Media releases and press kits

16 June 2025
Aerospace & Defense: The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region and Morocco Join Forces for the Future.(in French)
On the occasion of the prestigious Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, four major players in the aeronautics and space industries, and territorial economic development, are officially announcing this Monday, June 16th, the signing of an ambitious framework agreement aimed at strengthening industrial, technological, and economic synergies between Morocco and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

11 June 2025
Orange Africa and Middle East and risingSUD join forces to facilitate the establishment and development of startups in France.(in French)
On the occasion of the Viva Technology trade show in Paris, Orange Afrique et Moyen-Orient (OMEA), represented by its CEO Jérôme Hénique, and risingSUD, represented by its President Bernard Kleynhoff, signed a strategic partnership to support the establishment and growth of African startups from the Orange Digital Centers network in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France.

26 May 2025
risingSUD and Banque des Territoires are joining forces to enhance the value of regional economic land (in French)
risingSUD is partnering with Banque des Territoires to facilitate the establishment or expansion of businesses in the Sud region through a mapping of available land and real estate sites

22 May 2025
Sky's the Limit: 300 Personalities Gathered by risingSUD (in French)
In a world that is constantly evolving politically, economically, and diplomatically, and with its share of uncertainties, how can we continue to move forward and set the sky as our only limit? It was around this question that risingSUD brought together 300 personalities on May 22nd in Marseille.

19 May 2025
8th Choose France Summit - The South attracts 7 new international projects in 2025 (in French)
8th Choose France Summit - The South attracts 7 new international projects in 2025, in the top 3 of the most dynamic regions.

15 May 2025
The South in the top 3 of European Regions for the attractiveness of research and development centers" (in French)
The EY Barometer confirms France's position as the most attractive country in Europe for the 6th consecutive year, with 1,025 international investment projects in 2024. In this context, the Sud Region stands out by rising to 5th place among the most attractive French regions, gaining 2 places compared to 2023, and is in the top 3 of European regions for research and development centers.

05 March 2025
Sumika Polymer Compounds is launching the extension project of its factory with a total investment of €15 million. (in French)
The Japanese group Sumika Polymer Compounds is launching the extension project of its factory in Saint-Martin-de-Crau with a total investment of €15 million. On Thursday, March 6, Sumika Polymer Compounds officially launched the extension project of its factory in Saint-Martin-de-Crau...

05 March 2025
125 foreign projects established in 2024 (in French)
The Southern region holds strong with 125 foreign projects secured in 2024 while French attractiveness slows down.

11 February 2025
Summit for Action on AI: The Southern Region Attracts Strategic Projects to Make France a Powerhouse in AI. (in French)
On the occasion of the 1st Summit for Action on Artificial Intelligence held in Paris on February 10 and 11, 2025, President Emmanuel Macron announced €109 billion in private investments in AI projects in France. Several of these projects have been confirmed in the Southern Region, which is establishing itself as a key player in AI in France, Europe, and the world.

10 February 2025
risingSUD and the Franco-German Business Club of Provence sign a partnership to strengthen business between the Southern region and Germany (in French)
Germany, France's leading trade partner, is also the second largest investor in the Southern region in 2024. To strengthen this dynamic, risingSUD is signing a partnership agreement today with the Franco-German Business Club of Provence.

23 January 2025
SUD Accelerator: 19 Leaders Join the First Regional Program Dedicated to Growing SMEs (in French)
The Southern Region and risingSUD, in partnership with Bpifrance, presented today the 19 companies that make up the 7th cohort of SUD Accelerator. Coming from various sectors and territories, they will benefit from personalized support for 24 months to lay the foundations for sustainable performance and guide them towards scaling up from SMEs to mid-sized companies, with a focus on themes such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and transitions (ecological, energy, digital).

02 December 2024
14 gems from the Southern Region on their way to the major global tech and innovation event(in French)
After a successful experiment during the first phase of the Territoires d’Industrie program (2018-2022), the State, the Southern Region, the ANCT, and the Banque des Territoires are implementing a new unique partnership arrangement in France, with the operational support of risingSUD.

