Key figures

ITI HiFunMat counts 257 members from 9 research units situated on the campus of Cronenbourg (Strasbourg), the medicine and pharmacy campuses (Strasbourg) and the campus of Mulhouse. Half of our members come from the IS2M and ICS, which are our largest laboratories. Researchers of all different posts are represented in the consortium. Most members are teacher-researchers (enseignant-chercheur) or researchers (48% and 32% respectively). However, ITI HiFunMat also includes engineers (ingénieurs d'études, ingénieurs de recherche, assistant d'ingénieurs) and technical staff (19%).

ITI HiFunMat is associated with 3 principal Master programs (Material Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Physics) from 3 faculties and 2 engineering schools. It is also supported by 3 doctorate schools in Strasbourg.  From these Master and doctoral programs, we select each year 10 M1, 13 M2 and around a dozen Ph.D. students to train in materials science and to deliver the HiFunMat diploma supplement.

The work of ITI HiFunMat members has a strong interdisciplinary character. In total five research domains are represented: biophysics (0.5%), process engineering (1%), biology (8%), physics (11%), physical-chemistry (21%), material science (25%), and chemistry (33%). All research domains are studied, in a greater of lesser extent, in each of our laboratories. Overall, 52% of our research can be ascribed to more than one research domain, and this interdisciplinarity can be found in all domains.

Academic valorization

The HiFunMat consortium publishes:

• ~ 560 scientific articles per year
• ~20 patents per year

Prices and distinctions:

• 2 ERC starting grants and 1 ERC consolidator grant
• 2 senior IUF members and 4 junior IUF members
• 1 crystal and 7 bronze CNRS medals

Industrial valorisation

The HiFunMat consortium has over 75 industrial partners, more than 1000 industrial contracts a year and 3 joined research-industry laboratories.

Four start-up compagnies have been created by HiFunMat laboratories.