International Strategic Support Committee 

This international committee, chaired by Philippe Busquin, was set up to assist the Governance Board for all the cluster’s strategic decision-making. Its members include well-known international personalities from the scientific community and the world of industry. This scientific committee submitted the application proposal, validated by the Governance Board, for the creation of the cluster on 31 March 2006.

Composition:

Philippe Busquin (Chairman)
Member of the European Parliament 

Per Belfrage
Chairman of the Board, Medicon Valley Academy, Lund, Sweden

Jean-Pierre Kinet
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Salvador Moncada
Director, The Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, London, UK

Philipe Archinard
Ceo, Transgene and President Lyonbiopôle, France

Walter Fiers
Professor Emeritus, University of Ghent, Belgium