Lyon: the testing ground
Today, with five poles labelled, including 2 of international status, Lyon can be seen as an area of dynamic growth and innovation and that can rival other large European cities in terms of competitiveness.
Lyon: a leading city with 5 major competitive clusters
- Lyonbiopôle (viro-immunology)
- Axelera (chemicals/environment)
- Lyon Urban Truck & Bus (transport systems)
- Imaginove (video games, cinema, animation)
- Techtera (technical textiles)
Already France’s top biotech region, the Lyon area aims to be one of Europe’s top 5 biotechnology clusters. Virology, immunology, vaccines, cancer treatments, post-genomics, neurosciences and bio-services are all sectors of excellence in the Lyon area, which is home to world leaders like bioMérieux, Sanofi Pasteur, Merial, MDS Pharma and others.
And:
- 510 public and private laboratories
- 10,000 researchers, 120,000 students, 1000 theses per year
- Merial, the world leader in human and animal vaccines
- sanofi-pasteur, the world leader in bacteriological diagnostics
- World capital of biological production
- One of Europe’s highest concentrations of scientific and clinical activity
