A scientific identity

Internationally famous research centres : Synchrotron Soleil, CEA, CNRS, Inserm, Onera, Inra, Cnes, Génopole...
2 well-known faculties and the best “grandes écoles” :
- Orsay Faculty of Science (Paris XI) – Winner of the Fields medal in 2006
- Evry Val d’Essonne University
- “Ecole Polytechnique” – The most prestigious of the French “grandes écoles”
- IHES – Institute of higher Scientific Studies - 7 Fields medals of the 11 awarded
- and… INT, Ensia, Supelec, Institut d’Optique, Sup Optique...
Essonne is home to 2 of France’s 6 world competitive clusters :
- System@tic is involved in complex systems : software, electronic sensors and components
- Medicen Paris Région is dedicated to drugs and health.