25 years of Genopole

Establishment of AFM-Téléthon in Évry.

Creation of the Genethon laboratory.

Creation of Genoscope–National Sequencing Center (CNS) and the National Genotyping Center (CNG) in Évry.

Creation of Genopole in Évry

The campus takes form around three labs: CNS, CNG and Genethon; and three already present biotech businesses: Biofords Consultants, Neurotech and Genset.

Deployment of the life sciences curriculum at the University of Évry.

The Essonne CCI incubator is dedicated to Genopole businesses.

GenOdyssee: first business created and incubated by Genopole.

Launch of Genoplante.

Jean Weissenbach and his team announce that the human genome counts only 30,000 genes. That surprising prediction will be confirmed by the complete analysis of the human genome.

Arrival of the first collaborative research unit.

Genopole launches the Genopole Thematic Actions Incentive (Atige) and welcomes its first beneficiaries.

Genopole launches the Postdoctoral Repatriation Allocation Program.

Creation of SEM Genopole.

The association Genopole becomes a Groupement d’intérêt public.

Chromosome 14, containing an important part of immune-system-related genes, is sequenced in Évry by Genoscope.

The I-Stem laboratory opens.

The CERFRE opens.

Creation of the world-scale competitiveness cluster Medicen Paris Region (Genopole is a founding member).

Visit by Nicolas Sarkozy.

CHSF groundbreaking ceremony in the presence of Roselyne Bachelot and Manuel Valls.

IBGBI groundbreaking ceremony in the presence of Valérie Pécresse.

Launch of a Master program in the emerging scientific discipline of systems and synthetic biology at the University of Évry.

Two Genopole companies go public: Novagali Pharma and IntegraGen.

First edition of Genopole's Young Biotech Award, open to environmental innovation.

The CHSF opens.

NEB joins Genopole.

Global Bioenergies goes public.

Visit by Laurent Wauquiez.

Novacyt goes public.

Opening of the Institute of Genetics and Bioinformatics (IBGBI).

Visit by François Hollande.

Creation of the Fondagen endowment fund.

Renewal of GIP Genopole.

Creation of Abolis Biotechnologies.

Inauguration of the CRCT.

Illumina, Altar and Enterome arrive at Genopole.

Genopole deploys two new accompaniment programs, the Shaker and the Booster (Gene.iO as of 2021).

Évry's CNRGH is chosen to accommodate CRefIX (Genomic Medicine France 2025 plan).

20 years of Genopole

6 academic research laboratories

2,413 people at the biocluster

The company IntegraGen is chosen to operate the Paris Region sequencing platform.

Genopole earns the Bronze label of the European Cluster Excellence Initiative.

Launch of the Call for Innovative Ideas.

Launch of the Master 2 Research Grant.

Creation of the ART-TG laboratory.

Hybrigenics Services joins Genopole.

Creation of LBEPS and CITHERA.

Magenta (CITHERA and ART-TG) gets new national industrial integrator label.

Launch of the ApogeeBio program.

Visit by Valérie Pécresse.

Cell Environnement joins Genopole.

Launch of the first edition of the D4Gen Hackathon.

Visit by Sylvie Retailleau.

25 years of Genopole

66 businesses including 11 new in 2023

2,804 people at the biocluster

24 shared-use platforms and infrastructures

Several companies go public: Illumina /AB Science / Pharming / Global Bioenergies.

Launch of Biofoundry Phase 1 project.

Inauguration of the Yposkesi extension.

Visit by Bruno Le Maire and Roland Lescure.