Events aligned with the territory's areas of excellence

The region is home to 11 officially accredited competitiveness clusters, and more than 60 international business clusters in sectors such as aeronautics, optics and lasers, geosciences, eco-construction, the digital economy, ICT for health and neurosciences. 
The region’s population also includes some 175,000 students, 100,000 of whom are based in Bordeaux, as well as 10,700 researchers and a university (the University of Bordeaux) whose international research reputation has been recognized with the Initiatives for Excellence label. 

In order to attract and encourage the organization of congresses and trade fairs aligned with the territory's areas of excellence, Bordeaux Convention Bureau has produced a series of short documentaries. 

The latest instalment in this series turns the spotlight on Bordeaux's Neurosciences sector, with contributions from some of the key players in this field: researchers and clinical specialists from Bordeaux Neurocampus, doctors from the university hospital, founders of start-ups and local businesses, students and doctoral researchers. Bordeaux's neurosciences community has evolved considerably over the past fifteen years, becoming one of the biggest of its kind in France, and indeed in Europe, with over 700 scientists working in this field at the University of Bordeaux. 

The short film takes a look at education and training (Bordeaux currently has 140 master's students and 140 doctoral researchers working in the field of Neurosciences), and includes a special focus on research, clinical trials and industrial partnerships, with input from start-ups including Lucine and Rebrain. Watch the video here.

Input from experts with direct links to our territorial areas of excellence

Founded in 2007 under the aegis of Bordeaux Convention Bureau, the Bordeaux Ambassadors’ Club now has over 380 members. They include experts from the fields of academia, science, business, industry and members of national and international networks and associations with the potential to attract conferences in their respective fields to Bordeaux. Thanks to the support of these ambassadors, the Convention Bureau is able to put organisers in direct contact with the local business ecosystem and ensure a positive, long-term legacy for the territory.