Partners
AgroParisTech
AgroParisTech, the national institute for life and environmental sciences and industries, is a higher education and research institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture. Dedicated to training and research on forest and tropical ecosystems, geo-information, and water, the Montpellier campus is one of eight AgroParisTech centers. It is located on the Agropolis International campus. The areas of activity covered are: remote sensing and spatial information systems, water and aquatic environment management (processes, services, uses, global management, and governance), environmental management of ecosystems and tropical forests (policies in an international context, management and evaluation of management systems, ecological engineering, and global change).
Montpellier University Hospital
Research at Montpellier University Hospital is organized within laboratories, institutes, and biological collection centers located at the heart of the institution and equipped with cutting-edge experimental facilities. Montpellier University Hospital hosts 15 platforms offering cutting-edge experimental resources, combined with recognized expertise in areas of excellence, whose role in life sciences and health research has become fundamental.
Nîmes University Hospital
The Nîmes University Hospital (CHU) has (in 2022) 2,083 beds and places, with a team of 1,316 doctors (including interns and students) and 5,879 non-medical staff. The facility meets the healthcare needs of the population of Gard and neighboring departments in terms of patient care and support throughout their treatment. The Nîmes University Hospital is closely associated with the Montpellier-Nîmes Faculty of Medicine thanks to a university branch located on the Carémeau Health Campus, adjacent to the hospital. In addition, the Nîmes University Hospital, the Montpellier University Hospital, and the University of Montpellier are linked by a university-hospital agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation between these institutions by defining common objectives such as the development of training for healthcare professionals and the promotion of research and innovation. Furthermore, the Nîmes University Hospital is active in clinical research, with priority areas such as "Infections, Microbiota & Coagulopathies," "Oncology," "Neurosciences," "Critical Medical-Surgical Care & Interventional Practices," and a cross-disciplinary area of "6P Medicine."
International Center for Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD)
The Montpellier center is CIRAD's main geographical location and accounts for two-thirds of its staff. More than 30 research units are based at the site, which boasts high-level research and visitor facilities.
A truly open platform to the world, this center acts as a network hub connecting all CIRAD sites and employees in nearly 50 countries.
The Montpellier-Occitanie Regional Directorate coordinates the administration of CIRAD's Montpellier sites and works closely with all research and higher education organizations in the region, as well as with other federative structures, notably MUSE and Agropolis International.
National Center for Scientific Research
At the heart of scientific dynamism in the Mediterranean part of Occitanie, the CNRS in Occitanie is one of the main public players in regional research, alongside universities, grandes écoles, and national research organizations.
It has 55 research and service facilities spread across eight locations: Montpellier, Perpignan, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Font-Romeu Odeillo-Via, St Christol-lez-Alès, Sète, Montferrier-sur-Lez, and Bagnols-sur-Cèze.
Montpellier Higher Normal School of Chemistry (ENSCM)
The Montpellier National School of Chemistry is a high-level general chemistry engineering school offering a three-year chemistry engineering degree (from Bac+2 to Bac+5) that brings its students to the highest scientific level and equips them with a comprehensive set of sought-after complementary skills such as a sense of innovation, team spirit, and collective intelligence.
Montpellier Agricultural Institute
The Institut Agro Montpellier (created on January 1, 2020, on the initiative of the Ministries of Agriculture and Food and Higher Education) comprises: 446 staff, including 91 scientific executives, 82 of whom are teacher-researchers, and 460 external contributors to training programs; 1,550 students enrolled in training programs; 3 campuses; 2 experimental agricultural estates; 140 bilateral or multilateral international agreements covering the Institute's three schools; 4 departments and 2 centers dedicated to training and research; 21 joint research units, 3 joint technology units, and numerous structures serving businesses and professionals.
National Institute for Agricultural Research, Food, and the Environment (INRAE)
A major player in an inter-institutional agronomic hub, the Occitanie-Montpellier center has built its identity around its research in agriculture, food, and the environment.
With an international focus and a majority of publications co-authored with at least one foreign country, it is characterized by its openness to southern countries and its Mediterranean specificity.
National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA)
Inria (French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology) has been based in Montpellier since 2003. To mark its 20th anniversary in Montpellier on June 23, 2023, Inria signed a strategic partnership framework agreement with the University of Montpellier, underscoring their desire to strengthen their collaboration in digital science and technology. This partnership is embodied in particular by the creation of the Inria branch at the University of Montpellier, which is part of Inria's national strategy to contribute to the development of world-class research universities.
National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM)
Inserm is a public scientific and technological institution under the joint supervision of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Research. Dedicated to biological and medical research and human health, it covers the entire spectrum from the research laboratory to the patient's bedside. On the international stage, it partners with leading institutions engaged in scientific challenges and advances in these fields.
In Occitanie Méditerranée, Inserm administers 15 joint research units (UMR), 2 clinical investigation centers (CIC) and 3 service units (UMS). Almost all of these structures are located in Montpellier, but a few are in Nîmes and Réunion.
Research Institute for Development (IRD)
The Occitanie regional delegation, based in Montpellier, supports more than 965 agents spread across 31 units located in Montpellier, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Sète, and Perpignan. These research teams work on six priorities: combating poverty, migration, emerging diseases, climate change and natural hazards, access to water, and ecosystems.
The Occitanie regional delegation provides local support to IRD units in the region in coordination with the institution's functional departments and supports the units in their communication and scientific culture initiatives.
University of Montpellier
With its 73 research facilities, 15 technology platforms or research service centers, and 9 doctoral schools, in partnership with the main national research organizations (49 research units and 7 research support units), engineering schools, and healthcare centers in Montpellier and Nîmes, the University of Montpellier is internationally recognized for its research activities in science and technology, health, agronomy and biodiversity, chemistry, and social sciences.