How to sell to ITER

16/05/2008

Special report in “L’Usine Nouvelle” magazine. The ITER project, to be hosted at the Cadarache site, represents a major opportunity for French businesses, and particularly those in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. How are small businesses organising themselves to tender for procurement contracts?
Jean-Christophe Barla, “L’Usine Nouvelle”, Issue 3101 - 16 May 08

Official opening of a Franco-Japanese magnetic fusion laboratory in Marseilles

14/05/08

A partnership agreement has been signed by the University of Provence, the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) and the Japanese Universities of Kyushu and Osaka, to partner together in founding a new international lab, the “France Japan Magnetic Fusion Laboratory”. This new research centre, based at Marseilles’ Saint-Jérôme campus, was opened on 13th May with Kaname Ikeda, ITER Director General in attendance. The aim is to promote and develop research programmes, in particular “on turbulent transport modelling and simulation in ITER plasma”. The laboratory will also be a facility for training up new researchers for the ITER project.
“20 Minutes”, p.3 - 14 May 08

Capsim wins ITER contract

13/05/2008

Capsim is a company based in Meyrargues, Bouches-du-Rhône, which specialises in developing digital simulation tools for anticipating the risks inherent in complex systems engineering processes. It has just been offered a contract with ITER to provide assistance and consultancy services in the design of the pulsed power electrical distribution system.
La Lettre Sud Infos, n°624 – 28/04/08