UNIQUE was created through a research cluster program by the FRQNT (Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies).
UNIQUE is led by the University of Montreal in partnership with six leading academic institutions across the province:
Université Laval
McGill University
Polytechnique Montréal
Université de Sherbrooke
École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS)
Concordia University
UNIQUE is also supported by four major Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF/Apogée) programs:
IVADO (Institut de la valorisation des données)
HBHL (Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives)
Sentinelle Nord (Sentinel North)
iTMT (Institut TransMedTech)
In addition UNIQUE is grateful of the support of Mitacs and Mila (Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute)