Locations

A multi-site unit with an international outlook

IMBE is located on seven geographically distinct metropolitan sites in three cities as well as on an overseas site and abroad:

  • In Marseille, IMBE's premises are located on five sites: Campus de l'Étoile - St-Jérôme, Station Marine d'Endoume, Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy on the Timone campus.
  • In Aix-en-Provence, the IMBE is based at the Technopôle de l'Arbois.
  • In Avignon, the IMBE is located on the Agroparc site, at the Science, Technology and Health UFR and the IUT (University Institute of Technology).
  • In the French West Indies, IMBE is based at the Caribbean Agri-Environmental Campus in Martinique.
  • In West Africa, IMBE is based in Dakar, Senegal.

IMBE is also responsible for management of experimental facilities run by the technical centres, such as the O3HP platform (Oak Observatory at Observatoire de Haute Provence (OHP)) and numerous international projects, the main ones being in North Africa, Vietnam and Brazil, supported by research teams through projects and collaborations.