Le laboratoire ICube bénéficie de soutiens importants de la Région Grand-Est, de la collectivité européenne d’Alsace, de l’Eurométropole de Strasbourg, de l’État et de l’Europe pour développer une recherche ambitieuse, au meilleur niveau, avec des moyens expérimentaux de pointe.
ICube benefits from significant support from the Grand Est Region, the European Collectivity of Alsace, the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg, the French government, and the European Union, enabling ambitious, high-level research with access to cutting-edge experimental facilities.
Support from Europe
Horizon Europe
Since the launch of the Horizon Europe program, ICube has participated as coordinator or partner in 9 projects supporting research and innovation in sustainable energy, health, environment, and digital technologies.
Participation in this program allows ICube to contribute to collaborative research at the European level, fostering knowledge exchange, strengthening scientific cooperation, and stimulating innovation across Europe.
Interreg
Over the past five years, ICube has coordinated or partnered in 21 projects funded by the Interreg program.
Interreg supports cross-border cooperation between regions in Europe. For ICube, it provides a platform to conduct transnational research with leading partners in Germany and Switzerland. The projects cover a wide range of research areas, including environment, biodiversity, transportation, urban, rural, or coastal development, and local economic development. Partners include universities, local authorities, associations, and companies. Through these initiatives, ICube contributes to addressing shared challenges in the trinational region, disseminating expertise, and developing solutions tailored to the specific needs of these territories.
European Research Council (ERC)
The European Research Council (ERC) supports exploratory research programs, selecting projects based on scientific excellence.
ICube has received several ERC grants:
- Nicolas PADOY, CONSOLIDATOR GRANT 2022, project CompSURG (Computational methods for analyzing intraoperative adverse events in large-scale surgery) - 2023-2028
- Michalina GORA, STARTING GRANT 2020, project NeurO-GI (In vivo optogenetic endomicroscopy of the gut and brain for managing digestive disorders) - 2021-2024 (à vérifier)
- Sylvain GIOUX, STARTING GRANT 2016, project QuantSURG (Guiding surgical gestures by revealing real-time information with infrared light) - 2017-2020
- François ROUSSEAU, STARTING GRANT 2008, project fbrain (Study of the fetal brain using magnetic resonance imaging - MRI) - 2008-2013
State-Region planning contracts (CPER): local and national support, and FEDER projects
Since its creation, the laboratory has been supported by several State–Region planning contracts (CPER). These programs combine funding from local and regional authorities, the French government, and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
This long-term support has enabled ICube to build world-class experimental platforms, particularly in the fields of imaging and materials.
Support from the French Government
Future investments rogram (PIA) & France 2030
The future investments programs (Programmes d’investissements d'avenir - PIA) support strategic investment and innovation in key sectors that drive economic growth, including the future of healthcare, ecological and energy transitions, and digital technologies.
Since its creation, the laboratory has received continuous supportfrom the first phase of the program (PIA1) through to the current phase (PIA4), notably through the Initiative of Excellence (IdEx) at the University of Strasbourg, and it plays an active role at the national level:
- co-coordination of the EquipEx+ TIRREX excellence network;
- participation in EquipEx+ Continuum and AQCess, and in the Equipex Equip@Meso;
- lead institution of the Interdisciplinary Thematic Institute (ITI) Healthtech, which aims to build a center of excellence in medicine, digital health, and computer-assisted medical and surgical procedures.
- ITIs are part of the IdEx initiative jointly supported by the University of Strasbourg, CNRS, and Inserm. The laboratory also contributes to 8 other ITIs: GeoT, HiFunMat, InBio, IRMIA++, ISY, MAKErS, NeuroStra, TRANSPLANTEX NG;
- main scientific partner of the University Hospital Institute (IHU Strasbourg) for image-guided surgery;
- participation in two Institutes of Excellence in Low-Carbon Energy (IEED) in the photovoltaic sector (IPVF and INES2);
- previous coordinator of the EquipEx Robotex, and member of three Laboratories of Excellence (LabEx): IRMIA, CAMI et G-Eau-Thermie Profonde, in theoretical computer science, medical robotics, and deep geothermal energy—two of which later became Interdisciplinary Thematic Institute (ITI).
France 2030 continues the commitments of the French government’s Investments for the Future Program (PIA), and the laboratory’s research receives long-term support through this initiative.
ICube is involved in several Priority Research Programs and Equipment (PEPR): 5G, Cloud, DIADEM, Electronics, ENSEMBLE, AI, LUMA, NumPEx, O2R, SPIN, SPLEEN, and TASE.
The laboratory is also a core partner of the ENACT AI Cluster, which aims to position the Grand Est Region as a leader in artificial intelligence, with three distinguishing areas of focus: natural language processing and large multimodal language models, AI for engineering and scientific discovery, and digital health.
