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Biopôle Lausanne
Biopôle Lausanne is a life sciences campus in Epalinges, Switzerland, hosting over 150 companies and 25 academic research groups. It supports collaboration and innovation in pharmaceuticals, medtech, biotech, and digital health.
Overview
What Biopôle Lausanne does
What Biopôle Lausanne is
Biopôle Lausanne is a life sciences campus in Epalinges, Switzerland, hosting over 150 companies and 25 academic research groups. It supports collaboration and innovation in pharmaceuticals, medtech, biotech, and digital health.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2004
- Approximate age
- About 22 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- March 31, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Biopôle Lausanne as a community
Community overview
Biopôle Lausanne is a life sciences campus located in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was established to foster innovation and collaboration within the life sciences sector. The organization provides a supportive environment for companies and research institutes focused on biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical technology.
Community focus
Biopôle focuses on the life sciences sector, providing services and support to companies at various stages of development. Their investment strategy includes the Biopôle Investment Programme and the Vanguard Accelerator, which aim to support innovative startups and established companies in the life sciences field.
Member value
Members benefit from a supportive environment that fosters innovation and collaboration, access to financial support through the Biopôle Investment Programme, and growth acceleration via the Vanguard Accelerator.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Researchers
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and accelerator
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Biotech & Life Sciences
- Regions
- Europe
Community activity
Events and activity
Biopôle organizes events to promote networking and collaboration within the life sciences community.
Notable members
Notable companies include SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Ichnos Sciences, Roche Diagnostics Switzerland AG, Neurovia, Adaptyv Biosystems, Tubulis, Novigenix, Legacy Healthcare, Combioxin SA, Vanarix SA, Physio Home Care, and Biomapas.
Common questions
What to know about Biopôle Lausanne
Upseed classifies Biopôle Lausanne under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 31, 2026
Known limits
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