The Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB - FED4220) is a Federative Structure of Research regrouping all the resources of biomedical research in Haute-Normandie.

The objective of this Institute is to develop a high-level biomedical research particularly focused on the understanding of disease physiopathology and the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools thanks to the complementarity of clinicians, biologists and chemists of the Rouen University.

This Federative structure, including 251 researchers/teachers and researchers, regroups

• 7 Inserm - University Units
• 1 multisite Inserm unit,
• 2 UMR CNRS - Rouen University,
• 8 Rouen University Research groups "équipes d'accueil"
• 1 Clinical Investigation Centre Inserm/Rouen Universtity Hospital (CIC0204)
• 2 IBiSA labellized platforms
• 6 common technical facilities and 2 central animal facilities.

The 4 priority axes of research for this Institute are :

• Neurosciences
• Genetics - Cancer - Immunology
• Cardiovascular - Digestive - Nutrition
• Diagnostic and therapeutic innovation and valorization