The western technological belt: Innovation concentrated
Chemistry, textiles, biotechnologies, digital technologies,eco-industries and photonics, Southern Alsace features a strong fabric of innovation, especially along the western edge of Mulhouse.
Three Competitiveness Poles
- Alsace Biovalley (internationally-oriented): develop a strategy focused on medical technologies and drug research.
Mulhouse contributes to this development by hosting the Institute for Research in Hematology and transplantation (IRHT Mulhouse), which is renowned worldwide for its expertise in the field of blood stem cells. - Pôle Vehicle of the future: striving to become a reference in Europe for the development of technologies and vehicles for urban and peri-urban mobility.
- Pôle Fibres Grand Est: promotion of technologies for plant, paper-cardboard, plastic and synthetic fibers.
Competitiveness Poles focusing on innovative know how developed in the region
- Rhénatic: promoting the use and benefits of digital technologies
- Pôle textile Alsace: fostering technological breakthroughs in promising sectors, such as healthcare, safety and security
- Pôle chimie: developing green sustainable chemistry
- Pôle Bâtiments Basse Consommation: promoting energy-saving building techniques with an eye to sustainable development
This pole plays host to 3 schools of engineering featuring technical and bilingual programs.
A recent success: a vocational program in SEO & Web Copy Writing jointly launched by the UHA and the businesses of Rhénatic.