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Newsletter #24
May 16th, 2025

Dear all,

Just a few weeks left to apply to our 2025 equipment grants call! While you prepare your submission, don't miss:
👉 a chance to pitch your startup at VivaTech
👉 our latest innovation awareness initiatives
👉submit your abstract for a short talk to our annual symporium

... and so much more!!!
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BioConvS news
Meet Generare
Save the date for the next Innovators of Tomorrow meeting (english/french) in person: on Thursay, June 30, we will have the pleasure of welcoming the CSO and CEO of Generare. Contact us for more details!

Awareness Session on Intellectual Property and Value Proposition
Join us for an in-person session (in English) on Tuesday afternoon, June 24 in Paris. A guest expert in intellectual property from a leading biotechnology company will share insights on protecting innovation and defining your value proposition. For more information, contact us!
Learn more
Join us for the 2nd National Day of Bioproduction of Biomedicines (JNBB)

June 4–5, 2025 | Paris & Évry-Courcouronnes

Genopole, the DIM BioConvS, Medicen and Myonex invite you to discover the vital role of biomedicine manufacturing and innovation in healthcare in the second edition of the Journée Nationale de la Bioproduction des Biomédicaments!

June 4
– Site visits (shuttle from Porte d'Orléans, Paris at 9:00 AM)
June 5 – Conferences & roundtables at Genopole (shuttle available)
Pitch your startup at VivaTech with BioConvS
BioConvS offers to 4 startups of its ecosystem the chance to pitch at VivaTechnology 2025, Europe's Biggest Startup & Tech Event!
Want a chance to attend? Fill in the survey by May 18h!

Apply
More about the event
BioConvS calls
Our 2025 equipment grants call is open until June 1st
With a provisional budget of 750k€, this call will finance small to large equipment to academic labs in Ile-de-France to a maximum of 66% of funding rate. Deadline: June 1st
Go to call page
Don't miss the opportunity!
Gilson offers a 34% reduction
to laureates of our equipment cal
l!

Gilson is joining the initiative of DIM BioConvS and the ĂŽle-de-France region by offering a 34% discount to the laboratories awarded funding in our 2025 Equipements call. For more information, please contact Dr. Mohan at smohan@gilson.com or 33 7 84 54 98 90.
Our events
Our Innovation Day 2025 will be held again at the Conseil Régional d'Ile-de-France on November 26th!

Abstract submissions are OPEN for short talks until June 21st!
More info
SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT
Save the date
Festival Double Science
BioConvS will take part in the Festival Double Science, held at Ground Control (Paris) on Saturday, June 1 (14h–21h) and Sunday, June 2 (11h–19h).
The Festival Double Science is a free, public science festival in Paris that blends science with culture in a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere; it features interactive exhibits, workshops, games, talks, and art installations to make science engaging and accessible.
At the BioConvS stand we’ll present Clash Anticorps, an educational board game developed at CIMI to explore the immune system, and showcase accessible synthetic biology applications. A great opportunity to engage the whole family with hands-on science, games, and discovery in a lively, open-air setting!
Learn more
Opportunities
Shaker #17 coming soon
The Genopole Shaker program supports aspiring deeptech entrepreneurs in the life sciences with six months of coaching, lab access, and expert mentoring to validate innovative biotech, medtech, or agtech projects. The next call for applications for the Shaker program will run from May 26 to July 18, 2025.
Applications to Gene.io are open
Gene.iO is Genopole’s acceleration program dedicated to early-stage startups in biotech, medtech, and greentech. It provides tailored mentoring, business support, and access to a leading innovation ecosystem. The current call for applications is now open, with a deadline to apply by June 30, 2025.
Learn more
Horizon Europe opportunities

The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call for projects is open until September 10, 2025. It has a budget of €404.29 million.

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships are individual grants intended for researchers of any nationality who wish to carry out a research project as part of an international mobility program, in order to acquire new skills and develop their career.
More information
Info Day Cluster 1 - Health

Online - 22 May 2025, 9:00 (GMT 02:00)
This info day aims to inform (potential) applicants about the topics included in the Cluster 1 'Health' work programme of 2025
The event will be live on this platform:
Follow the livestream
Might interest you
GenoTher Summit 2025
The Genother Summit 2025, organized by France Biotech, will take place on June 11, 2025, in Paris. This key event in gene therapy will gather experts, startups, and industry leaders to explore innovation, regulatory developments, and manufacturing challenges in ATMPs.
Register
Learn more
Are looking for an opportunity
Juliana Laguna, member of our scientific council, is seeking a postdoctoral position in host-EV interactions, with expertise in probiotics, extracellular vesicles, and inflammation models. Look at her CV

