Partners
AgroParisTech
AgroParisTech, l'institut national des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement, is a higher education and research establishment under the supervision of the French Ministry of Agriculture. Dedicated to training and research in forest and tropical ecosystems, geoinformation and water, the Montpellier campus is one of eight AgroParisTech centers. It is located on the Agropolis International campus. Fields of activity include: remote sensing and spatialized information systems, management of water and aquatic environments (processes, services, uses, global management and governance), environmental management of ecosystems and tropical forests (policies in an international context, management and assessment of management systems, ecological engineering and global change).
Montpellier University Hospital
Research at Montpellier University Hospital is organized in laboratories, institutes and biological collection centers, all located at the heart of the establishment and equipped with state-of-the-art experimental resources. Montpellier University Hospital is home to 15 platforms offering cutting-edge experimental resources, combined with recognized expertise in fields of excellence, whose role in life and health sciences research has become fundamental.
Nîmes University Hospital
The Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire (CHU) de Nîmes has 2,083 beds and places (in 2022), with a team of 1,316 doctors (including interns and students) and 5,879 non-medical staff. The establishment meets the healthcare needs of the population of the Gard and neighbouring départements in terms of care and support for patients throughout their course of treatment. The CHU de Nîmes is closely associated with the Montpellier-Nîmes Faculty of Medicine, thanks to a university branch located on the Campus Santé Carémeau, adjacent to the CHU. In addition, Nîmes CHU, Montpellier CHU and the University of Montpellier are bound by a hospital-university agreement designed to strengthen cooperation between these institutions, by defining common objectives such as the development of training for healthcare professionals & the promotion of research and innovation. The CHU de Nîmes is also active in clinical research, with priority areas such as "Infections, microbiota & coagulopathies", "Oncology", "Neurosciences", "Medico-surgical critical care & interventional practices" and a transversal area "6P Medicine".
Center for International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development (CIRAD)
The Montpellier center is CIRAD's main geographical location, home to two-thirds of its staff. More than 30 research units are present on the site, which boasts top-notch research and reception facilities.
A veritable platform open to the world, this center acts as a network hub connected to all CIRAD sites and employees in almost 50 countries.
The Montpellier-Occitanie Regional Office coordinates the administration of CIRAD's Montpellier sites, and works closely with all the 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 the scientific dynamism of the Mediterranean part of Occitanie, the CNRS in Occitanie is one of the main public research players in the region, alongside universities, grandes écoles and national research organizations.
It has 55 research and service facilities at 8 sites: Montpellier, Perpignan, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Font-Romeu Odeillo-Via, St Christol-lez-Alès, Sète, Montferrier-sur-Lez and Bagnols-sur-Cèze.
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)
The Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier is a top-level, generalist chemical engineering school offering a 3-year chemical engineering diploma (from Bac+2 to Bac+5) that takes students to the highest scientific level and equips them with a full range of sought-after complementary skills such as innovation, team spirit and collective intelligence.
Montpellier Agro 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 managers, 82 of whom are teacher-researchers, 460 external contributors to training courses; 1,550 students in training courses; 3 campuses; 2 agricultural experimental estates; 140 bilateral or multilateral international agreements, across the 3 schools of the Institut Agro; 4 departments and 2 poles dedicated to training and research; 21 joint research units, 3 joint technology units and numerous structures serving businesses and professionals.
French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE)
As a major player in an inter-institutional agronomy cluster, the Occitanie-Montpellier center has built its identity around its research in agriculture, food and the environment. With an international outlook 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.
French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA)
Inria (Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique) has been based in Montpellier since 2003. To mark the 20th anniversary of its presence in Montpellier on June 23, 2023, Inria has signed a strategic partnership framework agreement with the University of Montpellier, underlining their desire to strengthen their collaboration in digital sciences and technologies. This partnership is embodied in the creation of the Inria Antenna at the University of Montpellier, as part of Inria's national strategy to contribute to the development of world-class research universities.
French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM)
Inserm is a public scientific and technological establishment under the dual authority of the French Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Research. Dedicated to biological, medical and human health research, it covers the entire spectrum from the research laboratory to the patient's bedside. On the international stage, it is the partner of the major institutions involved in the challenges and scientific advances in these fields.
In the Occitanie Méditerranée region, Inserm administers 15 joint research units (UMR), 2 clinical investigation centers (CIC) and 3 service units (UMS). Almost all of these structures are based in Montpellier, with a few in Nîmes and La Réunion.
Institute of Research for Development (IRD)
The Occitanie regional delegation, based in Montpellier, supports more than 965 employees in 31 units, based in Montpellier, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Sète and Perpignan. These research teams work on 6 priorities: poverty alleviation, 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 establishment's functional divisions, and supports units in their scientific communication and cultural initiatives.
University of Montpellier
With its 73 research structures, 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.