IDEX UCAJEDI reference centers are innovation platforms born out of Université Côte d'Azur's desire to decompartmentalize disciplines as well as stakeholders. Sites of cross-fertilization, they bring together research, education and business partners in a collaborative logic aimed at both understanding existing solutions, new needs and prospects for development in specific strategic areas of activity.

The reference centers are in charge of:

  • deploying partnership research actions
  • strengthening the link between companies and initial and continuing training
  • fostering expertise and innovation for economic development.
Incubated in UCAJEDI, two of them have entered into a process of integration within Université Côte d'Azur as components in the form of Institutes for Innovation and Partnerships. They are Reference center "Smart territory" and "Sciences of odorants" creativity and innovation center.
Centre de référence "Défis du numérique"
Centre de référence "Défis du numérique"

Digital Challenge Reference Center

Innovation and partnerships in digital sciences and technologies


bâtiment IMREDD
bâtiment IMREDD

Centre de référence "Smart territory"

Territoire intelligent, prévention et gestion des risques

Centre de Créativité et d'Innovation en Sciences des odorants
Centre de Créativité et d'Innovation en Sciences des odorants

Sciences of odorants Creativity and Innovation Center

Now Institute for Innovation and Partnerships "Flavor Fragrance Cosmetics".

Institut de la Santé, du Bien-être et du vieillissement
Institut de la Santé, du Bien-être et du vieillissement

HeLiiX Reference Center

HeLiiX - Health & Longevity Institute for Innovation & eXperimentation