Based in the heart of Europe’s leading agri-food area, Valorial is an agri-food competitiveness cluster catering for north-west France. Valorial’s scope extends across the 3 regions – Brittany, Pays de la Loire and Normandy – and brings together 360 industrial firms, research centres and higher education establishments, to focus on developing smarter food.
To identify, set up and support innovative, collaborative R&D projects, in 5 cross-cutting areas of excellence:
> All agri-food companies and players, from production to consumption, from micro-businesses to multinationals, not forgetting start-ups:
> Public & private innovation partners
The projects approved by Valorial receive public co-funding.
The technical development of each project draws on the skills of the Valorial team and thematic experts from our support network: ADRIA Développement, Breizpack, CBB Capbiotek, CEVA, CTCPA, ID2Santé, IDmer, Vegenov, Zoopôle Développement.
VALORIAL leaflet “RECIPE BOOK”
A network & community of 800+ organisations and 3,500 innovation players
205 innovation projects completed
900 industry partners and researchers involved in projects
86 % of industry projects funded
€3.8 billion projected total revenue and 1,400+ new jobs projected for projects approved since 2014
1,300+ participants at events organised by Valorial in 2018
including 2/3 in industry
supported by the cluster since its creation in 2006
by 31/12/2018
& potential partners
A team who really know their onions! With complementary profiles and experiences, they are committed to offering you a top quality service tailored to your innovation challenges.
These values have been part of Valorial’s DNA ever since its inception and we apply them on a daily basis.
Let’s share them!
#AttentiveListening #Participation #Support #Stakeholders #Proximity #Understanding #Needs
#Stimulation #Interdisciplinarity #BeyondBoundaries #New #Intelligence #Collaborative
#Security #Visibility #EconomicGains #SeekingFunding
#Humour #Sharing #Goodwill #MeetNewPeople
#Healthy #Responsible #Connected #Convenient #Personalised