Genopole: first biocluster of France, near Paris

The biopark Genopole is the 1st biocluster of France, located in Evry, less than 1 hour from Paris.

Dedicated to research in genetics, genomics, post-genomics and biotechnologies, Genopole brings together on one site:

• More than 2,200 jobs
• 2 academic research laboratories        
• 81 biotechnology companies        
• University courses        

Biologists, researchers, mathematicians, engineers, computer scientists and industrialists work together in Genopole's state-of-the-art premises and laboratories with the aim of innovating on therapeutic treatments.

Laboratory and office rental near Paris

The real estate offer and infrastructures that Genopole offers are varied, flexible and modular:

• Business centers
• Business parks
• Equipped platforms
• Business incubators

... all connected to optical fiber and its associated services.

The following is available for rent:

• Offices from 10 to 100 m²
• Equipped labs (L1 and L2)
• Equipped clean rooms
• Office premises, furnished or unfurnished

Shared technical premises are also available:

Central laundrette:

• Sterilisation autoclave HC5510-EC1 (Getinge)
• Washer-dryer for glassware
• Poupinel steriliser
• Osmosis water production system (MilliQ Ultrapure)
• Ice chip machine

Freezer rooms:

• -80°C backup freezer
• 2x -20°C backup freezers

Extra equipment:

• Precision scales
• Real-time quantitative PCR apparatus CFX96 (BioRad)
• Nanodrop One Spectrophotometer (Ozyme)
• Refrigerated centrifuge 5810R (Eppendorf)
• Ultracentrifuge Optima XL-80K (Beckman)

The flexibility of commitment and the adaptability of the spaces make it possible to change the space according to your company's real estate needs without having to move (French lease 3/6/9).

• Laboratories for rent near Paris
• Clean rooms for rent near Paris

Why set up your company on Genopole premises?

Genopole real estate platforms are operational host structures for office and lab activities, combining private and common areas.

• The flexibility of commitment and the adaptability of the spaces make it possible to change the space according to your company’s real estate needs without having to move
• The sharing of spaces, equipment and services allows your company to be operational straight away, to reduce its costs and to pass on the responsibility of this management/maintenance.
• Optimisation of the allocation of your resources and reduction of your real estate costs.

To find out more about the labs, offices and cleanrooms for rent near Paris, do not hesitate to contact us at (+33) 04 34 22 12 45

Genopole will support you in the funding of your project:

• Fundraising: Genopole advises you on the preparation, negotiation and contractualisation of fundraising from investors
• Public aids: Genopole offers assistance with scheduling your aid requests, putting together dossiers and preparation for oral presentation in front of investors
• Post-doctoral allocations: Genopole offers post-doctoral allocations of €130,000 to finance the salary of a young post-doctoral researcher
• Funding of equipment: Genopole launches a call for projects for the acquisition of shared equipment to provide optimal working conditions

Genopole offers varied quality training courses and expertise

Genopole organises seminars and workshops on different subjects like business strategies, technology specificities or an introduction to cutting edge equipment. It also organises meetings, in partnership with bio cluster players and experts, on a specific topic of interest to the Genopole community.

The platform also organises a summer school. ‘Bioinformatic and biostatistical tools in medical genomics’ is an international training programme dedicated to researchers, engineers and doctoral students who want to develop or refine their skills in digital genomics. Workshops, panel discussions and conferences are organised by international experts. The training course takes place over 3-4 days at the heart of a campus on the edge of the Seine river.

The Genopole platform organises the Shaker and Booster training programme:

• Shaker: this training course is an opportunity given to creators of innovation in the field of biotechnology (health, environment, agro tech/food tech, bioindustry). The winners will have the chance to continue their work thanks to equipment, and benefit from entrepreneurial awareness training.
• Booster: this support scheme is dedicated to biotech innovation. It allows the winners to improve their skills in the areas of management, financing and protection of intellectual property. The Booster training course gives access to personal consulting and to an OpenLab.

Metropolitan network in Evry-Val-d’Essonne:

REVE links together 14 scientific sites in the urban area and also extends to the Evry-Corbeil bio cluster. The network allows the use of new technologies necessary for the construction of a multidisciplinary virtual campus.

Technical features:
 

• Metropolitan network with very high internet access (10 Gbps)
• Possibility of connection to very ihgh speed ‘long distance’ internet networks, via the Renater community and a private operator, with detailed possibilities for users to select the output operator
• Support for multipoint broadcasting (IP multicast)
• Traffic accounting and skimming function
• Support for internet protocols IPv4 and IPv6

Find out more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u-5TcFGi6Y&feature=youtu.be&list=UUzWX5PDX7aDxP5MVFB2jBgA

• Biomedical/health
• Bioinformatics/IT
• Chemistry
• Agri-food
• Medical equipment