Technologies and platforms 

 « Omics » platforms: tumor and host 

genomics, study of metabolic pathways, 

caracterization of prognostic or diagnostic 

markers 

 Flowcytometry platforms, some of which are 

accredited by IBISA, the French National 

Infrastructure in Health Biology and Agronomy

 Imaging platforms : cellular, tissular, viable 

cells, small animal 

 Platforms for centralized review of pathology 

and imaging (PET, CT)  in clinical trials 

 Histopathology lab devoted to lymphoma: 

immunohistochemistry, DNA/RNA extraction on 

paraffin, tissue microarraying …

 Biological sampling logistics platform and 

biobanks 

 LYSARC « data management center» 

(accreditation from the French Cancer Institute) 

for clinical trials from phase I to phase III-,: 

regulatory affairs, monitoring, data 

management, biostatistics, pharmacovigilance, 

quality assurance…

 LYSA network of 130+ clinical investigation 

centers including 6 centers accredited  « Early 

phase clinical trials centers » by the French 

National Cancer Institute

 Tools for data digitization (electronic case 

report form, digital pathology slide scanner, 

web-based software for loading and central 

review of clinical imaging)

Assets

 Animal models
 Cell lines
 Original collection of viable cells
 Biological collections (tissues, plasma,  

DNA/RNA)

 Proprietary databases

www.instituts-carnot.eu

Institut Carnot CALYM

Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud

Secteur Sainte Eugénie 

Pavillon 6E

69495 PIERRE-BÉNITE Cedex 

France

Pascal DESCHASEAUX 
General manager 
+33 (0)4 72 66 38 67  
pascal.deschaseaux@calym.org
Véronique STANIEK 
Director of operations 
+33 (0)4 72 66 38 72  
veronique.staniek@calym.org

CONTACT

Research personnel  
(full-time equivalent): 

267

including PhD students: 

43

Partnership  
research incomes: 

15 395 k

Global budget: 

22 000 k

Four R&D pillars

In order to cover all stages  

of therapeutic and diagnostic 

development - from preclinical 

to clinical  - and to answer 

current unmet medical 

needs in the lymphoma 

field, CALYM is organized 

around four R&D pillars