About IMI

As the world's biggest public-private partnership in the life sciences, we take great pride in our mission and objectives.

This section explains how our top level objectives guide the choice of topics for Calls for proposals and, ultimately, the selection of projects.

IMI’s funding comes from EU tax payers and the pharmaceutical industry, and we take the management of these resources very seriously.

Who decides on IMI’s research priorities and how? What are currently our main priorities? Find out here.

Find out all about the history of IMI, all the way from ‘sowing the seeds’ (2005-2008), through IMI1 (2008-2013) and finally IMI2 (2014 -2020).

Our governance structure includes scientific experts, industry, Member States, the European Commission and more. Learn everything you need to know about our governance.

In this section you will find key IMI documents, such as our Annual Work Plans, Annual Activity reports and more.