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| Pôle Picardie Industries Stratégiques | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pôle Picardie Industries Stratégiques |
| Type | Association |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Amiens, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France |
| Region served | Picardy |
| Focus | Aerospace, Défense, Sécurité, Énergie, Ferroviaire |
Pôle Picardie Industries Stratégiques Pôle Picardie Industries Stratégiques is a French competitiveness cluster based in Amiens concentrating on high-technology sectors including aerospace, Défense, sécurité, énergie and transport, and linking regional actors across Hauts-de-France. The cluster fosters collaboration among industrial firms, academic laboratories, public research organisations and territorial authorities to develop applied research, supply-chain integration and export-oriented projects. It operates within the network of French pôles de compétitivité and maintains partnerships with national and European initiatives, positioning Picardy as a contributor to strategic industrial capacities.
Founded in 2005 amid the wave of French pôles de compétitivité creation, the cluster emerged from regional initiatives involving the Conseil Régional de Picardie, Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Amiens-Picardie, and local industrial groups such as those in the aerospace and Défense supply chain. Early stakeholders included industrial centres linked to firms like Airbus, Thales, Safran and Alstom, and research partners such as Université de Picardie Jules Verne and CNRS laboratories. Throughout the 2000s and 2010s the organisation aligned with national policies from the Ministère de l'Économie and programmes associated with OSEO and Bpifrance, while participating in European Commission frameworks such as Horizon 2020. The cluster adapted during regional reorganisation into Hauts-de-France and expanded collaborations with neighbouring clusters including Aerospace Valley and Pole de compétitivité Systematic Paris-Region.
Governance is structured as an association with a board comprising representatives from industrial companies, academic institutions, research centres and local authorities like the Préfecture de la Somme and Conseil Départemental de la Somme. Operational management liaises with networks including Bpifrance, ADEME and French defence procurement agency DGA to coordinate funding and project validation. The organisational model mirrors other clusters such as pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique and pôle Images & Réseaux, using thematic commissions and working groups to oversee areas like innovation, export, training and international relations. Partner institutions commonly represented include Université de Picardie Jules Verne, CNRS, ONERA and regional campuses of CentraleSupélec.
Members range from multinational corporations to SMEs, research laboratories and training centres. Notable industrial partners historically associated with the regional ecosystem include Airbus, Thales, Safran, Alstom, MBDA and Dassault Aviation, alongside local enterprises and suppliers. Academic and research partners include Université de Picardie Jules Verne, CNRS units, Institut Mines-Télécom, École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers and ONERA branches. Public stakeholders and funding bodies interacting with the cluster include Conseil Régional Hauts-de-France, Agence France Trésor, Bpifrance and ADEME, while European partners have involved institutions benefitting from Erasmus+, Interreg and European Regional Development Fund support.
The cluster concentrates on capabilities relevant to aerospace systems, Défense technologies, transport systems including ferroviaire components, energy systems and safety/security solutions. Priority activities encompass supply-chain strengthening, industrial digitisation and additive manufacturing, systems engineering, embedded software and cybersecurity for industrial control systems. It organises thematic workshops, trade missions, technology transfer events and matchmaking sessions similar to those run by organisations such as Business France and CCI International. The pole also supports export promotion and certification pathways, drawing on standards frameworks from AFNOR and certification bodies for aerospace and rail industries.
Research and innovation are channelled through collaborative R&D projects, demonstrators and prototypes involving SMEs, large firms and university laboratories. Projects have targeted topics comparable to Horizon 2020 and European Defence Fund priorities, such as lightweight materials, propulsion systems, sensor fusion, unmanned systems, and rail signalling interoperability. The cluster facilitates access to public funding instruments like Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir and regional innovation vouchers, and connects teams to national research infrastructures including those managed by CNRS, CEA and INERIS. Partnerships often extend to international consortia with members from Germany, United Kingdom, Spain and Italy under Interreg and bilateral agreements.
By promoting collaboration among suppliers, integrators and research actors, the pole aims to maintain and create skilled employment in Picardy and Hauts-de-France, support industrial reconversion and increase regional export performance. Activities foster supplier development programmes for SMEs to meet specifications from primes such as Airbus and Alstom, and training pathways in partnership with vocational centres and engineering schools to address skills gaps identified by OPCO and DIRECCTE. The cluster contributes to regional resilience by anchoring strategic manufacturing and R&D capacities in areas affected by deindustrialisation, and supports clusters of excellence that interact with logistics hubs like Amiens and Rouen.
The organisation and associated projects have received recognition at regional and national levels through awards and selection to competitive funding schemes, akin to acknowledgements received by pôles de compétitivité labelled by the Ministère de l'Économie. Individual projects and partner enterprises have been cited in convocations for innovation prizes and industrial competitiveness contests, and projects supported by the pole have been shortlisted or funded under European innovation instruments and thematic calls in aerospace and Défense.
Amiens Hauts-de-France Picardy Université de Picardie Jules Verne CNRS Airbus Thales Safran Alstom MBDA Dassault Aviation ONERA CentraleSupélec École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers Bpifrance ADEME Ministère de l'Économie (France) Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir Horizon 2020 European Defence Fund Interreg Erasmus+ Business France CCI Amiens-Picardie Conseil Régional Hauts-de-France DGA AFNOR CNES CEA INERIS OPCO DIRECCTE Amiens Saint-Acheul Rouen Aéroport d'Amiens-Glisy Pôle de compétitivité Aerospace Valley Systematic Paris-Region pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique Bpifrance Le Hub OSEO Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie European Regional Development Fund French Ministry of Armed Forces SNCF Railway signalling Additive manufacturing Sensor fusion Unmanned aerial vehicle Lightweight materials Propulsion system Cybersecurity Industrial control system Vocational training Engineering school Export promotion Supply chain management Demonstrator project Innovation voucher Competitiveness cluster Labeling process Regional development Industrial reconversion Skilled employment Technology transfer Research infrastructure National research agency Funding instrument Trade mission Matchmaking event Certification body Standardisation SME supplier Prime contractor Industrial digitisation Embedded software Ferroviaire Défense Sécurité Énergie Amiens Cathedral Somme Picardy battlefields Beauvais Compiegne Saint-Quentin Abbeville Péronne Noyon Chauny
Category:Organisations based in Hauts-de-France