Euralimentary 
Eurasante Bio incubator
Eurasante Mathieu Lassalle
ZAC Eurasante: service center.Research and innovation for the people of tomorrow
A veritable open-air laboratory, the Lille metropolitan area boasts infrastructure dedicated to research, competitiveness clusters that encourage cross-sector connections and innovation, and some of the best universities in France. Theecosystem is structured around public and private players, and major French and international companies have been based here for many years.
Because health research is key to the future of mankind, 80 laboratories, involving 4,000 researchers, are dedicating their work to the region’s areas of excellence:
- The fight against cancer and its dedicated centre, the Oscar Lambert Centre
- Cardiometabolic diseases
- Neurodegenerative diseases
- Chronic diseases of the intestine (IBD) and liver (NASH)
- Nutritional innovations
- Diabetes prevention
A global issue, our health and that of our children is being shaped in the capital of Flanders, and also by what we eat. This is why the European Metropolis of Lille has created the Euralimentaire site of excellence to facilitate the creation and development of companies dedicated to fresh, local produce and its logistics.
Finally, tomorrow’s health and well-being are intimately linked to the development of new technologies. Medtech, Biotech, Pharma and Esanté companies, the European Metropolis of Lille and its Eurasanté site of excellence offer you the opportunity to join a rich and interconnected ecosystem in which innovation and research play a decisive role.
Whychoose Lille?
The Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire (CHRU), Europe’s largest university hospital complex, comprises 12 hospitals, 5 training campuses and more than 16,000 healthcare professionals. It has been ranked the 3rd best hospital in France in 2022.
The sector occupies a special place in the regional economy, accounting for €12.5 billion, putting Hauts-de-France in 3rd place among centres of national importance.
A rich, interconnected ecosystem: The Health-Nutrition, Food and Ageing Well sector in Hauts-de-France, led by Eurasanté and Clubster NSL, is made up of 1,100 companies employing 32,000 people and active in the biotech/pharma, medtech/hospitech, e-health, silver economy and specialised services sectors. These include world leaders such as GSK, Roquette, Lesaffre and Tate&Ly.
Eurasanté Bio Business Park, one of Europe’s largest hubs for biotech and medtech activities, runs an incubator dedicated to the creation of innovative companies in the field of biology and health.
A training centre of excellence: Lille’s Faculty of Medicine is the largest medical training and research centre in France, across all disciplines. It is home to over 12,000 students. Lille is also home to one of France’s leading pharmacy faculties, with 2,900 students.
The Clubster NSL competitiveness clustersupports innovation in the health, biotechnology and agri-food sectors.
A pool of professionals
France's third-largest site of excellence, Eurasanté's 300 hectares are dedicated to cutting-edge activities in the Health, Nutrition and Biotechnologies sector.
A veritable city within a city, it is home to 200 companies with 3,700 employees, 10 hospitals with 17,000 employees, 50 laboratories with 1,800 researchers, 4 faculties and 7 paramedical schools!
A pool of experts and talent to support and accelerate your company's development.Eurasanté is also a team that runs 4 incubators:
> The Eurasanté Bio-Incubator and Bio-Accelerator, to help create and develop health start-ups.
> The Euralimentaire Incubator - Accelerator, to help create and develop foodtech start-ups.
> The Eurasenior incubator, to help create and develop silver economy start-ups.
> The Vivalley incubator, to help create and develop start-ups in sport, health and well-being.
Because good health also means eating well, Lille is devoting part of its efforts to structuring and developing the foodtech sector.
Created in 2016, Euralimentaire is the latest addition to the city's sites of excellence. It is the brainchild of the Marché d'Intérêt National (MIN/ZAMIN) in Lomme, the largest wholesale market in France after Rungis. Euralimentaire's mission? To accelerate the development of innovative projects and support the men and women who will feed us tomorrow.Euralimentaire provides development solutions for business projects.
Since 2017, the premises of the Euralimentaire incubator have welcomed all those with innovative food-related projects. Over a surface area of 1,000 m², you can find:> A coworking space for incubating entrepreneurs > Private offices for start-ups
> Private offices for foodtech start-ups
> Preparation, storage and logistics facilities for all types of project.
- Clubster NSL is the leading professional network for industry, research and healthcare, committed to innovation in Nutrition, Health and Longevity in the Hauts-de-France region, with over 360 active members. Its mission is to encourage the emergence of innovation projects between private and public players, with the aim of stimulating and promoting the nutrition-health sector. And since innovation often stems from interdisciplinarity, the cluster aims to bring together the entire ecosystem to help create strong, lasting relationships with industry.
InvestA project?
TheInvest de Hello Lille team is your partner for setting up successfully in the Lille metropolitan area. As experts in the region, we’ll be with you every step of the way, offering you privileged access to a dynamic ecosystem and a network of key partners.
