A LAND OF INNOVATION

Lyon has 5 recognized competitiveness clusters:    

• Lyonbiopôle: a world-level cluster for virology, immunology and diagnostics. As France's No. 1 "bio-region," the Lyon area aims to join the Top 5 European bio-clusters.
  
  
• Axelera: a world-level cluster for chemicals and the environment, already ranked in the European Top 10 in the sector. By building on its expertise in key technologies, it aims for a place among the Top 5 in Europe within 10 years.
  
  
• Lyon Urban Truck & Bus: a national-level cluster for urban transport systems. Backed by 3500 people in R&D, this cluster works to design the industrial vehicles of the future and to make the Lyon region the world leader in urban transport of goods and passengers.
  
  
• Imaginove: a national-level cluster for digital entertainment. Lyon is the European capital of digital imagery, video games and interactive entertainment.
  
  
• Techtera: a national-level cluster for technical and functional textiles. All the links in the industry chain are present here, from fibers to design, from customization to mass market, making Lyon the leading European center for technical and functional textiles.

Along with:

 

• 10,000 researchers, 120,000 students, 1000 theses/year, 510 public and private labs
  
  
• One of Europe's highest concentrations in the scientific and clinical sectors
  
  
• Exceptional infrastructures (Bio-safety level 4 lab, the European Center for Humanitarian Health ...)
  
  
• Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response center (WHO)
  
  
• Merial, the world No. 1 for human and animal vaccines
  
  
• Sanofi pasteur, the world No. 1 for bacteriological diagnostics
  
  
• Biomérieux, the world No. 1 for in vitro diagnostics