Hubert Curien Pluridisciplinary Institute

The Hubert Curien Pluridisciplinary Institute (IPHC—Institut pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien) is a joint research unit (UMR—Unité mixte de recherche) of the French Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and of the University of Strasbourg. It was formed by the voluntary association of three research laboratories at the University of Strasbourg.

History
The following were the laboratories that joined together to form the IPHC on January 1, 2006:

The institute is named after Hubert Curien.
 * Institut de Recherches Subatomiques (IReS)
 * Centre d'Écologie et Physiologie Énergétiques (CEPE)
 * Laboratoire des Sciences Analytiques et Interactions Ioniques Moléculaires et Biomoléculaires