BioAlpine Cluster

Missions :

The BioAlpine Cluster is a biotech cluster that intends to promote and foster the transalpine competitiveness
in the biotech and medical sciences sectors. It is the result of the union between three complementary territories sharing the same will to create in the life sciences sector, a unique area endowed with a strong identity and an international visibility. Today, the transalpine space is becoming one of the most dynamic biotech cluster in Europe.

We signed in January 2006 a cooperative agreement in order to promote a unique geographical area, formed by three regions – Western Switzerland, Grenoble/Rhône-Alpes for France and Turin/Piedmont for Italy – all unique for the sectors of bio and medical technologies. The three founding members are also open to the idea of other European partnerships, extending the reach of the BioCluster.

By bringing together the wealth of their expertise, the three organisations that make up the BioAlpine Cluster hope to create a cross-border Alpine zone of European if not international scope. This will in turn help all the industry participants – companies as well as researchers – to join a strong European network particularly involved in the development and valorisation of innovation outside of its own territorial zone.

Ambitions :

• federating the scientific resources and industrial expertise of the members, while boosting synergies
  and partnerships between them,
• contributing to the mobility of researchers and students between these three regions,
• supporting the European development of companies,
• exchanging best practices as regards the management of projects in innovation, the financing of company
  beginnings, the support of growth and the evolution of young companies.

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