What Minatec Entreprises does

Minatec Entreprises is a French public-private partnership company (SAEM) founded in 2003 in Grenoble, operating three High-Tech Buildings — BHT1 (10,000 m² inside the CEA campus), BHT2 (4,600 m² on the GIANT Presqu'île) and BHT3 (over 4,200 m² on Place Nelson Mandela, delivered 2024) — that deliver 18,800+ m² of pre-equipped, customisable space for innovative companies. Its core offering comprises modular laboratories, clean rooms (Class 1000/ISO6, upgradable to Class 10/ISO4) and offices available from 50 to 900 m² under short-term occupancy leases, complemented by turnkey fit-out, technical building management, meeting facilities, post/parcel services and a campus-wide domiciliation option. Specialised infrastructure includes the world-first white-to-white clean-room transport link connecting BHT1 to CEA Leti, BHT2's self-sufficient fluid production (hot/chilled water, compressed air at 7 bars, vacuum, process nitrogen, 1,000 kVA transformer), and 500 kg/m² floor load capacity.

Tenancy is gated by a formal agreement with one of the MINATEC campus research actors — primarily CEA, Leti, Spintec, INP Grenoble and the SATT Linksium technology-transfer office — and applicants are approved by a board-level selection committee, giving the company a curated, ecosystem-anchored tenant base of 32+ companies since inception. Revenue is generated through recurring short-term occupancy leases (subscription), one-off turnkey fit-out and installation services (professional services), and recurring domiciliation fees. Tenants span microelectronics (Microoled, Crocus Technology), medical devices and medtech (AVALUN, Diabeloop), IoT/RFID (Primo1D), and environmental sensors (eLichens), with anchor cases such as Diabeloop occupying 1,500 m² plus extension at BHT2.

The shareholder base reinforces the public-private character: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, Grenoble-Alpes Métropole, Département de l'Isère, CEA, Caisse des Dépôts, Caisse d'Épargne Rhône-Alpes and INP Entreprises. Operations are run by a lean team of 11–50 employees covering technical direction, development, administration/finance and on-site operations/maintenance, with go-to-market executed through the corporate website, campus-ecosystem referrals and direct engagement via the selection committee — there is no broader field sales motion outside the regional Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes footprint.

Name

Minatec Entreprises

Legal name

MINATEC ENTREPRISES

Website

https://minatec-entreprises.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Minatec Entreprises is a Grenoble-based public-private SAEM that operates three High-Tech Buildings (BHT1, BHT2, BHT3) totalling over 18,800 m² of pre-equipped, customisable laboratory, clean-room and office space for innovative companies holding formal agreements with MINATEC research actors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Commercial real estate rental - BHT1, BHT2, BHT3: MINATEC ENTREPRISES generates revenue through rental of pre-equipped, customizable high-tech spaces ranging from 50 to 900 m² under short-term occupancy agreements (convention d'occupation précaire). The offering includes offices, laboratories, and clean rooms adapted to tenant needs.
2. Technical installation and fitting services: Custom turnkey fitting out of premises from specification drafting, company consultation, project quotation, project management, through delivery and acceptance. Supporting companies from initial installation through industrialization.
3. Domiciliation services: Company domiciliation services available across all three buildings, allowing companies to establish a prestigious business address without occupying physical space.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Minatec Entreprises rents pre-equipped, customizable high-tech spaces (offices, laboratories, and clean rooms) across three buildings (BHT1, BHT2, BHT3) on the MINATEC innovation campus in Grenoble. Tenants are high-tech companies with formal collaborative agreements with MINATEC research actors, and the offering is delivered under short-term occupancy leases with optional turnkey fitting, technical building management, domiciliation, and meeting facilities.

Product overview

MINATEC ENTREPRISES operates a platform of three high-tech buildings (BHT1, BHT2, and BHT3) in Grenoble, France, offering pre-equipped, customisable spaces for innovative companies with formal agreements with MINATEC research actors. BHT1 (10,000 m² within the CEA campus) provides offices, laboratories, and clean rooms including 2,650 m² of Class 1000 (ISO6) clean rooms with a white-to-white link to CEA Leti. BHT2 (4,600 m², five levels, 400m from MINATEC) offers fully modular spaces from 50–900 m² with autonomous fluid production for labs and clean rooms. BHT3 (4,200+ m², four levels from 2024) provides modular offices and labs from 80 m² with shared terraces and a restaurant. The portfolio is complemented by supporting services including custom fitting and new works, technical building management and maintenance, domiciliation, meeting/conference facilities, and off-site services for companies beyond the BHTs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BHT1: High-Tech Building 1 - Located within the CEA Grenoble, offering 10,000 m² of laboratories, offices, and clean rooms.
• BHT2
• BHT3

