A unique model
IRIC, located in the heart of the Université de Montréal campus, operates according to a unique model in Canada that combines, under one roof, fundamental research activities, a university-level training program and a research maturation team. These generate discoveries that advance knowledge or that can quickly translate into new therapeutic solutions.
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News Delphine Bouilly recognized by the Royal Society of Canada and the Government of Quebec
Professor Delphine Bouilly, who heads IRIC’s Design and Application of Electronic Nanobiosensors Research Unit, has earned two prestigious awards in recent months for her outstanding research work. Delphine Bouilly was a finalist for the Hubert Reeves Award at the 2025 Prix du Québec. She was also appointed to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). These honors add to an impressive list of achievements that has continued to grow since the researcher was recruited in 2017.
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News IRIC breakthrough among Québec Science’s top 10 discoveries of the year
The team led by Marc Therrien, Executive Director and Principal Investigator at IRIC, has solved a fundamental mystery in cancer biology: it has uncovered how a dysregulated protein allows cancer to proliferate in the human body. This scientific breakthrough, published in the journal Science, is one of the 10 most remarkable scientific discoveries of 2025 selected by the jury of Québec Science magazine.
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News Making breast cancer cells more visible to the immune system
The team led by Pierre Thibault, Director of IRIC’s Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Research Unit, has discovered that abemaciclib, used to treat hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer, reprograms the antigenic profile of tumors—a characteristic that could be exploited to improve treatment efficacy. Led by doctoral student Robin Minati, this study has just been published in the journal Cell Reports. It is the result of a close collaboration with the team of Claude Perreault, Director of IRIC’s Immunobiology Research Unit.
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News A novel role for pH in protein regulation
The team led by Sylvain Meloche, Director of IRIC’s Signalling and Cell Growth Research Unit, has discovered a new mechanism for the global regulation of proteins by intracellular pH. The study, co-led by PhD students Chloé Tesnière and Fadia Boudghene-Stambouli, has been published in the journal PNAS. The teams led by Pierre Thibault, Director of IRIC’s Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Research Unit, Laurent Counillon, Director of the Molecular Physio-Medicine Laboratory at CNRS-Université Côte d’Azur (Nice, France), and Stine F. Pedersen d of the University of Copenhagen also contributed to the project.
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News National Philanthropy Day: Giving Youth a Voice!
November 15, 2025, is National Philanthropy Day across Canada. This day is an opportunity to honor philanthropists and their impact on society. IRIC has chosen to highlight the recent achievements of the IRIC Young Philanthropists Committee and some of the faces behind the committee’s success. IRIC is proud to introduce two of its founding members: Katrina Kontaxis and Benjamin Raynauld.
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News A colorful pickleball tournament for Young Philanthropists to benefit IRIC!
On October 26, IRIC’s Young Philanthropists held their eagerly awaited event at the Atwater Club. On the agenda? A pickleball tournament and a distinguished brunch! It was a bold and perfectly executed formula that brought together nearly 150 participants from Montreal’s next generation, all present for the cause.
Upcoming events
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Upcoming May 21, 2026 Gala Audace - IRIC Fundraising Event
Since 2014, IRIC has organized the Audace fundraising event, which contributes annually to funding groundbreaking discoveries in the fight against cancer.
The Audace Gala is much more than just an evening: it’s a moment of sharing, solidarity and hope. Let’s unite our generous hearts to support therapeutic advances through cancer research.
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