One Health Festival: Lyon 1 University showcases its One Health initiatives - a - supprimer - apres copier coller
As Lyon hosts the One Health Summit on April 7, the One Health Festival will include over 170 events from March 16 to May 15, 2026, in France and worldwide. Its aim is to showcase initiatives from all those working to put the One Health approach into action.
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Human, animal, and environmental health: it’s all connected !
On April 7, 2026, France will host the One Health Summit in Lyon to strengthen international cooperation in the face of health, food, and environmental risks.
The One Health approach aims to better account for the close links between humans, animals, plants, and ecosystems in order to sustainably improve global health.
The One Health Summit will bring together, for the first time, heads of state and government from around the world, representatives of relevant international and regional organizations, members of parliament, scientists, and representatives from the private sector, the general public, local governments, development banks, and youth organizations to accelerate the implementation of the One Health approach.
Lyon 1 University will be well represented; Discover the highlights proposed by our University for the One Health Festival !
5 One Health events between April 1 and 9
April 1
EID@Lyon Graduate School and solarCeram, a startup hosted at the I-Factory and supported by CELSE, are organizing a conference/demonstration on the challenges of hospital hygiene in off-grid regions. Following a short lecture by Frédéric Le Marcis, an anthropologist at ENS Lyon specializing in infectious disease risk management in Africa, you’ll get a sneak peek at the very first DeepTech innovation system from solarCeram, which provides off-grid hospitals with the energy needed to sterilize surgical instruments using photovoltaic panels—without batteries or inverters!
Where and when ?At the I-Factory (Eureka 2 room), between 12:30 PM and 2:00 PM
EID@Lyon Graduate School, in collaboration with UNITEID Graduate School (Toulouse) and the Lyon Microbial Ecology Laboratory (LEM), will propose games and activities centered on the presence of tiger mosquitoes in urban areas: observation, hands-on activities, scientific “fishing” of mosquito larvae… You’ll also get a sneak peek at the Mosquit’EAU game, created by students from UNITEID and EID@Lyon and designed to raise awareness about effective mosquito control measures.
In addition to the fifteen other booths in the Village, come enjoy the walking conference led by Fabrice Vavre (LBBE & Shape-Med)—a stroll through the park for a different outlook on its natural biodiversity, in order to better understand the connection between city and nature and discover the One Health approach, linking human, animal, and environmental health. Stop by the City of Lyon booth to sign up!
Where and when ?Tête d’Or Park, Allée des Villas (Entrance at Rue Tête d’Or and Boulevard des Belges), between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM – Free admission
April 3 and 9
Academic communities from Lyon, Montreal (Canada), and São Paulo (Brazil) are coming together for a two-day seminar to discuss the development of One Health indicators and the creation of a dedicated training module.
With 10 workshops focused on environmental health, territorial governance, and new forms of deliberation, these sessions—organized by ENTPE in collaboration with researchers from Lyon 1 University (Institut Camille Jordan, LEHNA, and LBBE) and Cerema, aim to propose new indicators and draft an initial syllabus for a course dedicated to these indicators.
This event is intended for faculty members. As space is limited to 40 participants, registration is required.
Where and when ?At the I-Factory. April 3, from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM & April 9, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
Back to the I-Factory for another game, “Infectious Challenges & One Health: And What About AI?”, presented by EID@Lyon Graduate School and the University of Grenoble, on the use of AI in the management of sanitary crises. This event puts into play a variety of stakeholders, disciplines, and decision-support tools—including Artificial Intelligence—to raise awareness on the complexity of the transdisciplinary work required to manage health crises. The game aims at introducing the role of AI tools in addressing infectious disease challenges within a One Health framework.
Where and when ? At the I-Factory (Eureka 2 room), from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
SHAPE-Med@Lyon is organizing a one-day seminar fully dedicated to One Health : “One Health in Action: Sharing perspectives, transforming practices across territories.” The purpose of this event is to highlight One Health initiatives in research, training, and innovation within the Lyon and Saint-Étienne ecosystems. Throughout the day, discover six local research and training projects, participate in one of the roundtables dedicated to innovation and training within the One Health framework, or come try out the new One Health game created by the WHO Academy and SHAPE-Med@Lyon !
The day will conclude with a plenary lecture by Serge Morand, Research Director at the CNRS, Director of IRL HealthDEEP, and member of the OHHLEP.
Where and when ?At Espace Mérieux (1 place de l’école, 69007 Lyon), from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Registration for the event is free but required to access the Espace Mérieux at ENS Lyon
Five events and five opportunities to learn more about the involvement of Lyon-based researchers in the broader One Health ecosystem, both nationally and internationally.
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