Its goal is to develop new miniaturized tools to improve analysis, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of diseases, particularly cancer.
Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, NanoBio brings together players from research (more than 300 scientists working in biology, chemistry and electronics), training and industry in the Grenoble area.

Its activities are complementary to other major projects unfolding at the site and in the local region – MINATEC, Cancéropôle Lyon Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (CLARA) – and it already occupies a pivotal position between two world-class competitive clusters recognized as such by the French government: Minalogic and LyonBiopole.

A multi-site project

NanoBio is a multi-site project that can accommodate a large number of researchers and accelerate the necessary exchanges between different disciplines (micro- and nanotechnologies, chemistry, physics, biology, medicine, etc.).


Three sites host the various NanoBio platforms:
- Science Park (Campus West)
This is home to nanoelectronics researchers from Leti and MINATEC, as well as teams carrying out fundamental research in physics and biology sponsored by several organizations (CEA, UJF, INSERM, CNRS).
- Saint-Martin-d'Hères Campus (Campus East)
This houses numerous teams carrying out fundamental physics and chemistry research at the interface with biology.
- La Tronche Healthcare Cluster (Campus East-Healthcare)
This is home to the mixed UJF/CNRS/INSERM teams and the CHU teams, whose principal role is:

• organizing technology transfer activities in the field of clinical biology
• sharing expertise between scientists and doctors

An established international reputation

NanoBio’s partners are already recognized as major players in European nanobiotechnology research.
CEA coordinates the Nano2Life network of excellence, funded by the European Commission, which brings together 23 public research bodies from 12 countries, and includes approximately 20 partners from industry.


UJF coordinates several international schools funded by the European Union, including the European School on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies. It also works on European projects in partnership with the international laboratories based on the site.
Grenoble's NanoBio cluster thus offers the benefits of an international nanobiotechnology environment and access to advanced facilities in this field.

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