Created in 1987 by the Conseil Général des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the Hélioparc technology park, located in the heart of Pau and a stone's throw from the university campus, is a privileged place for innovation, creation and development of scientific and technical activities.

In a privileged environment where research laboratories, resource and technology transfer centres and fast-growing companies are combined, project leaders and company founders are welcomed and supported and benefit from the best conditions for success. Hélioparc is today :

• 160 companies

• 25,000 m² of office space

• 13 buildings

• 1,500 highly qualified jobs

• 5 fields of excellence represented: geosciences and petroleum engineering / energy / the environment / materials and metrology / digital technology

• Around thirty start-ups supported per year