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Startups arrive at Paris super campus

8th July 2017

STATION F. Halle Freyssinet, 55 boulevard Vincent Auriol Paris 13eme STATION F est le plus grand campusde start-up au monde. Le projet est une initiative de Xavier Niel. 29/06/2017 WILMOTTE & ASSOCIES ARCHITECTES ©Patrick TOURNEBOEUF/TENDANCE FLOUE La halle Freyssinet est un batiment ferroviaire mise en service en 1929 qui a abrite jusqu'en 2006 les messageries de la gare d'Austerlitz. Elle tient son nom dÕEugene Freyssinet, lÕingenieur qui lÕa conue. Des sa realisation, le batiment a ete le sujet d'articles dans la presse specialisee montrant sa grande qualite technique et architecturale dans sa reponse au programme de la Compagnie. Le 23 fevrier 2012, la halle Freyssinet a ete inscrite au titre des monuments historiques dans son integralite, l'exclusion des batiments de bureaux situes au nord-ouest. Xavier Niel, le fondateur de Free, devient l' acqueur de la halle pour realiser un mega incubateur destine a accueillir 1000 start-ups. Son entree est situee au 55 boulevard Vincent-Auriol, dans le 13e arrondissement de Paris.

(FRANCE)

The Station F startup campus in Paris welcomed its first stream of new residents this week.

Marketed as the ‘world’s largest startup campus’ the revamped former train station opened its doors to the next generation of game changers on 3 July, after a ceremonial launch by French president Emmanuel Macron a few days before.

“Station F is now officially open and we have started welcoming our first startups and partners to the campus this week,” Roxanne Varza – director at Station F – blogged.

By the end of the week, she said about two thirds of the 26 different programs had arrived, “including Facebook, vente-privée, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Zendesk, HEC, EDHEC, Schoolab, Ponts Alliance, Arts & Métiers, Outre-Mer Network, Numa, Usine.io and Ashoka.”

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