Hybrigenics SA
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
The Institut Pasteur, France's leading private medical research institution, has licensed some of its functional proteomics technology to Hybrigenics SA and houses the start-up on its campus, providing it with various technology support functions. Hybrigenics is using automated functional proteomics systems for research into infectious diseases and cancer.
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