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Our global impact figures

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The Institut Pasteur is an internationally renowned center for biomedical research. The institute is a recognized leader in the fields of infectious diseases, microbiology and immunology operating in four main areas: research, public health, education and training, and development of research applications.
Lida Katsimpardi - Institut Pasteur

Scientific excellence is a core tenet of our ecosystem: behind every figure, there are passionate people who share this commitment in their daily mission to improve public health.

The Institut Pasteur carries out four missions:

  1. Research
  2. Health
  3. Education and Training
  4. Innovation (Tech transfer)
  • 10 Nobel Prizes

    in medicine (since 1907)

  • 3,213

    staff members on the Paris campus

  • 93

    different nationalities

  • 32

    Pasteur Network member institutes

Research

  • 143

    research entities

  • 32

    platforms and core facilities

  • + 1,100

    annual scientific publications

Health

  • 14

    National Reference Centers (CNRs) operating under Institut Pasteur supervision (in Paris and Lyon) and four CNR-associated laboratories (French Guiana)

  • 8

    WHO Collaborating Centers (WHOCCs)

  • 1

    Laboratory for Urgent Response to Biological Threats (CIBU)

  • 1

    Medical Center

    see below

The Institut Pasteur Medical Center:

  • 50,749 appointments at the International Vaccine Center (CVI)
  • 64,451 vaccines administered (excluding vaccines at the Anti-Rabies Center)
  • 16,258 consultations for infectious and tropical diseases, travel medicine, allergies and appointments at the Anti-Rabies Center
  • (figures as at December 31, 2025)

Education and Training

  • + 40

    in-person classes, with more than 900 students and professionals receiving training every year

  • 21

    MOOCs providing content all over the world, with more than 30,000 learners registered for our MOOCs, webinars and online courses

  • + 360

    PhD students on the Institut Pasteur campus

Innovation

  • 68

    invention disclosures

  • 1,670

    patents in circulation

  • 225

    patent families

  • 317

    industrial contracts signed

And also, our conference center

  • 13,600

    attendees in 2025

  • 97

    events hosted, including 5 scientific symposia in 2025