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Genopole is a French research centre in
Évry-Courcouronnes Évry-Courcouronnes () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, prefecture of the department of Essonne. It was established on 1 January 2019 from the amalgamation of the communes of Évry and Courcouronnes. The city is the home ...
focused on biotherapies,
genetics Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.Hartl D, Jones E (2005) It is an important branch in biology because heredity is vital to organisms' evolution. Gregor Mendel, a Moravian Augustinian friar wor ...
, genomics, post-genomics, xenobiology and the development of
biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used ...
industries. As of 2018, it contains 17 academic research laboratories, 87 biotechnology companies, 20 scientific platforms and technical platforms shared around the
University of Évry Val d'Essonne The Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne (''Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne'' or UEVE) is a French public university located in Évry-Courcouronnes, Île-de-France, and is one of the founding members of Paris-Saclay University. The UEVE is expecte ...
, one of the founding members of
Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University (french: Université Paris-Saclay) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 prestigious universities that emerged from the division of the University of Paris, also known as the Sorbonne ...
.


Notable Researcher

* Jean Weissenbach, French biologistPORTRAIT DE JEAN WEISSENBACH.
''Genopole.fr''.


See also

*
Genoscope The French National Sequencing Center (Genoscope) was created in 1996 in Évry, France. It has been involved in the sequencing of the human genome The human genome is a complete set of nucleic acid sequences for humans, encoded as DNA withi ...


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Official website
{{Authority control Genetics or genomics research institutions High-technology business districts in France Essonne Organizations established in 2002 2002 establishments in France