Laval has set up ÉvoluCité, a municipal initiative aimed at organizing and developing the territory according to an approach based on sustainable urban planning. The first milestone in this process that will gradually be carried out over a number of years is the City’s adoption of its Sustainable Urban Planning Policy. This includes a vision, directions and commitments on the part of the municipal public service with regard to land-use planning. It is followed up with specification sheets that present examples of detailed planning and development concepts for Laval’s key sectors and which will contribute toward developing a sustainable city—ÉvoluCité.Laval boasts a strategic location, a successful economy and a dynamic, daring business community. In Laval, you’ll find:
- a quality urban structure
- well-organized living environments
- strategic industrial sites
- businesses active in all the key sectors of the economy
- order givers and an exceptional subcontracting network.
The Biotech City
The Biotech City, the centre of Quebec's health industry- A+ lots for companies interested in their own private building
- Multitenant buildings equipped with laboratories, offices and scientific equipment
- A tax incentive program with the Biotechnology Development Centre
- Top-quality facilities for business start-ups
- The unique environment of the Biotech City
Research institutions and technology transfer centres
Laval has set itself apart by the specific vocation of the Biotech City, the concentration of research centres, the world-class institutions of higher learning on its territory, and its high-tech-driven economic development approach.Local businesses can collaborate with the scientific community to have their innovation and training needs met.
The following are some research institutions that are not necessarily in Laval but with which our sectors of excellence collaborate:
For BIOPOLE companies
- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier
- GSK Biologicals
- Boehringer Ingelheim
For e-POLE companies:
- Various university-based research centres, e.g. Polytechnique, École de technologie supérieure
- The TechnoMontréal cluster
- Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal (CRIM)
- Centre francophone d'informatisation des organisations (Cefrio)
- Centre d'entreprises et d'innovation de Montréal (CEIM)
For AGROPOLE companies
- The laboratory Recherche en Sciences Appliquées à l’Alimentation de Laval (RESALA) at the INRS-Institut Armand Frappier
- Cintech agroalimentaire in St-Hyacinthe is a nutrition R&D centre that helps entrepreneurs at all stages of their agrifood project, from the design to marketing. (www.cintech-aa.qc.ca)
- The Centre d’Expertise Bioalimentaire de Laval (CEBA).
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