Biopôle Clermont-Limagne
Technology park for life sciences

3 sites and 20,000 m2 of laboratories

for biotechnology activities

The Biopole Clermont-Limagne is a technopole (science technology park), fully dedicated to hosting and supporting businesses working in life sciences, spread over three sites located in Riom, Saint-Beauzire and Clermont-Ferrand. Within easy access to the A71 Paris bound motorway, the three closely located sites are within proximity of the international airport and major research centres of Clermont Ferrand and its urban area, well known for its excellence in biotechnology.

The Biopole Clermont-Limagne offers a comprehensive range of services to biotech entrepreneurs: qualified accommodation (over 20,000 m2 of up-to-the-minute laboratories for biotech activities), along with support to projects, communication, coordination, access to partner networks, services to businesses and their workforce. Over 40 businesses and organisations are currently developing their activities on the Biopole site.

Since 2013, the Biopole Clermont-Limagne has been managed by the SMO Biopole Clermont-Limagne, the unrestricted public-sector association rounding up Clermont-Communauté, Riom Communauté, the Limagne d'Ennezat Community of Communes and the Puy-de-Dôme Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

News

on Biopôle Clermont-Limagne

3/25/19

StrainChem has just taken a decisive step towards an environmentally friendly peptide synthesis methodology.

The company announced the development of its SPPLS technology operating without protecting groups.

3/15/19

Green chemistry: AFYREN and Bpifrance, via its SPI industrial projects fund, are jointly investing 50 million euros in the industrial joint-venture AFYREN NEOXY.

First industrial subsidiary of AFYREN, AFYREN NEOXY will be focused on producing, using co-products from the sugar industry, 100-pc bio-sourced organic acids that can be used in multiple applications, from cosmetics to flavors and fragrances, human and animal nutrition, and even fine chemicals.

2/22/19

Award ceremony : the New Deal Biotech rewards 6 projects

The New Deal Biotech award ceremony took place on Thursday 21 February at the Biopôle Clermont-Limagne in Saint-Beauzire. The managers of 6 start-up projects received a grant of 12,000 €, an equipped laboratory and a customized support during one year.
2/14/19

AFYREN raises 21 million euros to move into its industrial development phase

AFYREN, which produces high-value bio-based building blocks to manufacture acids using fermentation technologies, has confirmed the production of bio-based organic acids on a pre-industrial scale for use with multiple applications.

1/29/19

January 2019: Alphanosos starts the commercialization of Effiskin®, the first veterinary hygiene product based around an active elaborated using Artificial Intelligence

Alphanosos is proud to announce the availability of its first non-registered commercial product resulting from its AI based discovery efforts: Effiskin® lotion, a purifying hygiene product adapted to pyoderma prone skins and developed based on human dermo-cosmetic standards for demanding vets and dog owners. It is formulated around Synherbs®16P926, an EffiSkin® exclusivity. Additional veterinary hygiene products will be launched throughout 2019.

1/25/19

APTYS Pharmaceuticals announces the creation of its new subsidiary APTYS Pharmaservices.

After more than fifteen years of activity, the company has reached a maturity level which led to the separation of its two historical activities with the creation of a subsidiary, totally and exclusively dedicated to its service activity.
10/10/18

You wish to develop your project of biotechnology start-up: take part to the New Deal Biotech competition!

The Biopole Clermont-Limagne launches with his partners the second edition of the New Deal Biotech competition, a unique support system dedicated to project leaders in the field of biotechnology.

10/2/18

Céréales Vallée and Nutravita: a fusion to become the European leader of preventive/health functional ingredients of plant origin

Announced in September, the marriage between Céréales Vallée and Nutravita will become a reality during the next general meetings of both entities which will be held on December 3rd, 2018.

9/17/18

With the arrival of a new financial partner, Aptys Pharmaceuticals strengthens the development of its analgesic

In the last months , the opioids crisis in the US and Europe has demonstrated tolerance and addiction problems caused by analgesic treatments based on opioids. In the treating pain panoply, there is today an acute lack of a potent analgesic drug without these disadvantages.

News

of partners

11/9/18

SPIM: the 6th Congress of Skin Physiology 15 and 16 November

The 6th edition of SPIM (SKIN PHYSIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL MEETING) will be held in Vichy on 15 and 16 November 2018. This Congress, held every 2 years, is original to present very high level conferences alternating sessions from young researchers and from internationally recognized researchers.

9/28/18

Analgesia institute: public conference on the occasion of the word pain day on endometriosis

The Analgesia Institute, research foundation dedicated to innovation in the field of pain, organizes a public conference on the occasion of the word pain day.
This event will be held on 15 October at 6.30 PM at the IAE of Clermont-Ferrand.

6/26/18

Arbios will attend to Cosmetic 360

Cosmetic 360, the international trade fair for innovations and solutions in the fragrance and cosmetics industry, will open its doors on the 17th and 18th of October 2018 at Carrousel du Louvre in Paris.
6/25/18

Arbios present at the Health & Foods Days 2018

The Arbios network was present at the Health & Foods Days of La Rochelle on June 20th and 21st.
The event has become a benchmark for those in the food industry, and is the most important European business convention in its field. More than 800 participants attended the 12nd edition.

9/28/17

Analgesia institute: public conference on the occasion of the word pain day

On the occasion of the word pain day, the Analgeisa Institute organize a public conference entitled “communication and new technologies, a future for the chronic pain management”.

12/1/16

ARBIOS: a name and a logo for the Biosites Federation

ARBIOS is a network of three biosites completely dedicated to the support and to the success of life science companies situated within a radius of less than 50 km in the North of Auvergne :
10/7/16

SPIM: the 5th Congress of Skin Physiology 17 and 18 November

The 5th edition of SPIM (SKIN PHYSIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL MEETING) will be held in Vichy on 17 and 18 November 2016. This Congress, held every 2 years, is original to present very high level conferences alternating sessions from young researchers and from internationally recognized researchers.

9/9/16

The Pharmaceutical Companies ' Days will be held 12 and 13 October, on the theme " Health 3.0: towards an increasingly connected world"

The digital revolution is under way : after 25 years of existence, the web , social media , mobile and now the Internet of Things are about to fundamentally transform the uses and deeply impact the value chain of economic sectors. Health will not be spared .

12/11/15

EPS project : reducing by food the cattle methane emissions

While COP21 debates, Céréales Vallée and its partners launch the project "Environmental Health Performance" (EPS), which aims to reduce the digestive methane emissions by ruminants simply by modifying food.

Virtual tour of the Biopole

Riom site

Saint-Beauzire site

Clermont-Ferrand site