Ambition

Montpellier, a worldwide hub for global health excellence

Local observations

  • A territory historically involved with medicine and research:
    • The Western world’s oldest still-active faculty of medicine: in operation for the past 800 years!
    • The oldest botanical garden in France, founded in the XVIth century: “Jardin des plantes” plant garden
  • Strong academic ecosystem
  • International recognition
  • Major groups and a rich community of VSEs, SMEs, and startups

Strong academic ecosystem

I-SITE Excellence Program (formerly MUSE)
Montpellier University of Excellence: Feed, Care, Protect
University of Montpellier
3rd ranked worldwide in ecology (Shanghai Ranking 2021)
10%
of all CNRS innovation awards over the past 10 years
Paul Valéry University
House of Human Sciences Human and social sciences,
Goals

  • Build a worldwide excellence hub in global health to meet tomorrow’s great challenges involving health, food, and the environment
  • Boost the attractiveness of Montpellier and the surrounding area
  • Leverage excellence in research to support economic development and job growth in target sectors
  • Support France’s health and food sovereignty
  • Offer adapted building and technological infrastructure in the area north of Montpellier