Biopôle

The first of its kind in French-speaking part of Switzerland, Lausanne's Biopôle Park is a science park of 80,000 square metres destined to host companies whose main activity is in the life sciences field. 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 CHUV (University Hospital of Vaud), the EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), the UNIL (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 non profit 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 2000 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.

The park

The park is composed of 4 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

The 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 [...] edge of their discipline, avant-garde collaborative models, the Lake Geneva region displays a level of dynamism equal to its know-how.

Biopôle in figures

80,000 square metres

Less than 2 hours from European capitals

50 kms from the airport

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

17 companies installed

The Board

The board of Biopôle SA is composed of 5 members. The majority shareholder has chosen the members of the Board in function of their professional activities. The sum of the knowledge and experience thus assembled should allow Biopôle SA to achieve the goal it has set itself.

Jean-Marc Tissot - President

Giuseppe Pantaleo - Vice-President

Jean-Paul Dépraz - Director

Stéphane Muller - Director

Mourad Nemra - Director

Liste of Companies installed

Institutional Partners

Scientific and University Partners

CHUV Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois/ University Hospital of Vaud
EPFL Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne/ Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
UNIL université de Lausanne