Cindy Nadane, a third-year undergraduate student in Biology-Health at UPEC Créteil, is seeking a 2-month internship in the field of regenerative medicine between May 12 and July 4, 2025. Look at her CV

Maylis Farno is seeking an R\&D position in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on regenerative medicine, cell therapy, or biomanufacturing. She brings expertise in ATMPs, biomaterials, and advanced in vitro models, and is open to opportunities in France and across Europe. Look at her CV

Meryam Dmissi, a biomedical engineering student at Grenoble INP – Phelma, is looking for a research internship starting in May 2025. Her training has provided her with strong skills in biology, physics, modeling and programming (Python, MATLAB), which she is eager to apply to a stimulating research project. Look at her CV
Join BioConvS
Census of BioConvS labs
Starting January 2024, all labs affiliated or wanting to participate in a DIM BioConvS activity will have to be registered. Why? Most importantly because we want to build a cartography of biotherapy, bioproduction and synthetic biology in Ile-de-France and you want to make sure that you're on it!
Fill in the affiliation form
Recent publications
Do you want to see your paper featured in our next newlsetter? Write to chiara.fracassi@u-paris.fr

Alexandre, L., Dubrova, A., Kunduru, A., Surply, E., Ribes, C., Boucenna, I., Gazeau, F., Silva, A.K.A., Mangenot, S., Aubertin, K., 2025. Investigating Extracellular Vesicles in Viscous Formulations: Interplay of Nanoparticle Tracking and Nanorheology via Interferometric Light Microscopy. Small Science 5, 2400319. https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202400319

Fallahpour, A., Gureghian, V., Filion, G.J., Lindner, A.B., Pandi, A., 2025. CodonTransformer: a multispecies codon optimizer using context-aware neural networks. Nat Commun 16, 3205. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58588-7

Gendron, N., Planquette, B., Roche, A., Chocron, R., Helley, D., Philippe, A., Morange, P.-E., Gaussem, P., Sanchez, O., Smadja, D.M., 2025. Circulating CD34 Cells: A New Biomarker of Residual Pulmonary Vascular Obstruction after Pulmonary Embolism. Stem Cell Rev and Rep. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12015-025-10865-0

Laurent, M., Harb, R., Jenny, C., Oustelandt, J., Jimenez, S., Cosette, J., Landini, F., Ferrante, A., Corre, G., Vujic, N., Piccoli, C., Brassier, A., Van Wittenberghe, L., Ronzitti, G., Kratky, D., Pacelli, C., Amendola, M., 2025. Rescue of lysosomal acid lipase deficiency in mice by rAAV8 liver gene transfer. Commun Med 5, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-00816-8

Smadja, D.M., Massonnaud, C.R., Philippe, A., Rosa, M., Luneau, S., Rauch, A., Peiffer-Smadja, N., Gagneux-Brunon, A., Poissy, J., Gruest, M., Ung, A., Pourcher, V., Raffi, F., Piroth, L., Bouiller, K., Esperou, H., Delmas, C., Belhadi, D., Diallo, A., Saillard, J., Dechanet, A., Mercier, N., Dupont, Axelle, Lescure, F.-X., Goehringer, F., Jaureguiberry, S., Danion, F., Tolsma, V., Cabie, A., Courjon, J., Leroy, S., Mootien, J., Mourvillier, B., Gallien, S., Lanoix, J.-P., Botelho-nevers, E., Wallet, F., Richard, J.-C., Reuter, J., Gaymard, A., Greil, R., Martin-Blondel, G., Andrejak, C., Yazdanpanah, Y., Burdet, C., Diehl, J.-L., Hites, M., Ader, F., Susen, S., Mentré, F., Dupont, Annabelle, 2025. sST2 is a key outcome biomarker in COVID-19: insights from discovery randomized trial. Sci Rep 15, 14348. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95122-7

Zhang, G., Vert, M., Nouhoum, M., Rivera, E., Haidour, N., Jimenez, A., Deffieux, T., Barral, S., Hersen, P., Pezet, S., Rabut, C., Shapiro, M.G., Tanter, M., 2025. Amplitude-Modulated Singular Value Decomposition for Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging of Gas Vesicles. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 1–1. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2025.3565023
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