THE MONTPELLIER AREA: AT THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATION IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
- 4,400*businesses in the metropolitan area
- 7,300jobs in the sector
- €4 billionrevenue generated in 2024
With the creation of Montpellier BIC in 1987, Montpellier Métropole took a bold step toward innovative entrepreneurship by welcoming digital pioneers. Today, the metropolitan authority it is working to meet the challenge of sustainable and responsible digital technology in collaboration with all economic stakeholders in the sector.
Montpellier has unique assets to achieve its goals:
- A supercomputer: Adastra, hosted at CINES and ranked 3rd on the Green 500. (Architecture: EHPE-Cray EX4000 - 74 Pflops.)
- An association dedicated to AI professionals: Montpellier Méditerranée AI, bringing together the Montpellier University Hospital (CHU), University of Montpellier, Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée Region, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, and digital clusters.
- An innovative area that has launched a citizens’ agreement on AI
*(source: Economic Observatory of the Digital Sector in the Montpellier Métropole Area
Economic Observatory of the Digital Sector
Every year, Montpellier Métropole updates its Economic Observatory of Digital and Tech. This valuable resource provides:
- Information on jobs
- Information on companies, professional associations, and training programs
- Information on support programs and events dedicated to the sector
Montpellier earned the French Tech label in 2014 thanks to its entrepreneurial dynamism and focus on technological innovation.
KEY PLAYERS IN TECH AND INNOVATION
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A partner of Montpellier Métropole, French Tech Méditerranée is much more than just a network: it is an aspiring community of committed entrepreneurs dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and innovation.
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Digital 113 is committed to promoting Occitanie’s digital sector beyond its borders, notably by helping digital companies accelerate their growth and by fostering strategic partnerships.
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La Mêlée assists local stakeholders with their digital transformation efforts throughout the Occitanie / Pyrénées – Méditerranée region. Its mission is to help promote Occitanie’s leadership in digital transformation and innovation.
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Montpellier Méditerranée AI brings together key players from the technological, academic, and entrepreneurial ecosystem across the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole area, committed to the research and development of sovereign and trustworthy artificial intelligence.
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Aerospace Valley
Aerospace Valley addresses stakeholders in the aerospace sector, including aviation, space, and drones. It contributes to the development, growth, and competitiveness of its members through innovation by promoting collaborative research and development projects.Aktantis
Aktantis is dedicated to deep tech. It was formed from the merger of the SCS (Secure Communication Solutions) and Optitec clusters. It brings together an ecosystem of over 300 industrial players, major corporations, SMEs, and startups, as well as research laboratories and universities, who work together to develop and bring to market innovative products and services to generate growth and jobs in high-potential markets. -
Montpellier Institute of Data Science
ISDM-MESO is a mesocenter open to public and private stakeholders. As a center of expertise for research, it offers shared resources and state-of-the-art architectures dedicated to high-performance computing (HPC), massive data storage and processing, and the Cloud. The mesocenter’s technical resources are hosted at CINES.
Adastra - FRANCE’S FIRST SUPERCOMPUTER
Based in Montpellier, this supercomputer is one of the fastest in Europe. It enables extremely complex calculations to be performed in just a few seconds, helping to advance research in health, meteorology, and artificial intelligence. Hosted at the National Higher Education Computing Center (CINES) in Montpellier, Adastra performs 74 million billion calculations per second, or 74 petaflops/s.
A WIDE RANGE OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
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There are approximately 30 higher education institutions in the greater Montpellier metropolitan area.
These institutions are directly linked to careers in the digital sector, training more than 3,000 people annually through initial and ongoing education programs. The area also has around ten institutions specializing in digital communication, digital marketing, and management related to digital transformation.
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* source: Economic Observatory of the Digital Sector in the Montpellier Metropolitan Area
SPACES DEDICATED TO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
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In addition to its office space solutions, Montpellier Métropole has created the Halle de l’Innovation. A hub for innovation located in the Cambacérès business district, this 8,000 m2 building, which houses the Montpellier BIC incubator, is designed to serve as a meeting place and support center for stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem.
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Are you looking for office space that suits your project? The Cap Omega Business Center, located in Montpellier's Eurêka district, offers customized and scalable business solutions at the heart of Montpellier's innovation ecosystem.
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MIBI (Montpellier International Business Incubator), a positive energy building developed by Montpellier Métropole, offers facilities and services tailored to international companies seeking to expand their operations in France. The building is centrally located in the area's digital and service sector hub, which also includes the Eurêka, Mermoz, and Millénaire business parks.