Creation of a multi-sector cluster dedicated to Japanese innovation

The JapanTech Grand Est Cluster was created on August 28, 2020 in Kientzheim, Alsace, by the CEEJA with the support of the Grand Est Region with the aim of networking the Japanese presence installed in the Grand Est (more than one forty companies), particularly in the field of innovation.

With a unique incubator in Europe, entirely dedicated to Japanese SMEs and start-ups, this cluster offers various collective services to its members (project development support, networking, matchmaking, collective communication, provision of equipment, etc. .) but also the possibility of hosting Japanese companies and supporting job creation, in particular through the action plan of the State/Ricoh revitalization agreement.

The cluster's missions

Networking of companies and interlocutors linked to Japan, for better visibility on the international scene.

Support for all Japanese companies in the Grand Est (development projects, administrative problems, follow-up of Japanese managers, etc.) as well as clusters in the Grand Est in their expansion into Japan.

The provision of a unique incubator in Europe for Japanese SMEs and startups. Discover the incubator.

The development of inter-territorial relations Grand Est / Japan.

The first signatures of the JapanTech Grand Est Cluster

The Cluster signed a protocol agreement with JETRO Paris on September 4, 2020 at the Hôtel de la Région Grand Est in Châlons-en-Champagne.

This is the first regional agreement signed by JETRO in France.

A second protocol agreement was also signed that day with the new startup Biodata bank In., which set up in 2021 within the Cluster JapanTech Grand Est incubator in Colmar.