4.INSERM units, R&D CHU laboratories, technical platforms

Figure : Map of the Research institute in biotherapy. Available in October 2007.

IRB comprises :

6 INSERM-University research laboratories (870 m2) making it possible to host 50 people. The INSERM-University laboratories will include in INSERM-University units agreed by AERES, INSERM, the University in particular INSERM-University unit U1040.

4 Research and Development laboratories of the Montpellier CHU (876 m2) and 2 Technical Platforms.

Laboratory of Monitoring of Novel Therapeutics in particular the monitoring of malignant plasma cells, the gene abnormalities, the minimal residual disease with setting up of the techniques of detection of rare cells by Elispot, cytometry, real time RT- PCR. Stem Cells Laboratory with the objective to import and generate new stem cell lines. These stem cell lines will be provided to IRB teams in order to identify the essential mediators controlling their proliferation and differentiation toward tissue specific cells. Laboratory of Detection of Rare Circulating Human Cells Biochemistry Laboratory - Regional Clinical Proteomics Platform with a SELDI-TOF Station Regional Cytometry Platform - Montpellier Rio-Imaging with a MoFlo ASTRIOS high speed cell sorter and 3 cytometers. Micro Array Facility with an Affymetrix DNA microarray platform

The missions of these laboratories are :

- to do hospital biology for one third of their activity
- to develop translational research linked to IRB projects
- to open the high technology platforms to the Region research teams and to be integrated in national or European platform networks
- to perform biological analyzes for companies, regulatory agencies in order to get additional funding.

A common technical plateau (658 m2) with a laundery, a 100 people meeting and teaching room, 2 P3 laboratories, a molecular biology room with a sequence, a room for the use of radioactive reagents, a cellular imaging room.