Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour

Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour is a comprehensive, multisite public research university with about 13,400 students and 1,600 staff across five campuses in southwestern France. Its industry-facing model centers on UPPA Tech, a shared instrumental service giving companies access to research platforms and technical facilities. Collaboration is structured through joint laboratories, partnership chairs, CIFRE doctoral theses, tailored R&D contracts, and links to innovation hubs around Pau and the Basque Country. Research combines competitive support from ANR and European programs with institutional partnerships involving CNRS, INRAE, and Inria. Technology transfer is supported through Aquitaine Science Transfert, the Chrysa-Link incubator, and the Sud Aquitaine Innovation cluster.