A Company with Direction

摘要

iXSea's strength is in technology. Of its roughly 200 employees, a third are engaged in R&D. The company holds 21 key patents in the area of navigation and positioning - its core business -and has as its main claim to fame the fibre optic gyroscope. Invented by Dr. Herve Lefevre, the company's chief technology officer, the device forms the basis of many of the company's leading edge products. Founded in 2000, but with business roots that go back much further, iXSea has a capital value of about EUR11 million; its turnover in 2010 reached over EUR41 million. Privately owned and distinctly French, the company has broad international horizons. From its headquarters in Marly-le-Roi, near Paris, iXSea serves customers across Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia.