A Word From The President

Lyonbiopôle - a world center of excellence in vaccines and diagnostics

Uniting the Rhône-Alpes region's scientific, academic, medical and industrial forces in order to join the global fight against infectious diseases: this was Dr. Christophe Mérieux's ambition for the Lyonbiopôle competitive cluster. 

Today our team and partners are striving to fulfil this mission. Lyonbiopôle has so far already contributed to the emergence and development of many groundbreaking public health projects financed by local, regional, national and European grants. 

Our objectives are: 

• to further contribute to the emergence of collaborative R&D projects with an emphasis on international relationships, specially those involving the EuroBioclusters regions
• to foster fruitful interaction with regional associations such as RTRA (Advanced Research Topic Network) and CLARA (Cancéropole Lyon Auvergne Rhône-Alpes)
• to emulate more activities by and toward SMBs
• to participate to the attractivity of the Rhône-Alpes region by increasing its visibility as a pole of excellence in Infectiology.

In that regard the creation of a new R&D center: the Infectiology Center will play a crucial role as a centerpiece for Rhône-Alpes region’ scientific excellence. 

Driven by the commitment of each of our partners, Lyonbiopôle aims to become an innovation driver, supporting and strengthening the competitiveness of the region and its companies.

Philippe Archinard
President, Lyonbiopôle