- A central location in Europe with excellent transport links, close to London (1.5 hr), Brussels (35 min) and Paris (1 hr)
- An employment pool of highly qualified people :
- #2 largest educational cluster in France
- 10% of French engineers educated in Lille region
- Attractive operational and real-estate costs respectively -10% and -45% compared to other European capitals
- A centre of excellence in the field of healthcare with renowned research centers (Pasteur Institute, INSERM, EGID, INRIA, CNRS)
- Excellent quality of life – An environmentally friendly metropole on a human scale with a dense transport infrastructure
- Eurasanté business park located at the heart of Europe’s leading university-hospital campus
The healthcare sector in Lille region represents 1,100 companies and 32,000 employees
A region with international appeal accounting for 10% of foreign companies in France and #3 most attractive region in France for direct foreign investment
