BioValley is a leading trinational life sciences center in the Upper Rhine Valley which extends over northwest Switzerland, South-Baden and Alsace. It was established as a network active in the areas of science, business, economic development and transfer of technology. The main objective of BioValley is the promotion of greater cooperation between companies involved in the biotechnological and biomedical sectors and the internationally respected scientific institutions associated with universities in the BioValley area, most of which have already established close links between them.