News
October 8, 2007
The Infectiology Center: a facility where Lyonbiopôle players can share their R&D activities
At the heart of the Charles Mérieux Campus, The Infectiology Center is a cornerstone of Lyonbiopôle's strategy. The Center will help Lyonbiopôle to carry out its public health mission, as well as to boost the region's economic development.
From the left to the right : Philippe Archinard, Jean-Jack Queyranne, Alain Mérieux et Gérard Collomb.
The Infectiology Center will act as a central venue for building links between academic and private research teams, from local SMBs and major corporations.
Funding is to be provided by the French State as well as local authorities including the Rhône-Alpes Region and Greater Lyon.
The Infectiology Center's services
The Center will offer the following services:
- Assistance in setting up R&D projects
- Hosting of teams for collaborative projects
- Access to shared technical platforms
- Sharing of high-level equipment
- Links with an international network of expertise and skills.
The role of the Infectiology Center
In addition to hosting R&D partnership teams and projects for an average of 3 years, the Center will provide:
- A place for epidemiological, industrial and competitive intelligence to build a healthcare shield (founded upon diagnostics, vaccines, delivery systems and new therapies)
- Network leadership of European research programs to drive the cluster's international development
- A home for the Lyonbiopôle team, a place for synergy, special events and sharing ideas and experiences.
A two-phase real estate project
The real estate program is composed of laboratories (technical platforms and project platforms) and areas for special events and meetings in a modular, high profile environment with technology that provides biological safety and IT security.
- Phase 1 - Opening of 7 research laboratories and a Biosafety Level 3 laboratory in Gerland in October 2008.
- Phase 2 - Setup of the Infectiology Center in 2012/2013 at the Chancellerie site, along with the Infectious Disease Virology and Pathology Institute (IVIPI); 8,400 sq.m, capacity 450 researchers.
- 30/03/2009
FABS «French American Biotech Symposium» on New Vaccine and Therapeutic Approaches in Infectious Diseases
- 18/11/2008
Alps Bio Cluster: first European transalpin biotech and medtech network - 24/10/2008
The second edition of the Lyonbiopôle Partnering Days achieved a great success - 22/10/2008
Infectiology: Lyonbiopôle part of a Rhône-Alpes’delegation in Shanghai - 22/10/2008
ADNA program receives approval from the European Commission up to € 90M - 08/10/2008
Projects of Partnership between Lyonbiopôle and BioWin shape at EuroBio Paris - 16/09/2008
PPTI: first conclusive results for the Lifescience Corridor France - 23/07/2008
ANR calls 2008 results - 23/07/2008
6th call for projects for financing under the FUI: 2 projects accredited by Lyonbiopôle received funding - 07/07/2008
Lyonbiopôle's PPTI: Protein'eXpert signs an international agreement - 19/06/2008
The first international partnership agreement between LCF and state of Massachusetts - 16/06/2008
Fast-Track Partnering with France 2nd edition, San Diego - 13/05/2008
A new step in Lyonbiopôle’s growth - 09/04/2008
A new R&D project accredited by Lyonbiopôle obtains public funding - 02/04/2008
FABS: The 1st French American Biotechnology Symposium - 01/04/2008
Lyonbiopôle moves - 11/02/2008
Lifescience Corridor France : a first partnership agreement with Kansai Bio Promotion Council in Japan - 04/02/2008
Lifescience Corridor France : a first partnership agreement with Kansai Bio Promotion Council in Japan - 01/01/2008
New Management at Lyonbiopôle - 28/11/2007
Lifescience Corridor France - 08/10/2007
The Infectiology Center: a facility where Lyonbiopôle players can share their R&D activities - 01/10/2007
Two new R&D projects accredited by Lyonbiopôle obtain public funding - 20/09/2007
5th call for projects of the French government funding agency (FUI).