The Governing Board is the main decision-making body of the IMI JU. It carries the overall responsibility for the operations of the undertaking and oversees the implementation of its activities. It therefore guarantees the fulfilment of the objectives set by the IMI JU, namely overcoming bottlenecks in European pharmaceutical R&D and supporting biomedical research for the benefit of patients.

The Governing Board is composed of ten Board members representing equally the two Founding Members of the IMI Joint Undertaking: five from the European Commission, representing the European Community, and five from the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), representing the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Europe.

Members of the Governing Board (1 April 2012 - 31 March 2013)

Roch Doliveux of UCB has been elected Chair of the Governing Board and Rudolf Strohmeier of the European Commission has been elected Deputy-Chair as of 1 April 2012.

• 12^th Governing Board meeting, 11 November 2011: decision on appointments to the Scientific Committee
• 11^th Governing Board meeting, 8 June 2011: agreement to discuss the possibility of additional funding for successful projects
• 10^th Governing Board meeting, 8 March 2011: election of new Chair and Deputy, launch of Stage 2 of 3rd Call
• 9^th Governing Board meeting, 14 December 2010: discussions on intellectual property, financial issues and IMI Research Agenda
• 8^th Governing Board meeting, 20 July 2010: decision to produce statement on Board's position in relation to the future of IMI
• 7^th Governing Board meeting, 16 March 2010: appointment of the new Chair and Deputy-Chair, approval of the Annual Implementation Plan 2010, approval of the Annual Activity Report 2009, approval of the ranked list of Expressions of Interest following the first evaluation of the 2nd Call for proposals.
• 6^th Governing Board Meeting, 15 December 2009: Approval of Final list of funded IMI JU 1st Call Projects.
• 5^th Governing Board meeting, 10 June 2009: appointment of Executive Director
• 4^th Governing Board meeting, 20 March 2009: adoption of IMI Draft Scientific Priorities 2009 and outcome of IMI 1st Call - approval of the first IMI projects
• 3^rd Governing Board meeting, 10 October 2008: decision to proceed with the second stage of 1st Call
• 2^nd Governing Board meeting, 29 April 2008: approval of the IMI Scientific Priorities 2008 and
  the 1st Call
• 1^st Governing Board meeting, 3 March 2008: press release