AUG	DELTALAB to launch PORTEL for industrial maintenance training at Worlddidac
	DELTALAB of France, a manufacturer of educational workbenches for use in technical and professional training, has launched PORTEL – an industrial heavy door for use in industrial maintenance training. It will be presented at the Worlddidac trade fair, which will be held in Basel from 29 to 31 October 2008.

22 AUG	Generix Joins Gartner’s Magic Quadrant 2008 For B2B Gateway Software
	Generix Group of France has announced that it has been included by Gartner Group among the companies that are part of the exclusive Magic Quadrant 2008, which is dedicated to B2B platform providers and independent software vendors.

14 AUG	Northern France on track for success at INNOTRANS 2008
	The Northern France Village will group together 25 companies from the region’s European Railway Cluster at INNOTRANS, the world’s leading trade fair for the railway industry, which will be held in Berlin from 23 to 26 September 2008. Northern France is one of Europe’s leading centres of excellence in rail-transport technology.

08 AUG	Taste Of Corsica Spices Up Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2008
	Sixteen producers of fine foods and drinks from the French island-region of Corsica will be at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair, which will be held in London from 7 to 9 September 2008. Members of the press are invited to attend a tasting event at the Taste of Corsica stand on Monday 8 September at 2.00 pm (Stand 462).

08 AUG	BioMerieux To Present Latest Research At International AIDS Conference
	BioMérieux of France, a world leader in the field of in-vitro diagnostics, is organising an integrated symposium entitled Viral Diagnosis is key in the fight against AIDS at the XVII International AIDS Conference, which is being held in Mexico City from 3 to 8 August 2008. bioMérieux offers innovative diagnostic solutions for HIV management.

30 JUL	Dickson’s Orchestra Awning Collection Hits The Right Note
	Dickson of France, a specialist in outdoor and solar-protection textiles, has launched Orchestra 2008 – the largest range of awning fabrics on the market with 197 styles. The new collection combines style with the latest high-performance technology in solar and thermal protection.

29 JUL	France continues to lead the way in cosmetics
	The French cosmetics industry plays a leading role in the sector globally. The Made in France label is internationally recognised and valued. In 2006, sales in France rose for the 40th consecutive year, reaching a record level of €6.5 billion.

18 JUL	ISIS To Operate SurgiMedia At MEDICA 2008
	ISIS of France, a specialist in computer-based surgical equipment, will unveil the latest version of its SurgiMedia® – an integrated display system for operating theatres – at the MEDICA trade show, which will be held in Dusseldorf from 19 to 22 November 2008.

16 JUL	Ecovia’s OPTI+ Slashes Fuel Consumption On Land And At Sea
	Ecovia of France, a specialist in fuel-budget control processes, has launched two new products – OPTI+4 for 700HP to 5,000HP engines, and OPTI+B+ for light vehicles with 70- to 100-litre tanks, or vehicles travelling 50,000km to 60,000km per year. In addition, a patented prototype OPTI+ 2nd generation is due for release in 2009.

11 JUL	Momindum Studio 1.2 automates rich-media production
	Momindum of France, a software designer, has launched Momindum Studio 1.2, a software suite that enables users to automate the production of rich-media presentations thanks to unique speech indexation and synchronisation technology.

09 JUL	Allot Freres To Take Luxury Furniture To Maison & Objet
	Ateliers Allot Frères of France, a specialist in top-of-the-range reproduction furniture, will, for the first time, take part in the Maison & Objet trade show, which will be held in Paris from 5 to 9 September 2008. The company specialises in reproductions of works from French master cabinet makers of the 17th and 18th centuries.

09 JUL	EuroCave’s Wine Bar Gives Opened Bottles 10-day Lifetime
	EuroCave of France, a specialist in wine preservation, presentation and service solutions, has launched the Sowine home wine bar – a sophisticated refrigerated wine bar that allows opened bottles of wine to be stored at the correct temperature for up to 10 days.

05 JUL	Stolen And Wanted Helps Track Down Stolen Art
	ARTART@T of France, an organisation that helps track stolen artworks, has just launched the www.stolen-and-wanted.com website, a free-to-access database of stolen artworks. The site is available in English and Dutch, as well as in French, German, Italian and Spanish.

05 JUL	Regeltex’s FLEX & GRIP Means The Over-gloves Are Off
	Regeltex of France, a specialist in safety equipment, has extended its range of FLEX & GRIP insulating gloves to include models that offer protection up to a maximum voltage of 36,000 volts, a level that is unique on the market.

