Campus Biotech Explained

Campus Biotech
Research Field:	Biology and biotechnology
City:	Geneva
Country:	Switzerland

The Campus Biotech is a Swiss institution hosting research institutes and biotechnology companies. The Campus Biotech is located in the former Merck Serono building, in Geneva (Switzerland).

The Campus Biotech is a part of the Swiss Innovation Park.

History

End of June 2013, Merck Serono left its headquarters in Geneva and the building was bought by Ernesto Bertarelli and Hansjörg Wyss (for more than 300 million Swiss francs) to create the Campus Biotech.^[1]

Structure

• EPFL-UNIGE Biomedical Center (14000 m²)
  • Center for Neuroprosthetics (EPFL)
• Human Brain Project and Blue Brain Project (EPFL) (5000 m²)
• Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering (8000 m²)
• Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)
• Biotech Innovation Square (12000 m²)
• Health 2030 Genome Center

See also

• Lausanne campus

Notes and References

1. Dejan Nikolic, "Genève récupère le Human Brain Project, au détriment de Lausanne", Le Temps, Wednesday 30 October 2013, p. 7.