Biopôle

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One building of the Biopôle.

The Biopôle Park is a science park of 80,000 square metres destined to host companies whose main activity is in the life sciences field. It is located in Épalinges, to the north of Lausanne and is the first of its kind in French-speaking part of Switzerland.

Biopôle offers space for industrial, R&D or administrative use. All the structures within the park respect the strictest environmental standards. Fully integrated in one of the densest life sciences networks in the world, this park provides its tenants with a strategic location for the development of their activities. Directly linked to the principal centres of excellence in the region, the Biopôle site is located at the intersection of the large Lausanne campus, complementing the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), the University of Lausanne and the major industrial concerns.

Origin

In the context of its policy on poles of development, promoting in particular high quality economic growth in line with the notion of sustainable development, the Canton of Vaud decided to create suitable conditions for the initiation of new activities that generate jobs. It was to this end that in 2004 the authorities founded the nonprofit privately run company Biopôle SA. In November 2005, the company presented its shareholders with the development plan of the site, together with its business plan. The declared aims of the company are to develop by the year 2015 more than 60,000 square metres of rental space, which would allow over 2,000 people to come and work on the site. In autumn 2007 work began on the first Biopôle building, and at the end of 2008 the first tenants moved in.

Site

Unique in its kind, the Biopôle is anchored in a region of very high added value. With its world-renowned research centres, the large Lausanne campus is in the heartof a region which has seen its activities in the field of the life sciences literally explode in recent years. With industry leaders in their sector, research groups at the cutting edge of their discipline, avant-garde collaborative models, the Lake Geneva region displays a level of dynamism equal to its know-how.

Park

The park is composed of four zones:

A1 The showcase area: 3 main buildings covering 10,000 square metres and containing the Biopôle offices and the first companies that have chosen to occupy the site.

A2 La Corniche: 24,000 square metres dedicated to technology, R&D activities, biotechnology or life sciences.

A3 La Terrasse: 23,000 square metres allocated to offices or laboratories.

A4 Le Plateau: 13,000 square metres, operational from 2013

RCE The Epalinges Research Centre: adjacent to the Biopôle area, compleing the park

Biopôle in figures

80,000 square metres

Less than 2 hours from European capitals

50 km from the airport

In the vicinity of 4 universities and 11 specialised schools and institutes

17 companies installed

Companies installed

Institutional partners

Scientific and university partners

The Center for Immunology and Infection Lausanne (CIIL), UNIL-CHUV, next to the Biopôle, in Épalinges.

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