05 JUL	40-30 Helps CERN Build World’s Most Powerful Particle Accelerator
	French company 40-30, a specialist in maintenance systems, is working with CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) on the construction of the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator – the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva.

04 JUL	Rhone-Alpes Region Shows That Outdoor Is In
	The Savoie Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI de la Savoie), together with the Rhône-Alpes Region, the Sporaltec competitiveness cluster and UBIFRANCE (the French Agency for International Business Development), is supporting nine companies from the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France at the Outdoor trade fair, which will be held from 17 to 20 July in Friedrichshafen (Germany).

01 JUL	Metal Industrie’s Delaubrac Ovens Are A Recipe For Success
	Metal Industrie of France, a kitchen manufacturer, designs the Delaubrac collection of ovens for both home and professional use. The company’s designs combine traditional French style with the latest technological innovations. The company, which is already well established internationally, is now seeking further distributors.

01 JUL	Aerophile’s Balloon Brings Breath Of Fresh Air To Paris
	Aérophile of France, a manufacturer of tethered gas balloons, has just launched a unique moored balloon in Paris that provides a source of information on air quality that is visible from over 20km.

01 JUL	POS-Industry To Unveil AutomationXpert At Worlddidac
	POS-Industry of France, a software designer, will be exhibiting its AutomationXpert software package at the Worlddidac trade fair in Basel, which will be held from 29 to 31 October 2008. AutomationXpert is the only existing English-language, interactive Flash database for professional training in the automation, pneumatics, hydraulics and electrical-engineering industries.

28 JUN	France Drives Progress In Electric Vehicles And Clean Energy
	27 June 2008 – France’s government has made clean energy a priority, and the country is host to numerous projects at the forefront of research into electric vehicles, supported by France’s excellent R&D tax credit.

28 JUN	THEAM Launches Double Telescopic Conveyor TDL16.5 On UK Market
	This summer, THEAM, a specialist in truck-mounted concrete conveyor belts, will launch a new product on the British market — the TDL16.5 double telescopic conveyor (aluminium version). A unit has been purchased already in the UK, and it will be installed at FAHEYS CONCRETE (in SW England), which is a ready-mixed producer.

28 JUN	ECM’s IMAGYNE Makes Ultra-fast Ultrasounds Reality
	ECM of France, a specialist in ultrasound technology, has launched IMAGYNE – a high-performance ultrasound scanner for medical applications. It has been designed using the latest technology to enable doctors to provide fast and reliable diagnoses. ECM is looking for international distributors for its products.

21 JUN	France Leads The Way In Nutraceuticals And Functional Foods
	France is a leading destination for investment in the nutraceutical and functional-food industry. This new sector combines the traditional agri-food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. The French functional-foods market was valued at €900 million in 2006, with an estimated annual growth rate of more than 10%.

20 JUN	Lemaitre Securite’s CityZen For Men Shoes Spring Forward In Safety And Style
	The CityZen for Men range of footwear offers numerous advantages.

20 JUN	Kermel To Camouflage French Troops From Head To Toe
	Kermel, a French manufacturer of protective clothing, will supply its Kermel® V50 and VMC40 camouflage fabrics to the French Army within the framework of the FELIN programme (Fantassins avec Equipements de Liaisons Intégrés – Infantrymen with Integrated Liaison Equipment) run by the French Directorate-General for Armament (the official defence procurement agency).

19 JUN	Mediama UK Flies The Flag For Corporate Communications
	Mediama of France, a specialist in digital printing, has opened a subsidiary in the London region in order to supply its innovative products to the British market. Its Winflag® printed flags for corporate communications are an innovative and eye-catching promotional tool.

19 JUN	Aquasolo Waters Your Plants While You Are Away
	Aquasolo of France, a manufacturer of gardening equipment, has launched the Aquasolo®, a system for watering plants automatically. The patented system enables users to water plants during long absences, without difficulties – all it requires is a bottle of water and the Aquasolo® system.

12 JUN	Sommet De L’Elevage Continues To Grow Internationally
	Sommet de l’Elevage, the leading European trade show specialising in livestock production, will be held from 2 to 4 October 2008 in Clermont-Ferrand (in central France). The event will welcome 1,100 exhibitors and 75,000 professional visitors – including 2,000 international visitors from 60 countries – to a 150,000m2 exhibition site.

