Grenoble has a solid culture of partnership and results-driven initiatives. The city boasts one of the largest populations of international-caliber researchers anywhere in the world, working at public and private laboratories and institutes with strong ties to business and project financiers. Minalogic today leverages the capacities of Minatec-one of the world's top centers for micro- and nano-technologies-and leading embedded software makers operating in Grenoble.
With one of the most dynamic and prosperous economies in Europe, France's Rhône-Alpes region enjoys easy access to major industrial hubs in northern and southern Europe.
Rhône-Alpes also boasts France's second-largest regional economy (after Paris-Ile-de-France) with per capita gross domestic product 6% above E.U. average.
Grenoble's ecosystem is particularly favorable to the micro- and nano-technologies and embedded software industries and is home to :

| MICRO-NANOTECHNOLOGIES & ELECTRONCS |
| IT & SOFTWARE | ||
| Research | 3,000 jobs | Research | 2,000 jobs | |
| Business | 21,700 jobs | Business | 12,000 jobs | |
| TOTAL | 24,700 jobs | TOTAL | 14,000 jobs | |
| Higher education | 1,200 graduate/year | Higher education | 2,200 graduate/year | |