Laboratoire IADI

What Laboratoire IADI does

Laboratoire IADI (Imagerie Adaptative Diagnostique et Interventionnelle) is a public research laboratory operating under INSERM unit designation U1254 since 2009, jointly hosted by the University of Lorraine and CHRU de Nancy in Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, Grand Est, France. It develops techniques and methods to improve magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of moving organs, spanning MRI physics, acquisition and reconstruction, signal and image processing, electro-imaging (electrical property tomography), dynamic real-time imaging (up to 50 images per second for vocal tract and osteoarticular applications), women's imaging (supine breast MRI, placental function), spinal cord imaging, and a seed-stage nuclear medicine line focused on personalized dosimetry for internal vectorized radiotherapy using PET and Monte Carlo simulation.

Its technology portfolio is organized into one consolidated project (electro-imaging), four emerging projects (MRI acquisition/reconstruction, dynamic imaging, women's imaging, spinal cord imaging) and one seed project (nuclear medicine). Notable proprietary or specialized technical components include the GRICS (Generalized Reconstruction by Inversion of Coupled Systems) non-rigid motion-correction method applied clinically to supine breast MRI with online reconstruction times of roughly 2-2.5 minutes, physical-modeling of articulatory-acoustic coupling for speech research, and U-Net-based deep learning segmentation and reconstruction pipelines. The laboratory employs roughly 35 people, including directors (Jacques Felblinger, Freddy Odille), senior researchers (Julien Oster), engineers, technicians, post-docs, and 20+ PhD students.

IADI is not a commercial entity. It is funded by French public research grants, principally from INSERM and ANR, with co-funding and clinical platform access via CHRU de Nancy and the University of Lorraine. Research outputs are disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, presentations at international conferences (ISMRM, ISBI, ESMRMB, IABM), and translational collaborations with clinical partners such as Nancyclotep, Loria, and the University of Vienna. Its customer-facing relationships are institutional rather than transactional, and it does not operate commercial pricing or product distribution.

Name

Laboratoire IADI

Legal name

Imagerie Adaptative Diagnostique et Interventionnelle

Website

https://iadi.univ-lorraine.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Laboratoire IADI (INSERM U1254) is a French public research laboratory affiliated with the University of Lorraine and CHRU de Nancy that develops MRI acquisition, reconstruction, and dynamic imaging methods for moving organs, funded by public grants and serving clinical and academic partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: Government-funded research through INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) and ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche) grants for specific research projects

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Core offering

Laboratoire IADI is a publicly funded research laboratory (INSERM U1254) that develops techniques and methods to improve MRI imaging of moving organs. Its work spans MRI acquisition physics, signal and image processing, methodology, and clinical validations, with active programs in dynamic imaging, women's imaging, spinal cord imaging, electro-imaging, and nuclear medicine. The lab does not sell commercial products but develops research methodologies and collaborates with clinical and academic partners to validate imaging innovations.

Product overview

Laboratoire IADI (INSERM U1254) is a research laboratory developing adaptive diagnostic and interventional imaging techniques. Rather than commercial products, the laboratory focuses on research methodologies across multiple imaging domains including MRI acquisition/reconstruction, dynamic real-time imaging, women's imaging (breast MRI, pregnancy monitoring), spinal cord imaging, nuclear medicine (dosimetry and PET), and electro-imaging. The research is organized into consolidated, emerging, and seed projects, with clinical applications validated through the imaging platform in partnership with CHRU Nancy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MRI Acquisition and Reconstruction research Development of MRI acquisition techniques and image reconstruction methods to improve imaging quality and speed, including the GRICS non-rigid motion correction technique. Targeted at clinical and academic research partners.
• MRI Safety and Instrumentation research Research on MRI safety protocols and specialized instrumentation for medical imaging. Targeted at clinical research partners and imaging platform operators.
• Dynamic Imaging research Real-time MRI imaging techniques providing up to 50 images per second to characterize organ movements, with applications in vocal tract and osteoarticular imaging. Targeted at clinical and academic research collaborators.
• Women's Imaging research MRI adaptations for women including supine breast cancer screening and pregnancy monitoring with placental function assessment. Targeted at clinical research partners, including the University of Vienna.
• Spinal Cord Imaging research Functional and structural imaging of the central nervous system from brain to spinal cord, focused on lower urinary tract disorders. Targeted at clinical research partners.
• Nuclear Medicine Imaging research Personalized dosimetry methodology for internal vectorized radiotherapy (IVRT) using PET imaging and Monte Carlo simulation techniques. Targeted at clinical research partners and the Nancyclotep platform.
• Electro-imaging research Electrical property tomography research for in vivo tissue characterization using MRI-based conductivity measurements. Targeted at clinical and academic research collaborators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Real-time MRI capable of capturing up to 50 images per second
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• University of Vienna (Austria)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017International collaboration for women imaging research, specifically the BraCoil project (ANR PRCI France-Austria, 2017-21) and BreastInnov project (Inserm 2023-24).
• INSERMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale is the primary institutional partner providing labeling, funding, and research framework for the laboratory since 2009.
• CHRU de Nancy (Nancyclotep)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral hospital partnership providing clinical research environment and nuclear medicine imaging platform for the lab's research activities.
• Université de LorrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institutional partner providing university affiliation, research facilities, and student recruitment framework.
• Loria (Nancy)majorTechnology or IntegrationResearch collaboration for dynamic imaging project, specifically the Full3DTalkingHead project (ANR PRC, 2021-2025) and ArtSpeech project (ANR PRC, 2015-2021).

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Customer concentration

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