The Institut Pasteur today

Science must serve humanity: this conviction takes shape every day through our four major missions of public interest—research, education, medicine and public health surveillance, and innovation—carried out by nearly 3,000 men and women on our Paris campus, alongside our colleagues in the Pasteur Network.

Our governance structure, centered around a President, a Board of Directors, a Scientific Council, and specialized departments, ensures rigor, independence, and the ability to adapt to the scientific and public health challenges of our time.

Notre statut de fondation reconnue d’utilité publique, financée à plus d'un tiers par la générosité du public, nous impose transparence et exemplarité : nous les assumons pleinement, à travers un contrôle indépendant rigoureux et le label Don en Confiance.

As a foundation recognized as a public-benefit organization—with more than one-third of our funding coming from public donations—we are committed to transparency and setting an example: we fully uphold these principles through rigorous independent oversight and the “Don en Confiance” certification (Trustworthy Donation).

True to the humanistic legacy of our founder, Louis Pasteur, we are firmly committed to addressing the major challenges of our time: promoting research and defending science, the ecological transition and carbon neutrality by 2050, gender equality in the workplace (score of 99/100), diversity and inclusion—including the creation, starting in 2024, of the first DEI department within a national research institution—open science, and scientific ethics and integrity.

Find out who we are, what drives us, and what we stand for.