Products and services

• BHT1 (Bâtiment de Hautes Technologies 1) 10,000 m² high-tech building within the CEA Grenoble campus divided into BHT52A (6,690 m² of laboratories and convertible office space) and BHT52B (2,650 m² of Class 1000/ISO6 clean rooms linked to CEA Leti via a white-to-white transport system). Designed for companies with formal agreements with MINATEC research actors.
• BHT2 (Bâtiment de Hautes Technologies 2) 4,600 m² high-tech building across five levels in the heart of the Presqu'île GIANT innovation campus, 400 meters from MINATEC's main entrance. Fully modular facilities from 50 to 900 m², self-sufficient in fluid production (chilled/hot water, compressed air, vacuum, nitrogen, 1000 kVA transformer), supporting offices, laboratories, and clean rooms.
• BHT3 (Bâtiment de Hautes Technologies 3) Over 4,200 m² high-tech building across four levels at Place Nelson Mandela. Fully modular spaces from 80 m² for offices or laboratories (clean rooms subject to conditions), floor slabs supporting up to 500 kg/m², shared spaces, green areas, private and shared terraces, a ground-floor restaurant, and a communal terrace accessible from the 3rd and 4th floors.
• Customised Fitting and New Works Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 32+ innovative companies hosted since 2003
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.

• RochestrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Diabeloop has development agreements with Roche for automated insulin delivery systems. Diabeloop is a tenant at BHT2.
• TerumostrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Diabeloop has development agreements with Terumo for diabetes management technology. Diabeloop is a tenant at BHT2.
• SFC FluidicsstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Diabeloop has development agreements with SFC Fluidics for insulin delivery technology. Diabeloop is a tenant at BHT2.
• JulbostrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Microoled partnership with Julbo for ActiveLook® augmented reality technology integrated into outdoor sports glasses. Microoled is a tenant at BHT1 and BHT2.
• CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Atomic Energy Commission is both shareholder and key research partner. MINATEC ENTREPRISES is located within the CEA's micro and nanotechnology innovation campus. Buildings BHT1, BHT2, BHT3 provide spaces for companies with collaborative projects with CEA research labs including Leti, Spintec, and other institutes.
• INP GrenoblestrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble is in proximity and part of the innovation ecosystem. Companies like Avalun have offices at Grenoble INP-Phelma alongside their BHT spaces.
• SATT LinksiumstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Société d'Accélération du Transfert de Technologies Linksium - technology transfer acceleration company in proximity, supporting innovation ecosystem.
• MinalogicstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Competitiveness cluster for digital technologies in the Grenoble area, part of the innovation ecosystem accessible to hosted companies.
• TenerrdisstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Energy transition competitiveness cluster in proximity, part of the broader innovation ecosystem for hosted companies.
• CNRSstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - French national research center member of EPN Science Campus, in proximity and part of ecosystem.
• EPN Science Campus members (ESRF, EMBL, IBS, ILL)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003European Photon Science, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institut Biologie Structurale, Institut Laue-Langevin - major research facilities part of the campus ecosystem.
• Local specialist partner companiescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2003Solid network of professionals in the Grenoble area selected for their expertise in office layouts, laboratory installations, and clean rooms for microelectronics, biotech, health, and medtech. Selected for quality focus, deadlines, service, and cost control.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Station F: Paris-based startup campus providing flexible workspace and services to technology startups. Although more focused on office space than clean rooms/labs, it is a direct French competitor in the innovation campus / startup hosting space.
• MaRS Discovery District: Toronto-based innovation hub connecting startups, research institutions, and capital, providing physical space and support services to high-tech ventures. Similar ecosystem-based model combining research adjacency with multi-tenant real estate for innovative companies.
• Wexford Science & Technology: US developer and operator of university-anchored innovation districts providing lab, office, and collaboration space to knowledge economy tenants. Closely analogous model of operating specialized high-tech buildings in proximity to research institutions.
• Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC): US-based operator of innovation campuses providing flexible office and lab space to startups and growth companies. Comparable business model of operating multi-tenant innovation real estate with shared services and proximity to research/technology communities.
• STFC Harwell Campus: UK science and technology campus operated with public research backing (Science and Technology Facilities Council), offering specialized lab and office space to innovative companies with research ties. Closely analogous public-affiliated innovation campus model to Minatec Entreprises.

Regional players

• Euratechnologies: Lille-based tech incubator and innovation campus hosting startups and digital companies. Comparable French innovation hub but focused on broader digital/tech tenants rather than Minatec's clean room and micro/nano specialization.
• Paris-Saclay: Major French innovation campus south of Paris anchored by Université Paris-Saclay and CEA Saclay. Comparable ecosystem-driven model attracting high-tech companies with research partnerships, but serving the Île-de-France region rather than Grenoble.
• Sophia Antipolis: France's largest technology park near Nice, hosting innovative companies with research institution ties. Operates a comparable public-private innovation campus model in a different French geography, creating indirect competition for French deep-tech tenants.

Broad incumbents

• Alexandria Real Estate Equities: NYSE-listed REIT focused on operating collaborative life science and technology campuses in innovation clusters. Comparable end-market (innovation real estate for high-tech tenants) but at much larger scale and as a public company investor.

Emerging players

• JLABS (Johnson & Johnson Innovation): Global network of life science incubators providing lab and office space to early-stage biotech and medtech companies. Overlaps with Minatec's healthcare/medical device tenant base (e.g., Avalun, Diabeloop) but operates under a corporate sponsor model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/minatec

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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