The Archives Division of the Scientific Information Resources Center (CeRIS) was established in 1987 for the Institut Pasteur Centenary. It collects, classifies, and inventories the archives and records of the institute's administrative and scientific departments.

The library of the Scientific Information Resources Center (CeRIS) is one of France's leading libraries specialized in microbiology, virology, immunology, molecular biology and biochemistry.

The first collection digitized by the Institut Pasteur’s CeRIS shows the birth molecular biology in France. 

Come and learn the story of the Institut Pasteur and about its research through the photos available in the library.