Health & Biotechnology

We’re a major center of health expertise, with internationally recognized research teams and top-quality healthcare infrastructures. Some of the biggest names in the industry have discovered that Northern France is an ideal environment—and so will you.

• Over 1,000 businesses and 31,000 jobs
• Over 2,200 researchers
• Over €8 billion in sales
• No. 1 region in France for technical textiles with health applications
• No. 2 region in France for medical and hospital equipment
• Major international groups:
  Bayer Healthcare is headquartered here;
  GSK Vaccines has a European manufacturing platform in Northern France;
  Tate & Lyle has an innovation center here

• Pharma-Biotech : Genfit, EFS – Etablissement Français du Sang, LFB – Laboratoire Français du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies, Diagast, AlzProtect, IBD, InnoBioChips, Genoscreen, AstraZeneca, GSK Vaccines, Bayer Healthcare, DCI Pharma, Laboratoires Boiron - Dolisos, Delpharm, Rottendorf Pharma, Super Diet, unither pharmaceuticals, amphastar pharmaceuticals, Cyclopharma, Giphar, Merck, BioV, West, DSM Food Specialties, Lesaffre, Roquette Frères…
  
  
• Nutrition : Nestle Healthscience, Ajinomoto, Hyet Sweet, ...
  
  
• Fine chemicals and active principles : Calaire Chimie, Synthexim, Minakem, Scora, Evonik, Tioxide …
  
  
• Medical devices and equipment : Ontex, MacoPharma, Biolume, HMS, Mölnlycke HealthCare, Horiba, Medtronic, Sofrigam, Cousin Biotech, Intech Medical, Arthrex, SGD Pharmaceuticals, Biorad, anios, Perouse medical, Gosselin (Dow Corning), Symmetry medical, PGI …
  
  
• Cosmetics & parapharmaceuticals : Sarbec, LOreal, Alkos cosmétique, Givenchy, Channel, Clarins, ...

• Cardiovascular diseases 
• Metabolic disorders including diabetes and obesity
• Nutrition
• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Infectious diseases
• Chronic inflammatory intestinal disease
• Oncology
• Hematology
• And more

• Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Lille — University Hospital Center
• Institut Pasteur de Lille — Lille Pasteur Institute
• Institut de Biologie de Lille — Lille Biology Institute
• EGID — European Genomics Institute for Diabetes
• Centre Oscar Lambret Cancer Treatment Center
• Oncolille — SIRIC integrated cancer research unit
• Université du Droit et de la Santé de Lille — Lille Law and Healthcare University
• More than 20 units of National science research center CNRS and the national health and medical research institute
• UniLaSalle Beauvais — center for higher education in earth, life and environmental sciences
• And many more

• 7 hospitals
• Over 15,000 health professionals, including 3,200 doctors
• 4 universities/schools
• 3rd-ranked hospital center in France for clinical studies
• Access to technological platforms and clinical investigation centers

• 15,000 students in life sciences
• 2nd-ranked medical school in France: 11,000 students, with 400 graduates annually
• 3rd-ranked pharmacy school in France: 1,700 students
• School of odontology
• School of engineering and business offering programs in management and engineering techniques: 80 graduates annually
• And more