The Success of Grand Nancy’s Companies, World Leaders in their Sector

Nancy: where ideas and projects aboundThey are based in Nancy. They are global or European leaders. They are growth and performance champions:

-	Novasep, the global leader in separating active ingredients needed to produce drugs, employs 1 500 people across Europe, North America and Asia. It serves the world's 30 largest pharmaceutical companies.
-	France Cartes, the world's second-largest producer of playing cards, supplies the largest casinos in the world, from Macau to Las Vegas and Monaco.
-	Baccarat and Daum, the most prestigious crystal makers in France, have long enjoyed renown at the international level.
-	Baliston, producing high-tech and ultra-trendy athletic shoes, suppliers the greatest champions, but also Hollywood stars: Will Smith, Antonio Banderas and Pierce Brosnan will have nothing but "the lightest shoes  in the world".
-	Olitec, Europe's leading modem manufacturer, is also a standout at the global level.
-	Boursorama, the leading stock and financial information source online, has become one of the greatest success stories of the French Internet.
-	Photo Station, specialised in low-cost photo development, has 300 stores and employs 1 200 employees in France.
-	Dupont Medical, a medical equipment designer (beds and medically-equipped chairs) has succeeded, thanks to its innovative capacity, in sparking a revolution in the sector and becoming a leader on its market.
-	CERP Lorraine, specialises in dispatching pharmaceutical products to 6 000 French and Belgian pharmacies, as well as to international importers, and has succeeded in developing its business with every new year.
-	Pharmagest Interactive has become, in a just a few years, the leader in computerising pharmaceutical management. Its software, which can also be used to connect to huge medical databases on the Internet, is now established in half of France's pharmacies.