May 2001

Submission of the third CFI grant application, entitled « Regroupement Neuroimagerie/Québec (RNQ) – Modélisation, fusion et application de la neuroimagerie fonctionnelle aux neurosciences chez l’adulte âgé, chez l’enfant de même que chez l’animal »

February 2002

A total of 9.5 million dollars is granted for the UNF construction project, as follows:

• $3.8 M is provided by the CFI
• $3.8 M is provided by the Government of Québec
• $1.9 M is provided by the following partners: Industrial partners, IUGM's Foundation, and other groups and centres

October 2003

Construction begins October 15th 2003

August 2004

End of construction

September 2004

Inauguration

October 2006

Submission of a CFI Leaders grant application, entitled « Apports technologiques récents de l'IRM à l'étude de la plasticité cérébrale du cerveau adulte et vieillissant »

March 2007

A total of $1.25 M is granted for the UNF TRIO TIM 3.0T project, as follows:

• $380 276 is provided by the CFI
• $380 276 is provided by the Quebec’ Government
• $190 138 is provided by an Industrial partner
• $305 000 is provided by the Caroline Durand Foundation and the IUGM’s Foundation

December 2007

Installation of the new scanner TRIO TIM 3.0T by Siemens.

January 2008

New scanner TRIO TIM is fully functional.

March 2008

Inauguration of the new TRIO TIM 3.0T MRI Scan.