12 JUN	VIXID’s New Video Mixer Spins Sounds And Images Seamlessly
	VIXID of France, a specialist in high-performance audio and video solutions, has designed the VJX16-4 video-mixing console for professionals in the audiovisual sector. Its innovative technology allows users to create video installations using real-time blending and seamless switching between up to 16 inputs.

10 JUN	PRELYTIS Offers Free DashBoard Services On Google Docs
	PRELYTIS™, the innovative Business Intelligence (BI) software vendor, has released LiveDashBoard 4Team©, a free service of interactive web dashboards based on Google Docs™. LiveDashBoard 4Team© is now available in beta version on the basis of a sponsorship agreement on the www.livedashboard4team.org website.

10 JUN	France’s Excellence In Clinical Trials Attracts Top Companies
	Companies look to France as the centre of excellence for medical and pharmaceutical research, since the effective and well-regulated management of clinical trials in specialist hospitals represents a vital stage in developing new treatments. Global expenditure on medical and pharmaceutical research was US$15.4 billion in 2006 and it is increasing at a rate of 20% a year.

05 JUN	Mobile Globe Offers Even Cheaper Calls To China During Beijing Olympics
	Mobile Globe, the low-cost telephone operator, is offering a single fixed rate of €0.02/minute for calls to fixed-line as well as mobile phones in China during the Olympic Games from 8 to 24 August 2008, using Mobile Globe’s Plug & Play solution. This rate is valid from countries including the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and the US.

03 JUN	Philippe Cecile Creates Embroidery Inspired By Marie-Antoinette
	Philippe Cécile of France, an embroiderer and textile restorer, will open his workshop in Burgundy to visitors from June 2008 in order to showcase his work, which is inspired by the 18th century and, in particular, by Marie-Antoinette. Marie-Antoinette is currently the subject of an exhibition at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais in Paris, which closes at the end of June 2008.

31 May	Interior Design Day To Showcase French Style In Dublin
	The Trade Section of the French Embassy in Ireland is delighted to invite members of the press to meet French interior designers on 18 June 2008 in Dublin. This is the perfect opportunity to discover new products, and take the time to meet French and Irish executives in the field of interior decoration.

29 May	Gerflor Wins Sports Flooring Contract At Beijing Olympics
	Gerflor of France, a leading manufacturer of sports flooring, will supply volleyball and table tennis courts for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. At the 2008 Games, there will be over 15,000m2 of Gerflor’s Taraflex® sports flooring used to cover two table tennis sites and 14 volleyball courts in seven different locations.

29 May	Invest In Photonics To Premiere In Bordeaux In December 2008
	Invest in Photonics, the first international photonics partnering event, will be held in Bordeaux (in south-western France) from 11 to 12 December 2008. The event will bring together 150 international experts to present a comprehensive overview of this fast-developing industry. There will also be meetings between SMEs and potential investors and manufacturers.

24 May	French Nanotech Boosted By Best Research Tax Credit In Europe
	Support for electronic and medical nanotechnologies continues to be a priority for France. The government has put in place the best research tax credit in Europe for the sector’s R&D activities, so that 50% of R&D costs can be reimbursed during the first year.

20 May	La Gourmandiere To Launch Wine-filled Tubes At London Wine Fair
	Les Maîtres Vignerons de la Gourmandière will present the company’s unique solution for tasting wine in a novel way at the London Wine & Spirits Fair (LIWSF), to be held at EXCEL in London from 20 to 22 May 2008. La Gourmandière has designed and markets wine-filled, cigar-shaped tubes that will surprise and fascinate connoisseurs.

15 May	Micronora 2008 To Put Nanotechnology In The Limelight
	Micronora, the international microtechnology and high-precision trade fair, will be held from 23 to 26 September 2008 in Besançon (in Eastern France). In 2008, for the first time, the event will also feature a Nanotechnology Pavilion, which will be open to both companies and R&D centres.

13 May	French Trade Commission In Speciality Food Networking Event On 14 May
	The Trade Section of the French Embassy is delighted to invite members of the press to meet 20 French producers of selected speciality foods on 14 May in Central London. This is the perfect opportunity to discover and try new products, and take the time to meet French and British executives in the field of speciality foods.

