This is a major project for science at Paris-Sud University. The university has chosen the project company, Platon Saclay, which is managed by Bouygues Construction, to design, construct, operate and maintain this building complex. The project, which is HQE (High Environmental Quality) accredited, will house state-of-the-art research laboratories, teaching areas, an insectarium and aquarium, greenhouses and tertiary areas over an area of approximately 85,000 m2.

The site will accommodate 400 researchers, doctoral students and administrative staff.