The Cité de l’innovation et des Savoirs Aix-Marseille (CISAM) is born out of the skills and ambitions of the largest French-speaking university, the largest metropolis in France and two multinationals : CMA CGM Group and L’OCCITANE Group. With a shared desire to develop scientific culture and innovation in order to benefit economic growth, these partners have corne together around a new concept: bringing together all the resources needed to stimulate innovative approaches and streamline the process, in a single location. A place for meetings, creation, project incubation and acceleration, CISAM is establishing itself as an essential space for innovators in the Aix-Marseille area.