13 May	CARTES 2008 To Focus On E-transactions And USA
	CARTES & IDentification, the leading trade show on digital security and smart-card technology, will be held from 4 to 6 November 2008 in Paris-Nord Villepinte. Organisers expect to welcome over 20,000 visitors, as well as 520 exhibitors and 1,700 conference delegates. In 2008, the show’s focus will be on e-transactions, ID management and the USA.

07 May	Ateliers D’Art De France Showcases French Design At Pulse 2008
	Ateliers d’Art de France (AAF), the federation of French crafts professionals, will present 19 French companies at the Pulse trade fair, which will be held in London from 1 to 3 June 2008. The exhibiting companies all have the CreatedinFrance® label, which denotes a designer of high-quality and creative products.

07 May	France Leads The Way In Mobile Telephony
	The size of the French mobile telephony market reached almost €22 billion in 2007 and was the source of 100,000 direct and indirect jobs in France. By the end of 2007, investment in mobile telecoms networks in France totalled almost €33 billion, according to the French Association of Mobile Operators.

23 APR	Orolia And Rapco Electronics Announce Strategic Partnership
	Orolia (NYSE Alternext Paris – FR0010501015 – ALORO), an electronics technology group specialized in high-precision time and frequency generation, distribution and measurement, and Rapco Electronics Ltd (Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK), a leading high-precision frequency standards, time code and distribution provider, today announced that they have formed.

22 APR	France Offers Expertise In Video Games And Virtual Reality
	France’s expertise in 3D imaging is demonstrated by its video-game sector, which is experiencing robust growth. In 2007, the size of the French video-game market grew to €2 billion, an increase of 10% compared with the previous year.

17 APR	British Wine Entrepreneurs In France Showcase Their Wines
	The Wine Department of Trade Section of the French Embassy in the UK is to hold a special wine-tasting event entitled British Wine Entrepreneurs in France in central London on Tuesday 22 April 2008. The tasting will feature wine from British-owned and -run vineyards in various regions of France.

16 APR	Alsace Champions Its Wines At LIWSF 2008
	The Chamber of Commerce of Alsace will have a stand at the London International Wine and Spirits Fair (LIWSF) to be held between 20 and 22 May 2008, accompanied by six wine producers from Alsace (in eastern France). Visitors are invited to attend a wine-tasting event on the Alsace wines’ stand (H60/6) at 4.30pm on 20 May, which will enable them to sample a wide range of fine terroir wines.

16 APR	Brasserie Meteor To Bring Alsatian Beers To LIWSF 2008
	Brasserie Meteor of France, the only independent brewer from the Alsace region of eastern France, will be taking part in the London Wine and Spirit Fair 2008, which will be held from 20 to 22 May 2008 (Stand H60/6). Alongside the region’s famous wines, visitors to the trade show will also have a chance to sample the products of one of France’s last remaining independent brewers.

15 APR	ClémaScience’s Supplements Your Skin With Poméol®
	ClémaScience of France, has developed Poméol® Pomotherapy – a range of health and beauty supplements based on selective combinations of apple polyphenols. The company will take part in the NPE trade show in London from 13 to 14 April 2008 (stand 1104).

11 APR	Champagnes Of The Marne Valley On Show At LIWSF 2008
	Champagne – Vallée De La Marne will showcase six Champagne producers from the region at the London International Wine and Spirits Fair (LIWSF), which will be held from 20 to 22 May 2008. The winegrowers, who will be at stand J20, are seeking partners for the British market. Visitors will have a chance to sample the champagnes, alongside a selection of regional produce, at 12.30pm on 21 May.

05 APR	ECM Launches IMAGYNE Ultrasound Scanner For Pets
	ECM of France, a specialist in veterinary ultrasound solutions, has launched IMAGYNE – a new ultrasound scanner for use with small animals, such as cats and dogs. The device is powerful, compact and user-friendly. ECM will take part in several upcoming trade shows, including FECAVA in Dublin from 20 to 24 August 2008.

27 MAR	Laselec’s ULYS 990 Modena Is Marked Out For Success
	LASELEC of France, a specialist in laser wire and cable marking, has released the ULYS 990 Modena – the latest version of its ULYS™ series of wire- and cable-marking machines for the aerospace, railway and automotive industries. LASELEC will attend several upcoming trade shows, including the Farnborough Air Show from 14 to 20 July 2008.

27 MAR	CA Bio’s Peau-Ethique Offers Fair-trade French Fashion
	CA Bio of France, a fashion designer, has developed the Peau-Ethique range of organic, stylish and fair-trade underwear and nightwear for both children and adults.

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