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" Special Edition Infectiology Center" 

Lyonbiopôle's team offered following services:  

1. Assist the setting up of R&D projects

• Specification and launch of the project in "pre-incubation" phase
• Search for partners and building of scientific and technical networks
• Support to access public and private funding

2. Host project teams and provide them with:

• Laboratories adapted to the study of infectious diseases (biological safety)
• Industrial-grade facilities which can handle potential collaborative projects between public and private organizations (IT security and modularity)

3. Benefits from a network focus thanks to:

• Synergy in projects and in related areas
• Increased opportunities for "chance meetings" (the "cafeteria" effect)
• Presence and knowledge of expert networks and international know-how

The Infectiology Center will contribute to generate business activity in the medium term

This project is organized in two steps:

 * April 1st, 2009: opening of the 1st phase, the Domilyon Building
  1,920 sq. m. / 22,000 sq. ft of laboratories, nearly all of which have already been attributed,   able to host 84 persons. 

 *2013: 2nd phase, extension of the Infectiology Center

This phase is the implementation of the AcCInov project, an innovation platform project accredited by Lyonbiopôle and presented for the call for projects sent out by the French State and public financing administrator Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations last October.. Of the 86 candidate innovation platform projects, 35 have been short-listed by the French State. The next step is fine-tuning the project for a second and final evaluation. The projects that are selected in June 2009 will be eligible for a €35 million State subsidy from the Single Inter-Ministry Fund (FUI).