07 November 2024
The OIR strategic sector program: the Region Sud and risingSUD are boosting the regional economy(in French)
At the initiative of the Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, the OIR program was set up in 2016 to support eight key strategic sectors for the region. When announced, the program announced it aimed to meet several goals by 2028: - Mobilize €2 billion of public-private investment, - Attract 500 international investment projects - Create or maintain 80 000 jobs throughout the region Promising initial results.

10 October 2024
Sud territoires d'industrie : A Unique Initiative in France to Help Regions Strengthen Their Industrial Sectors(in French)
After a successful experiment during the first phase of the Territoires d’Industrie program (2018-2022), the State, the Southern Region, the ANCT, and the Banque des Territoires are implementing a new unique partnership arrangement in France, with the operational support of risingSUD.

12 September 2024
risingSUD launches the practical guide ‘Welcome to Région Sud’ to facilitate the establishment of businesses and talents in the Région Sud (in French)
Starting a business or moving to a new city or country often feels like an obstacle course. To ease the administrative and logistical processes for newcomers, the website risingsud.fr now offers a practical guide in French and English. ‘Welcome to région Sud - The essentials for a successful relocation’ provides leaders, talents, and their families with key and useful information and contacts to start a business, find a job, apply for a visa, find housing, enroll children in school, or discover the South.

11 July 2024
risingSUD and Business France sign a partnership on exports (in French)
On July 6th, during the Rencontres Economiques d’Aix-en-Provence and in the presence of Renaud MUSELIER, Audrey BRUN RABUEL (CEO of risingSUD), and Laurent SAINT-MARTIN (CEO of Business France), a public-public cooperation agreement was signed for 2024-2025. The agreement aims to better support regional companies in their international development.

20 June 2024
250 financiers mobilized to support 14 strategic projects and business for th Sud Region (in French)
The success of the 14th edition of the Financial Engineering Committee for Regional Interest Operations, organized today by the Sud Region with the support of risingSUD, has been confirmed. Over 350 participants, including 250 public and private financiers, rallied around 5 companies seeking funding and 9 high-value-added projects for the regional territory in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Agroecology, and Reindustrialization, aiming to activate nearly 125 million euros in financing.

05 June 2024
risingSUD shines a spotlight on the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region and opens up promising business opportunities with Gulf countries. (in French)
The economic development and attractiveness agency of the South region was a partner in Vision Glofe 2024, which took place on June 4th and 5th in Paris, at the Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty. This unique event in France allowed risingSUD to strengthen its ties and create new business opportunities with economic actors from Gulf countries.

30 May 2024
300 executives and partners gathered by risingSUD at Casa Delauze for ‘DARE’ (in French)
This Thursday, May 30th, risingSUD created an event by bringing together 300 personalities from the business world -entrepreneurs, opinion leaders, and institutional actors - to listen to rare and inspiring testimonies on the theme of audacity.

01 March 2024
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur continues to attract investment in 2023
with 117 international projects and 1230 french projects

22 February 2024
SUD Accélérateur : 20 executives join the first program dedicated to growing SMEs (In French)
The Région Sud and risingSUD presented the 20 regional companies that make up the 6th cohort on February 22, 2024

14 February 2024
Corporate Social Responsibility : risingSUD, a committed agency (In French)
The economic development agency to Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur presented its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) action plan.

13 December 2023
risingSUD joins forces with Rise Partners to support innovative regional companies (in French)



13 September 2023
SMEs in the South of France: finance and accelerate your transition to the circular economy with the European Up2Circ program (in French)

06 September 2023
Leaders of the Community by risingSUD program explore intuition as a driver of business performance (in French)




30 May 2023
risingSUD announces its 2022 results and brings together 300 people at the Mucem to discuss sport, impact and attractiveness (in French)

11 April 2023
risingSUD selected by the European Commission to implement the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs program (in French)


01 March 2023
SpacePharma sets up in the South of France to develop miniature space laboratories (in French)
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