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Lifescience Corridor France-
The Lifescience Corridor France has been officially launched on December 4th, 2007, during the Euro-regional Biotechnology and Healthcare Meeting in Toulouse.
This strategic alliance between three French BIO clusters: Lyonbiopôle, Alsace BioValley and Cancer-Bio-Santé has mission to develop international activities.This initiative is supported by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment (DGCIS) in the context of the project call “PPTI 2007 - International Technological Partnerships of the competitiveness cluster SMBs”. The Lifescience Corridor France's ambition is to create a "super-cluster" of international dimension, active and recognized in the global and international biotechnology and healthcare sector.
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Partnership agreements signed with international clusters
Since its creation, the Lifescience Corridor France develops its relations abroad. Three MOU, Memorandum of Understanding have been signed with the following regions and partners:
> Boston, Massachussetts : MOITI et MTTC (Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center)
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> Kansai, Japon : KBCP
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> Québec, Canada : CQVB (Centre québécois de valorisation des biotechnologies)
Actions have been undertaken in 2009:
> Kansai, Japon : LCF meeting during BioJapan on October 8th, 2009
> Québec / Canada: networking meeting in Strasbourg on October 29th and 30th
> Boston, Massachusetts: BIO Investor Forum on October 6th, 2009
In 2010, the Lifescience Corridor France will be present at :
> BioPharm America, Boston, September 15th to 17th, 2010
> BIO Japan, Yokohama, from September 29th to October 1st, 2010
> Bio Contact, Québec, October 6th to 7th and 2nd French Quebec Symposium in Paris/Strasbourg, on November 24th to 26th, 2010.
They speak about...
« Lyonbiopole has gradually become an important resource center for my research group at the Structural Biology Institute of Grenoble. Our work in molecular infectious diseases has benefited from contacts made at Lyonbiopole’s Partnering Days with the physicians and industrial leaders from the region in order to set up new projects. The cluster has also played a role in organizing a mission as part of the Coopol France-China program via the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We quickly initiated academic projects and programs on diagnosing pneumococcal infections with Chinese universities and companies met during this mission. In short, Lyonbiopole boosts our work in fundamental and applied infectious diseases both locally and globally! »
Thierry Vernet
J-P. Ebel CNRS Structural Biology Institute (UMR 5075)/CEA/UJF - Head of Laboratory/Group Leader and Head of Research