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The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. ESA’s Technology Transfer Programme Office (TTPO) has successfully transferred over 200 space technologies to non-space sectors for applications as diverse as cooling suits for a Formula 1 racing team, ground penetrating radar to detect cracks in mine tunnels and several health-care innovations. The activities of TTPO have also led to the creation of a number of new start-up companies in Europe, many of which have been promoted through ESA’s Business Incubator.

The Midi-Pyrénées is the largest French region. Located between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, it is often referred to as "the region where the living is good" by its 2,550,000 inhabitants and the hundreds of thousands of visitors that come to every corner of the Midi-Pyrénées each year. The economy of the region is based on a number of key sectors. Aeronautics and the space industry are at the top of the list in terms of both reputation and jobs, with some 80,000 employees. The global headquarters of Airbus are in Toulouse. The first flight of the A380, like that of the Caravelle and Concorde before it, took place in the skies over Toulouse.  Midi-Pyrénées - the land of innovations official video.