The Institute of Functional Genomics of Lyon (IGFL) is a joint laboratory (UMR 5242)—involving the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, the Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon, the CNRS and the INRA—created in the beginning of January 2007.

   Research at the institute involves the analysis of the genome's role in the elaboration, the functioning, and the evolution of organized biological systems. The conceptual and methodological approaches rest heavily on those in functional genomics, integrative biology, and comparative genomics. The first research topics addressed by the IGFL concern the biology of reproduction, embryonic and post-embryonic development, morphogenesis, the development of the nervous system, and oncogene transformation. The applications of this fundamental research are planned for in the IGFL’s missions in the biomedical field, in biotechnology, and in agronomy.

   As of its foundation, the IGFL included ten research teams counting in the neighborhood of 120 people. Eventually, the IGFL should occupy lab space to be built on the ENS Lyon campus.