Presentation

INVIVOLIM brings together industrial and academic actors in the field of life sciences and biotechnologies in the Limousin and New Aquitaine regions.

The story begins with a small group of entrepreneurs who want to give visibility to their sector in the field of biotechnology. In 2014 this group is structured as an association under the 1901 law and, thanks to the support of the former Limousin region and then the New Aquitaine region, in 2016 it will move closer to the Toulouse Cancer-Bio-Health competitiveness cluster to share an Animator and a common roadmap.

The cluster is then structured around local networking events, workshops and working groups allowing Invivolim members to meet and interact, to discover their ecosystem and to multiply opportunities for discussions, exchanges of good practices, address books or to initiate collaborations.

In the same spirit of interclustering, Invivolim recently approached the Limousin Medical Cluster, which brings together companies in the health and medical sectors to share their roadmaps until they become one and lead the entire community.

Finally, Invivolim is actively engaged in an operational clustering process with other clusters in the New Aquitaine region in the health sector, in order to create a regional competence center to lead the health sector throughout New Aquitaine. This "super-cluster", named "Alliance Innovation Santé" (ALLIS-NA), will bring together several current clusters in the fields of pharmaceuticals (GIPSO), e-health (TIC Santé), medical devices (RDMNA), biotechnology (INVIVOLIM) and healthcare institutions (OSASUNA), as well as the Grand Poitiers technology park. This grouping reflects the region's strong desire to give visibility to its health sector, companies, universities and university hospitals. 

THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUSTER

Our members are companies, start-ups, university or hospital research teams, and communities that work together around the themes of life sciences, health and biotechnology.
Their thematic fields of application are quite varied, some of them working in the fields of health, animal or plant biotechnology, green chemistry or cosmetics; this thematic richness allows our members to find often complementary and interesting experiences to share in order to be informed or to progress collectively.
With the merger between Invivolim and the medical cluster, our cluster is expanding its missions and becoming a generalist cluster integrating skills in the fields of imaging and medical devices, e-health and big data for example.

KEY ELEMENTS :

• Created in 2014

• Head office: Limoges

• Number of employees in 2019: 2 people

• Number of members: 35

• Number of member companies: 22

• Field: Life sciences / biotechnology / health

• Geographical area: Limousin and New Aquitaine

VIDÉO INTERVIEW (IN FRENCH)

INVIVOLIM is actively engaged in an operational regrouping process with other clusters in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in the healthcare sector in order to create a new regional center of expertise to lead the healthcare sector at the scale of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

his "super-cluster", named Alliance Innovation Santé (ALLIS-NA), will bring together several current clusters in the fields of pharmaceuticals (GIPSO), e-health (TIC Santé), medical devices (RDMNA), biotechnology (INVIVOLIM) and healthcare institutions (OSASUNA), as well as the Grand Poitiers technology park. This alliance reflects the region's strong desire to give visibility to its health sector, companies, universities and university hospitals. 

FOCUS ON ALLIS-NA

objectives

• A desire from the region to structure health forces at the territorial level.
• The regrouping of 5 clusters and the Technopole grand Poitiers science park in the health sector in New Aquitaine. 
• The desire to pool our networks to extend the missions of the current clusters and propose a structure representing and supporting the entire health sector in New Aquitaine.  
• Set up a local geographical network to promote this sector.
• A strengthening of human resources and integration of new transversal skills for the benefit of companies and health actors. 

The Team

The INVIVOLIM team is made up of 2 animators: Sébastien ARICO and Julien CHABASSIER.

Sébastien holds a PhD in cellular and molecular biology from the University of Paris 5. After a post-doctoral career at the University of Limoges and then 9 years spent in an animal biotechnology company that he helped create, he joined INVIVOLIM in 2016 to instill territorial dynamics and enhance the skills of our territory.

He is very involved in the relationships with the other health clusters in New Aquitaine and in the creation of the ALLIS-NA regional competence centre.

After training in communication and several experiences in the field of territorial ecosystem management (ALIPTIC, Limousin Expansion), Julien joined INVIVOLIM in October 2018 in order to perpetuate the actions undertaken and continue the territorial management. Her organizational skills and communication skills make her an asset to our structure. 

Our team occupies an office in the ESTER science park, in the main building in Limoges. 

The Board

Sébastien and Julien can rely on a group of dynamic and motivated business leaders and academics who form the Invivolim board. It is made up of heads of companies and university laboratories wishing to get involved in the animation of their territory and promote the health and biotechnology sector. 

It is made up of 7 people who meet monthly to organize INVIVOLIM's actions: 

INVIVOLIM offers to share some equipment for its members. If necessary, this material is available free of charge in exchange for good care. 

At this stage, here is the available material:  

• A 101 cm TV (for exhibitions or demos).

• A mobile paperboard (paper + wipeable board).

• A Logitech videoconference system (suitable for rooms with 5-6 people) - compatible with any web videoconference system (not compatible with Polycom system).

• An Optoma short focal length videoprojector.

• A small Jabra wireless speaker for audio conferencing.